Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Cecil was indeed Emmett's biological father, but that was just the tip of the iceberg when it came to what Emmett could achieve on his own.

Just with his own effort and Elysia's support, they could easily pull him from the bottom of the social ladder right to the top, where life was all steaks and fine wine, a world of riches and comfort at his fingertips!

But what a waste of a golden opportunity!

He was dealt a royal flush by fate itself, and he managed to squander it all away!

After the fallout, he was left with nothing.

His connection with Emmett was now as thin as his link with the Bradfords - merely a shared drop of blood, nothing more.

Cecil, clearly puzzled by the turn of events, furrowed his brow and asked Tarquin,

"What do you mean?"

With a cold tone, Tarquin retorted, "You won't even get a crumb off this table."

After saying this, he turned to the officers,

“He might have parental rights, but I doubt he's fit for raising a child. With him, the kid's only going to suffer. He'll ruin him.”

Cecil was immediately on edge,

"Suffer with me? He's my own flesh and blood, I'd go to the ends of the earth for him!"

Tarquin, uninterested in continuing the argument, pulled out his phone, scrolled through some documents, and handed it over to the police, "He's into gambling and has a history of domestic violence. Here's the proof, take a look."

Proof?!

shocked and instinctively reached out to grab the

officer shot him a warning glance and took Tarquin's phone to review the

daughter's medical bills. He gambled away his daughter's lifeline. How can he possibly take

him in Cecil's care? That, I cannot stand for, nor will

tone was

matter for the courts, but under these circumstances, even the police hesitated to enforce anything drastic, especially when a child's wellbeing

dare hand over a child to a gambler and

needed a

handed back Tarquin's phone, "Where's the

"In the hospital room."

entered the room and saw

away

tight, fearing the officer might take

however, was gentle, reassuring them he was just there to ask a few

the officer decided Emmett should stay with Elysia for the time being, asking Cecil and Tarquin to accompany him to the station for

relieved

that Emmett wasn't taken away today,

Tarquin seemed unfazed,

be in any trouble. I'll be

bit her

Emmett's

scared, kiddo. Mom and

by Elysia, turned and threw himself into Tarquin's arms, his voice

Tarquin held him close,