Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1142

After Emmett's grandparents on her mother's side passed away, the Yeager family cut ties with her early on. With both parents of the White family gone, those relatives from that side weren't stepping in to help either.

If they didn't care, there might not even be anyone to claim her body when the

time came.

"Alright, I'll handle it," Tarquin agreed without hesitation.

"And Maria, once she's able to be moved, we'll transfer her to Jindale City. It just

so happens Emmett's grandfather is settling down there. We'll all head back."

"Good, I'll call Benjamin Lawson ahead of time to arrange the transfer to his hospital."

"Right, Cecil's in for a heavy sentence this time, isn't he?"

"He is! With all the charges against him, even if he avoids the death penalty, he's looking at life without parole. He'll never see the outside of a prison again."

Elysia said bitterly, "Serves him right! It's all karma!"

She was no saint and felt no pity for Cecil; the harsher his sentence, the better.

"Cecil really did squander a good hand. I wonder what he thinks, now knowing his real dad is Bertram?"

"He already knows. I had a friend tell him."

"Really?" Elysia looked surprised.

smirked, "On purpose, just to

knew by now. He had just learned that his biological father was a big

rich kid, with more money than he could ever spend in a

drooled over?

wouldn't be inheriting a dime; all his wealth was going

was like

Your dad's a mogul, you're the real

you're getting thrilled, imagining champagne, sports cars, and beauties, the next second, they

didn't leave you the inheritance; it's all going to your kids and

was in

shouting, "Impossible!

such a good

No, no, no!

he really

such a big shot, he'd surely find a way to save him.

between sobs, slapping himself hard across the face until he cried himself

...

hotel, Tarquin was serenading Elysia

loved drifting off to his songs; they always led to

tell you, you

oasis to the desert,