Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1164

He hadn't even gotten comfortable with it yet when Tarquin decided to put it to

use.

Tarquin was worried that just using the Newsom family's assets wouldn't be enough to catch the big fish.

He planned to use this exquisite gem to sweeten the bait.

Tarquin reassured Elysia, "If we've got nothing to hide, then we've got nothing to worry about. Once we find Winona, we'll clear Ridley's name and restore his honor."

"Don't worry, Mom. Mr. Newsom's sacrifices and all the trouble he's going through right now will be counted on Zane's tab!" Elysia said through gritted teeth. "Once we find Winona, we'll settle the score with him!"

Meanwhile, in an underground office near the border in a no-man's land, Zane was seated at his desk in a crisp white shirt, eyes glued to his computer and the Newsom family's trending news.

His handsome eyebrows knitted into a frown, clearly displeased. He scrolled with his mouse and clicked on the picture of the gem.

His mind wandered back to the time when he presented a set of dazzling jewelry to Elysia, and she gasped in delight, hands covering her mouth. A hint of warmth flickered in Zane's eyes.

After some hesitation, he made a call, "Is that illegitimate daughter real?"

to the lab. We'll have

me know as soon as the results

"Got it."

as Zane hung up, a foreigner walked in. Upon spotting the gem photo on the computer screen, he exclaimed in broken English,

his eyes, saying

jewelry out of this, women everywhere would

"Not everyone is worthy of it. In the whole world, only she

"She? Your dream girl?"

"My

...

still in bed when her phone rang. She

ID and was instantly

sat up, "Tarquin, Zane's

phone

I taught you

breaths to calm herself, resisting the urge to yell at Zane. Until they found

"Hey Zane, where are you? Are you with Winona? I've been going out of my mind trying to

came through, raspy and tired, "I only got cell service today. I've been out