Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1323

Lowell was driving, eyes on the road but still full of opinions. "Tarquin, you better start stepping up your game. Honestly, I'm worried one day Elysia's gonna get sick of your nonsense and kick you to the curb. You do realize you're dating way out of your league, right?"

Tarquin pressed his lips together, not even dignifying that with a response.

Lowell snorted. "You've been working non-stop for a month and still look fresh as a daisy. Clearly, you're not working hard enough. How about I load you up with some more tasks?"

"Don't you dare," Lowell shot back, hands up in mock defense. "You can run your own company, but leave me out of it. I've got to take the kids skiing this weekend. Anyway, I've actually got something serious to tell you."

Tarquin glanced over, curiosity piqued. "What's up?"

"Yesterday afternoon, someone visited Verity's secret kid in the hospital. Wanna guess who?"

Tarquin blinked. "Someone visited Verity's illegitimate son?"

anyone back home even knew he

"You'll never guess, so I'll

furrowed. "You mean my dad's old buddy? That Lucian?"

deepened. "When

By the afternoon, he was already at the

a breath. Lucian had been his father's childhood friend, the

college together, even backpacked across Europe back in the day. Lucian was photographer, and years ago, he and Tarquin's dad had traveled to Hillshire Village

knew all about Keith Garcia's childhood

his dad and Keith, he'd ended up looking into Lucian. Turned out, Keith was doing the same They'd both gone to see Lucian for

and Keith got there in time to save him. But Lucian had been badly injured and slipped into a coma. Tarquin hadn't had a chance to question

nowhere, Lucian wakes up and immediately visits Verity's

connection?

was their