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Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 687

Elysia shook her head vigorously, "No way, you can't contact him!"

"Why not?"

"I... I'm afraid he'll hurt you!"

Tarquin sighed, "You don't need to worry about that, I just want to have a calm chat with him."

"That's still not okay."

He and Keith had even come to blows before, seeing Tarquin would surely make him lose his cool even more!

After all, Tarquin's demeanor would definitely be less forgiving than Keith's!

Keith couldn't stand it, let alone Tarquin!

If he ended up hitting Tarquin, that would be the end of it!

Even though they both carried the Bradford name, one was a top CEO, and the other, a bankrupt businessman. How could he possibly compete?

Moreover, he was in the wrong. The other guy was the legally recognized husband by the state, and he was, at best, a...

If Tarquin got angry and decided to throw him in jail, throwing the book at him with a bunch of charges that could lock him up for decades...

Elysia couldn't bear to think further; she was scared,

"I'll handle things with him myself. If I really can't manage, then I'll tell you."

"He..."

Elysia took the initiative, wrapping her arms around him and tumbling him onto the bed,

"Stop asking! I mentioned him to avoid any hard feelings over what happened just now, and to tell you it's not that I don't like you, or don't want to be with you... It's just that thinking about him made me uncomfortable, which is why I rejected you. As for him and me, I'll figure something out as soon as possible."

Tarquin's heart raced, "Are you really over him?"

"I am! I promise!"

Tarquin held her tight, sighing inwardly.

Her discomfort meant, as long as she didn't divorce, they couldn't be together?

This damn man, who the hell was he?!

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