Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 846

Tarquin furrowed his brows, his intuition about Gideon being a classic wrong 'un was too sharp to ignore. The mess with the Inkster family? It reeked of Gideon's handiwork.

Gideon, that scumbag, wouldn’t think twice about throwing his own flesh and blood under the bus, so why spare a thought for strangers?

Keith had been plotting for years, all to settle a score with the Bradford clan!

Tarquin caught himself nervously biting the inside of his cheek. Born into the Bradford family and entangled with Gideon—it felt like a curse from a past life!

“What was Gideon doing in Border City back then?”

Lowell replied, “He was launching new housing developments. Bought several plots in Border City and took a keen interest in the projects there, even overseeing them in person for a while.”

“Did he have any dealings with the Inkster family during that time?”

“Nothing turned up. The Inkster's neighbors said they never heard them mention the Bradford family, nor seen anyone from the Bradfords visiting. Even the Inkster's relatives and friends claim there was no connection between the two families. The Inksters were true-blue Border City folks. Phineas and his wife were both educators, one an art teacher and the other a preschool teacher. They lived a modest but comfortable life, far from the Bradford's league of wealth. Plus, the land Gideon bought was miles away from the Inkster's place, not even remotely linked to any demolition concerns.

But ever since Gideon left Border City, the Inkster family just vanished into thin air!

At first, neighbors thought they’d gone on a trip, but when they didn’t return, everyone assumed they’d moved.”

Tarquin’s frown deepened. “Didn’t their relatives look for them?”

“They did, even reported them missing, but the police found zilch. The Inksters' whereabouts became a mystery, and their relatives feared the worst.

Then, out of the blue, over a decade later, both the Inkster and the Blackwood elders received a hefty sum of money and a letter.

The letter claimed the Inksters were engaged in confidential work for the nation, unable to surface or fulfill familial duties, hoping for understanding and peace of mind.”

“And who was the letter supposedly from?”