Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1740

They stepped into the kitchen together. Tarquin washed his hands before smoothly tying an apron around his waist.

Taking advantage of Evan's absence, Elysia finally asked the burning question.

"What is the deal with Evan? How did he get to be such an incredible fighter?!"

"Bernard personally taught him martial arts," Tarquin explained calmly. "That's why he's so lethal. He just never competed in official tournaments before, so you had no idea what he was truly capable of."

Elysia's expression turned serious.

"I knew Bernard was skilled in martial arts, but I never imagined he was a literal master!"

"Both the great-grandfather and great-grandmother were legends in their own right," Tarquin noted softly.

Elysia let out a long breath.

"That makes sense. Given how miraculous the great-grandmother's medical skills were, they clearly weren't ordinary people."

"The kids and I were beyond lucky. Not only were we saved from the brink of death, but we were rescued by such extraordinary people!"

Tarquin's voice softened completely.

"Baby, Elijah, and I were just as lucky. If they hadn't saved you, we never would have had a complete family, and we certainly wouldn't be this happy."

Elysia's tone filled with profound gratitude.

"That's why we have to remember everything they've done for us. We owe them for the rest of our lives!"

"We'll owe them for lifetimes to come," Tarquin agreed completely.

Elysia nodded, before her anxiety crept back in.

"But Evan was so high-profile today. Not only did he crush the tournament, but he openly challenged the fighters from Japan and Koryon. Aren't you worried they might try to retaliate?"

"Don't worry," Tarquin assured her. "Aside from our own people, nobody knows his true identity. He's perfectly safe."

Elysia exhaled in relief.

"Evan's fiery personality is exactly like Bernard's—he lives for the fight. If Bernard wasn't living off the grid right now, he definitely would have jumped into the ring right alongside Evan!"

"There is zero mistake. I literally saw him this afternoon, and he was drowning in jealousy! He genuinely thinks Winona's cousin is his romantic rival..."

While Elysia filled Tarquin in on all the Keaton drama in the kitchen, the kids were keeping themselves busy upstairs.

They were currently online, spearheading a massive cyber counter-attack against trolls from Japan, Koryon, and Thyania.

The foreign trolls had previously sworn that if any Zhinorian fighter managed to make it to the finals, they would livestream themselves eating dirt and formally apologize to all Zhinorians on camera.

Well, Evan had just decimated Thyania's top fighters and utterly humiliated several veteran masters from Japan and Koryon.

Even though he had left before the tournament officially ended, the whole world had been watching. Evan won, which meant Zhinora won!

Now, all the foreign trolls were playing dead, and some had even deleted their social media accounts entirely out of cowardice.

Did they really think they could just run away from the consequences?

The kids absolutely refused to let them off the hook. They compiled every single arrogant boast the trolls had ever made and pinned them straight to the top of the global trending lists.

Then, they hacked into the networks of multiple countries, forcefully broadcasting the glorious victory—and the trolls' cowardly retreat—onto screens across the entire world.