Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel 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?”

That kid was hidden away in a little town called Karl Town. Hardly anyone back home even knew he existed—Tarquin himself had only found out recently. Who’d bother checking in on him?

Lowell grinned, enjoying the suspense. “You’ll never guess, so I’ll just tell you. It was Lucian.”

Tarquin’s brow furrowed. “You mean my dad’s old buddy? That Lucian?”

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