Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 419

At the preschool, the teachers were all atwitter, their curiosity piqued as they surrounded Elliot.

"Hey Elliot, how did you come to know Ms. Slater is expecting?" they asked, eyes wide with wonder.

Elliot, shrouded in an air of mystery, simply replied, "Can't say."

"Is she... is she really pregnant?"

"Secret."

The teachers were left speechless, their minds buzzing with questions.

Word quickly got around, and soon enough, Elysia heard about it through Blossom.

Elysia was taken aback. She was clueless about the ongoing saga between herself and Nola, let alone the fact that Nola had sought out Tarquin the night before. So, it baffled her why her son would suddenly make such a claim about someone’s pregnancy.

For a celebrity of her stature, such news was monumental, with potential to significantly impact her reputation.

Anxious, Elysia decided to head to the preschool to have a word with Elliot. She called Tarquin to see if he could look after Elijah. If he was unavailable, she planned to take Elijah with her.

At that moment, Tarquin was at a bar. He wasn't drinking but was incessantly smoking, the ashtray before him overflowing with cigarette butts. His phone lay on the low table, buzzing with Elysia's call. He frowned, hesitating to pick up right away.

Keaton squinted his eyes, trying to make light of the situation, "Even though it turned out she isn't the one you were looking for, Elijah likes her. You can't just ignore them."

Tarquin tapped the ash from his cigarette, his expression dark as thunder.

Keaton internally sighed. They all had been so sure Elysia was the woman Tarquin sought, but it turned out she wasn't! The twist was unexpected and caught them off guard! Tarquin had personally overseen the verification process in the lab until noon today, ensuring there was no mistake in last night's results. Indeed, Elysia was not the one he was looking for.

Nola, however, countered, "You saw him too, right? Doesn't he look just like Elijah?"

Her manager was taken aback, "I haven't seen Elijah."

Nola was frantic, "He looks exactly like Elijah. He must be Tarquin's illegitimate child!"

"That can't be. The Bradfords have always had just one male heir per generation. Mr. Bradford already has Elijah. It's impossible for there to be another son."

"Exactly, I knew those kids couldn't possibly be that lucky to be Tarquin's. But why does he look so much like Elijah?"

After a moment of contemplation, Nola gasped in realization, "I've got it! Elysia must have had her son undergo plastic surgery to make him look like Elijah! That woman is up to something sinister! I need to tell Tarquin about this!"

With gritted teeth, Nola dialed Tarquin's number...