NovelTrueChapter 1398
The man let out a cold laugh.
"Alright then, let's settle this our way. You got the guts to facein a ring?"
"If I lose, we'll drop everything that happened today. But if you lose, not only do you pay up, you get down on
your knees and apologize. Loud and clear."
The Thyania crowd behind him started hollering, egging him on. "Con, man! Prove you're not all talk-let's
see what you're made of!"
The woman shot a sneer at Elysia, her tone dripping with mockery.
"If your family's too scared to fight, just save us the trouble and get down now- beg for forgiveness."
"And bring your little troublemakers out, along with that crazy old bat of yours. They can all kneel and apologize,
too."
"After that, my son gets to teach Evan a little lesson. Then we'll call it even."
Tarquin didn't even glance at her. He looked straight at Punikon's father and asked,
"So, where's this going down? Your gym work for you?"
The man raised his eyebrows, surprised. "You know we run a boxing gym, and you still want to do this? Got guts,
I'll give you that. Eight tonight, at my place. Don't be late."
"Fine by me."
"If you chicken out, everyone'll know you're nothing but a coward!" someone jeered as the group walked off,
laughing and talking smack.
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"Looks like sweak little businessman tothis'll be fun. Let's show him what Thyania's champion can do!"
"And if his kid broke our boy's arm, let's see if he can handle a taste of his own medicine!"
As they left, Tarquin watched them go, his gaze sharp as a blade.
Elysia frowned, anxious. "You seriously agreed to fight them, knowing their family runs a gym? This is a setup if
I've ever seen one. We should just call the cops."
Tarquin turned to her, reassuring. "Don't worry. | wouldn't have agreed if | wasn't sure | could win. And even if
things get rough, they're not touching me-my security team's got my back."
Thinking about Tarquin's ever-present bodyguards, Elysia felt a bit better.
She let out a sigh and grumbled, "Like father, like son, huh? What kind of parents act like that and expect their
kid to behave?"
Most athletes are supposed to be straightforward and easygoing, but that whole family seemed off. Especially
the mother-she was totally unhinged.
Tarquin tried to calm her. "Let's not stress about this now. I'll deal with the fight tonight, and then we'll sort out
the kids' situation. For now, let's just take the kids hand help them settle down s
Elysia nodded. "Alright."
She called the school and got the kids excused, then took them home.
On the drive, Clayton and the kids kept asking what was going to happen.
Tarquin just said they'd meet later to talk things over—he didn't mention the ring fight.
Elysia didn't want Clayton or Pamela
worrying either, so she kept quiet about it All the way home, she focused on calming Pamela and the kids.
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When they arrived, Heath had lunch ready for everyone.
After eating, the four boys-Elliot, Evan, Emmett, and Elijah—said they were going up for a nap.
Elysia wasn't tired, so she grabbed a stack of gold foil paper and started folding paper cranes on the couch.
Clayton and Pamela joined in.
Tarquin was there too, jotting down well-wishes on cards.
They chatted as they worked-about the fight at the preschool, about Elizabeth's
funeral, even the weird stuff with the exhumation.
Half an hour later, Tarquin's phone buzzed. It was a message from Elliot:
Dad, can you cto our room? We need to talk.
Tarquin narrowed his eyes, made up an excuse, and headed upstairs.
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"Dad, are you really fighting Punikon's father tonight?"
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