Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 41

Elysia was taken aback, her eyes wide with surprise.

Tarquin’s face was a thundercloud as he didn’t give her a chance to react. He hauled her into the next empty room.

He pinned her against the door, his body an imposing wall. He looked down, his gaze Intense and unyielding.

Elysia’s back pressed hard against the door, with nowhere to retreat. She stood tall, her eyes vigilant as she faced Tarquin.

“What do you want?!” she demanded, her voice trembling.

Was he finally going to explode? Was the storm about to break? Was he about to demand money from her?

Tarquin remained silent, just staring straight at her with a complex expression. He didn’t know if the woman before him was truly the one he had been desperately searching for. Because of this uncertainty, he didn’t know how to approach her or even what to say.

Elysia, puzzled by his unusual behavior on the ride over, was now convinced that his look was different. Though still icy, it carried a hint of warmth.

Seeing him remain silent, Elysia coughed lightly, “What… what are you doing here? Aren’t you afraid of Tarquin giving you trouble?”

Tarquin just stood there, silent.

Elysia realized that name–dropping Tarquin was useless, so she tried a different tactic,

“Are you here to ask me for money? Look, I… I don’t have any. Besides, it was you guys who picked on my son Emmett first!”

Tarquin remained quiet.

is any compensation, it shouldn’t all fall on me. And I really don’t have any money. Even if you killed me, I have nothing. If I

Elysia was starting to panic,

not here for money? Are you here to avenge that old man, Gage?

he

remained silent, and Elysia was getting irritated, “What do you want,

lips moved, but no

2005

opened her mouth to speak again, Tarquin suddenly lifted his hand.

dodged, feeling a slight pain on

you doing?” she said, her hands protectively covering her head.

and then turned

left completely

Lowell, “Keep an eye on

Elysia and Elijah’s hair samples and personally handed them

I need results

of whose samples he was holding, hesitated and said, “The

sure you handle it

“Will do.”

the samples when Elijah suddenly

-commotion.