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.

continued, “Even if it wasn’t you who threw the first punch, I’m certainly not the one at fault here. If there is any compensation, it shouldn’t all fall on me. And I really don’t have any money. Even if you killed me,

nothing, and Elysia

old man, Gage? I told you harassed

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silent, and Elysia was getting irritated, “What do you want, anyway? Can you please say

moved, but no sound

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as Elysia opened her mouth to speak again, Tarquin

instinctively dodged, feeling a slight pain on her

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

complicated look and then turned and left the room.

left completely puzzled.

the door and instructed Lowell, “Keep an eye on her. Don’t let her escape, and don’t

Elijah’s hair samples and personally handed them

results as soon as possible.”

hesitated and said, “The soonest would be

make sure you handle

“Will do.”

had just entered the lab with the

-commotion.