Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 47

Miss, Sir has asked me to inform you that he’s tied up with some business today, so the divorce is on hold. He said he’ll reach out to you tomorrow,” the servant relayed.

Elysia’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Was that Tarquin just now?”

“Yes, ma’am. That was him.”

Frazzled, Elysia dashed after him, “Hey! Wait! Tarquin, stop the car… Stop!”

She reached the front door of the villa only to find Tarquin long gone, his taillights no longer in sight.

Elysia was fuming, her breath coming in short gasps. What was this all about? It was just a signature, no messy financial entanglements, so why all the fuss? He could have signed the papers and then dealt with his big, important business!

Elysia was near the end of her tether, so close to being free!

And now…

She stood at the doorstep, sighing deeply, trying to console herself.

As long as he was willing to go through with the

dialed Benjamin to check

Learning that Elijah was still sound asleep put her mind at ease. She didn’t visit

her three little kids were holding

who had made the call earlier. He felt the city wasn’t kind to Mommy, and since she didn’t

unexpectedly, he unearthed the whole

family had forced Elysia to drop out of school and marry Tarquin in her sister’s

was unfaithful during the marriage, completely ruining her reputation and subjecting her to public scorn.

had disowned her, turning

the countryside on her own. Throughout her pregnancy, she labored hard and never enjoyed a single day of ease. To save money, she lived

a day. She also had to endure the

due date approached, she fainted

investigated, but they

had come down from the mountain with her children, her rescuers wanted her to live a peaceful life,

by this savior, he had managed