Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 119

Benjamin was taken aback to see her at the maternity ward.

“Ms. Thorne? What brings you here? Feeling unwell?” he asked.

“No, I just came to check on Corbin. Ran into a friend and didn’t get to catch up properly. Now that I’ve got a moment, I thought I’d see how they are.”

“A friend? Where are they?”

“Not sure. Couldn’t find them.”

“What’s your friend’s name? I’ll ask around for you.”

“Zane.”

Benjamin took it upon himself to get the information. After all, he was a shareholder of the hospital.

The attending doctor explained, “Zane’s here with his cousin for her termination surgery. There’s a problem with the pregnancy; it can’t be saved. Continuing could be life–threatening.”

Elysia immediately asked, “She looked to be about four or five months along. Why only find out there’s a problem now?”

“It all seemed fine until yesterday. The woman has a peanut allergy but ate a bunch of peanut butter. That endangered the baby.”

Elysia frowned, “Didn’t she know about her allergy?”

“She did. Said she ate something without realizing it contained peanut butter. A real unfortunate

accident.”

“That’s

came alone yesterday and was adamantly against

We had to contact her family out of necessit

in today. She’s been admitted, and the surgery is

been accompanying her

did she bring a relative,

“I see, thank you.”

“You and this Zane guy,

classmate and married to

he’s done

mouth in awkwardness, “No, they have a solid

“Alright then.”

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09:41

Benjamin promptly called Tarquin. “I just saw

go to the office, but Elysia had scratched his face, forcing him to work

Tarquin grit his teeth, “Whether she’s dead or alive, it’s no concern of mine! Don’t

the desk, and yanked at his tie in

her name made his blood

and went to Elijah’s

hospitals and

him. Tarquin brought him back.

sitting by