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.”

chided, “That’s

She came alone yesterday and was adamantly against the procedure, insisting

term. We had to contact her family out of necessit

She’s been admitted, and the surgery is scheduled for tomorrow morning.”

accompanying her to all her appointments since the pregnancy?”

Only today did she bring

nodded, “I see, thank you.”

outside, Benjamin questioned her, “You and this Zane

an old classmate and married to my

immediately got it. “You suspect he’s done something to betray

have a solid marriage.

“Alright then.”

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09:41

“I just saw Ms.

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

dead or alive, it’s no concern

on the desk, and yanked at his tie

mention of her name made his blood

couldn’t focus on work and went to

hated hospitals and insisted

him. Tarquin brought

was still sitting