Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 196

At the hospital, Elysia didn’t dare to barge into Elijah’s room. Instead, she stood outside the door, peering

in secretively.

Watching the little guy in his hospital gown, sitting quietly by the window, gazing outside, she felt a mixture of relief and heartache.

She remembered Benjamin telling her once how Elijah loved to sit by the window, waiting for his mom.

He wanted to be the first to see her when she returned so he could dash out and leap into her arms.

Elysia could almost picture the scene in her mind…

A beautiful, gentle woman suddenly appears outside the window, looks up at Elijah, and smiles, waving at him. “Elijah, Mommy’s back!”

Overwhelmed with excitement, Elijah would rush out of the room, tumbling into his mommy’s embrace…

What a wonderful picture that would be. At that moment, Elijah would surely feel like the happiest child in the world!

Alas, why would a mother leave behind such an adorable son?

Did she even know her child was sick from missing her so much?

If she didn’t know, that was one thing, but if she did, that was quite heartless!

Noticing some movement, Tarquin turned his head and saw a little head quickly retract.

Then it peeked out again, sneaky as ever.

crossed Tarquin’s eyes. He rose and

the room.

heard from Dr. Benjamin that Elijah woke up calm, as

“…Yeah.”

might get agitated. I made him some chicken soup at home. Take it to him. He can’t eat much else

moment, he managed to utter a

was startled. He could say thank

could react, Tarquin added, “Wait for me afterward. I need to talk to

“Uh? Oh, sure.”

hand, Tarquin entered the room as Elysia continued

the aroma wafted out, and

eaten all day, and the worry for Elijah had drained him. He

clearly, Elysia hadn’t prepared anything for him. The small portion

it cooled enough to eat, and set it before Elijah

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round table.

for

at it, sensing something, and turned

but in her haste, she bumped her head, wincing in

sore spot.

a glimpse of her little accident, his expression subtly changing, but he

looked back at the soup and said, “This isn’t Daddy’s cooking.”

“This time, he couldn’t

by his side the whole time,