Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 258

Chapter 258

"Huh? You've been up this whole time?"

Tarquin's brows furrowed deeply. "Tell me the truth!"

Elysia's heart pounded wildly. When she had entered and seen him with his eyes closed, breathing steadily, she thought he was deep in sleep. Little did she know, he was faking it!

He's so cunning!

"I wasn't trying to seduce you! And I definitely wasn't planning to kill you. I was... oh, right, I was sleepwalking! Yeah, that's it, sleepwalking."

The grip on her wrist tightened suddenly, clearly showing he didn't believe a word she said.

"Ouch—" Elysia felt like her wrist was about to snap. She was a mix of pain, fear, and a touch of feeling wronged, her nostrils flared, and she was on the verge of tears.

"I really wasn't trying to... could you, maybe, lighten up? It hurts."

her eyes well up, Tarquin's expression softened slightly, and the grip loosened but didn't let go entirely, his voice cold as he warned, "Then give me a reasonable explanation, or don't blame me for being ruthless. Killing you would be no different to me than stepping on an ant." Elysia's breathing hitched, fear evident in

truly saw a willingness to

heavily, "I... I

"See what?"

but she dared not speak them. In the end, she gritted her teeth, "I thought you were well-built, so I wanted to strip

Such a scandalous admission!

long moment before finally

argue but

wanted to harass him was still better than him thinking she wanted him dead,

released her and got out of bed. He lit a cigarette, leaning

drenched in cold sweat, quickly jumped out of bed, eyeing

his cigarette, eyeing her coldly, his tone calm, "I've had my fair share of women trying to get a peek. What they

didn't know how without

couldn't reveal her true intentions, so any attempt at explanation would only add

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