Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 298

He wanted a real family!

That was the dream!

But achieving this dream seemed almost impossible for him alone. If only his dad could step up, make his mom fall for him, then maybe, just maybe, the dream could come true.

Tarquin looked at Elijah, utterly baffled. "Do you not want your mom anymore?"

Elijah frowned. It was not the right time to share the truth with his dad. Thus, all he could say was, "From now on, Elysia is going to be my mom! Whether you want to be her husband or not, I'm going to be her son!"

"And if she leaves?" Tarquin questioned.

Elijah, trying to scare him a bit, declared, "Then I'll leave with her."

Tarquin gasped, his breath hitching, almost choking on the sudden surge of emotion.

"What about me then? If you leave with her, what happens to me?"

"You either come with us or get ready to be a lonely old man."

Tarquin was speechless, his mind racing.

being her son! If you still want a son, you better start

a

didn't warn you. If you don't seize every opportunity to make her fall for you now, you'll regret it later." Tarquin was flabbergasted, unable to grasp the sudden turn of

his reaction and turned to leave. His dad only ever had eyes for one woman-his

act now, he'd be in tears when the truth hit him hard. He had

up for a funeral pyre of love, beyond

Elijah coming out. Curiously, she asked, "Where's your dad?

He's lost in

he can't think

the big questions

then, Elysia's phone buzzed. A message from Tarquin: [Come

towards the

What was this about?

just a door apart, why the

Elijah, "Go wash up for breakfast. I'll check on

Elijah watched her go, a small

his dad want

study, she knew something was off. Tarquin was glaring at her, his face a storm cloud. "What are you staring at me for?" Elysia asked,