Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 366

What was she so afraid of, so worried about?

She feared he would discover the child! Feared he would fight her for custody! Feared he would use the child to bind her, turning her into a caged bird!

She despised him! She didn't like him one bit!

He was willing to spend the rest of his life making amends, but she wanted no part of it!

She didn't want to be with him! Wanted nothing more to do with him!

She wouldn't stay, and neither would her child!

Elysia snorted in defiance, sticking to her resolve of 'deny till you die',

"I never slept with you, and last night wasn't me in your bed! Yes, I did scratch you, but I didn't climb into your bed! I spent the entire night in the study, and Elijah can vouch for me!"

It just so happened that Elijah found her in the study that morning; surely he would assume she had been there all night.

Before Tarquin could even respond, Elysia added,

"Accidents happen, and feelings can be misleading, especially under the influence of alcohol. Your so-called feelings for me only prove that I resemble someone in your heart, but I am not her!

and I won't have any in the future. Don't even think about

Except for the scratches, nothing else happened. You

that, Elysia pushed past Tarquin and fled

there, mulling over

the study

that he was so drunk that he

Tarquin decided to seek confirmation from Elijah about where Elysia really spent the

bear to wake him and

bed, with several strands of long, black hair,

color,

hair was distinctive in its natural state -

admitting to being with him last night, then why was her hair on

just

indicated an

in

instincts couldn't be wrong.

just wasn't ready to confront him or admit

Elysia, but

Wait!

Elysia truly was Elijah's mother, why did the

her, but the one from the airport six years ago