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!

had no ties with you six years ago, and I won't have any in the future. Don't even think about me

Except for the scratches, nothing else happened. You were dreaming! You need to

and fled the room while

mulling

she was in the study all night? Then who

be that he was so drunk that he

confirmation from Elijah about where Elysia really

couldn't bear to wake him and instead turned to

with several strands of long, black hair, caught his

he examined it closely. The color, the length, it all matched

distinctive in its natural state - shiny, full, and round.

him last night, then

just one

strands clearly indicated

in his bed.

couldn't be wrong.

ready to confront him or admit

now agitated, turned to go after Elysia, but then he remembered the paternity test and

Wait!

mother, why

night was her, but the one