Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 372

"Mom, come here."

Elliot, with a mask on, took Elysia's hand and led her back inside.

Tarquin tried to follow them, but Elliot stopped him, "Wait out here!"

Tarquin was left standing at the door as Elliot brought Elysia into the house.

He guided Elysia to the study, first making her sip some warm tea to calm down, then handed her a pill.

Elysia was confused, "I'm not sick, Elliot. What's this for?"

"Just take it, Mom. We need to talk."

Elliot knew his mom's mental fortitude well; he wouldn't dare to tell her the truth without preparing her first!

Even though puzzled, Elysia trusted her son and swallowed the pill.

"What did you want to talk about?"

It was then Elliot felt brave enough to say,

"Mom, I've found out about the past. I know why you suddenly wanted to leave today, and I also know that the man outside is my dad."

up, shock written all

"Who told you that?!"

her back down,

you talking to Blossom about the past.

Elysia panicked,

sorry, I... I lied to

wrong." Elliot cut her off, then added, "He's just biologically related to us. We don't like him.

do you

carefully chose

out about how six years ago, at the airport, he wronged you by accident, and then you were vilified,

the past choked Elysia

looked at her tenderly

you've worked so hard these

her

and hardships seemed worth it at

for a mother than hearing, "Mom, you've worked

You started facing difficulties right from when you were in my womb. You didn't get to taste anything good, which is why you were all so tiny and skinny

the first time she saw her children, tears

looking malnourished like little refugees, a clear sign of nutritional

lack of nutritional intake during pregnancy, coupled with her constant hard work to earn money, resulted in the babies

ever so understanding, wiped her tears