Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 381

She knew that trying to snatch Elijah from him was like trying to steal a steak from a lion's mouth-risky business! But she wasn't scared. After all, nobody gets out of this world alive, so why not be bold? Go for it!

Tarquin had no idea what was going through her mind. Seeing her silent, he reminded her again, "Elysia, it's lunchtime."

Elysia sniffled, her thoughts retreating as she looked away from his face, "I'm not hungry. You go ahead."

She didn't want to engage with him, not in the slightest. But she knew that if she wanted to sneak Elijah away, she'd have to deal with him.

Tarquin tried to persuade her, "You have to eat something, at least a little."

"I've got no appetite. I don't want to eat. I'll stay with Elijah; you guys go ahead!"

Tarquin's expression turned complex as he looked at her, "Is it because you're worried about Elijah, or are you mad at me?"

turned to face him, "Why should

what

your 'sorry' means anything? Everyone can say 'sorry,' it's worthless. And after doing what you did, saying sorry is pointless." Tarquin's face flushed with embarrassment, "...So, you're finally acknowledging it

"I'm just speaking up from a woman's perspective. What's done is done; apologies are useless now. You'd have to feel the

would take on ten times, a hundred times more pain than you, just to make up for the

stressed, "Not me,

puzzled by her stubborn denial, said, "Elysia, is it that hard to admit it was

Admitting it would only ensure he'd never

"If it

a few seconds, his eyebrows knitted, before saying in a deep voice, "I had a paternity test done

do something like this!

are you so afraid

not afraid