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?"

brows and turned to face him, "Why should

what happened back then.

your 'sorry' means anything? Everyone can say 'sorry,' it's worthless. And after doing what you did, saying sorry is pointless." Tarquin's

a woman's perspective. What's done is done; apologies are useless

a hundred times more pain than you, just to make up

"Not

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

consequences were something she couldn't bear. Admitting it would only ensure he'd never let her and Elijah go! And it might even

"If it was me,

his eyebrows knitted, before saying in a deep voice, "I had

knew he would do something like this! Her fists clenched

what are you so

not afraid of