Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 504

The next second, someone knocked and came in with breakfast.

Seeing the scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, and a variety of pastries, Elysia was even more shocked, "Is the food in jail always this good?"

"This isn't a prison, dummy!" Tarquin sneered, glancing at the thermos she brought, "Did you bring me breakfast?"

"Yeah, I thought you'd have nothing to eat, or just stale bread and pickles. Had I known you eat like a king, I wouldn't have bothered."

"Open it. Let's see what you've got."

Elysia mumbled, "It's nothing fancy like yours, don't bother."

Nevertheless, Tarquin had the luxurious breakfast cleared away and took the thermos Elysia brought over to him, opening it himself. He took out the food one by one and laid it in front of him: a homemade savory pancake, a side of chilled veggies, two boiled eggs, and a bowl of oatmeal. Seeing him not move, Elysia thought he was disgusted and mumbled again, "I told you it's nothing fancy. If you don't want it, fine by me."

She made a move to pack it up, but Tarquin slapped her hand away.

"Why'd you hit me?!"

lowered his

was about to say

"What era are you living in? 'Don't talk while eating,' my foot! I'm asking you, have the police given you any explanation for keeping

cherishing not so much

Unable to empathize with him at the moment, she just watched him ignore her, not saying anything else. Only when he had finished everything did she ask with wide eyes,

"It was just right."

tidied up the utensils, looking at

no sound came out. She packed the utensils

finishing, she finally asked, "Do you

"What problem?"

haven't you been cleared of suspicion

about himself. Before he could figure it out, Elysia suddenly said, "Maybe you could find a way to let me see

Tarquin was stunned, "?"

different. I'll go see the body, then take the evidence to the police and demand they release