Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 527

Tarquin felt cornered, but to put Elysia completely at ease, he pulled out his phone and dialed Josiah, keeping it brief, "Some folks are spinning yarns about me breaking out of the precinct on my own. Mind clearing the air, Josiah?"

As soon as Elysia heard it was a call from the police, she straightened up, "Hello, Josiah."

Josiah, ever the smooth operator, quickly caught on and reassured with a chuckle, "Ms. Thorne, no need to worry. We've wrapped up the investigation. The deceased jumped on his own; it wasn't your boyfriend who pushed him, nor did he coerce the jump. Your boyfriend's in the clear, and we'll be making a formal announcement shortly."

With every mention of 'your boyfriend,' Elysia seemed to grow accustomed to the reference, "Okay, thank you so much."

After hanging up, Tarquin asked, "Believe me now?"

Elysia nodded, "Yes."

Just as Tarquin was about to change the subject, Elysia suddenly burst into tears again.

"You believe me, so why

me to death. They said you were going to die, and they wanted to take Elijah away... They brought so many people, looking

a girl who'd just survived a life-or-death ordeal, overwhelmed by fear and

her so distressed, he pulled her into his embrace, offering his

to the hospital. The car had already pulled into the

made of water." Hesitating for a moment, he gently patted her

be universally comforting to girls. But this approach seemed ineffective on Elysia; she continued to

options, said, "Let's hold off on the tears. Think about the medical bills. Your injury might cost

mention of money, Elysia quickly wiped her tears and sat up straight to ask, "Since they're the ones who hurt

his temple, realizing yet again that money was indeed a powerful motivator

let's contact them! Make them pay up! But... you hurt some of them too.