Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 530

Tarquin was laying it out straight:

"I wanted to use this situation to weed out the snakes in the grass plotting against me. I didn't expect Gideon to come knocking; that's on me, I apologize. When Elysia comes out, I'll make it up to her too."

The kids pouted but didn't push the conversation further.

The check-up was over, and Elysia emerged.

Her four boys dashed over, "Mommy!"

Elysia had calmed down by then, though her mind was buzzing with thoughts about the medical bills.

Seeing her kids brought her joy,

"Elliot, Evan, Emmett, Elijah, what brings you guys here?"

"We were worried about you, Mom. How are you feeling? Are you okay?"

Elysia's face softened, "Mommy's fine, don't you worry, just a few scratches."

The little ones looked up at her with furrowed brows and identical expressions of concern.

Elysia laughed heartily,

If it doesn't affect your eating or sleeping, it's nothing to sweat over. Life's big deals are eating and sleeping. As long as those aren't affected, no

aside, listening to

logic was flawed, but upon reflection, couldn't

the simplest yet most crucial activities. Anything affecting either could lead to

able to eat or sleep usually means

comfort the kids, Tarquin pondered for a moment before

my fault, I'm

Elysia quickly countered,

your crazy relatives who should be apologizing. And don't forget to ask them for the medical bills at dinner tonight! They shouldn't

you even make

my head held high! Let's go home and change into our

to infiltrate the enemy,

off, she needed to let the Bradford clan, those women who badmouthed Elijah behind his back, know that Elijah now had a mommy

show them that Elijah's mommy

yes, but not someone who shrinks back at the first sign

fierce; for Elijah,

clue what Elysia meant by "battle

house had been