Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 541

Elysia gathered her thoughts, her expression turning more serious. "Have you ever considered that what you feel for Elijah's mom might not be love? Maybe you just want to make amends, and making amends isn't the same as loving someone."

Tarquin furrowed his brow. "Elijah told you about his mom and me?"

"...Yeah."

With a furrowed brow and a craving for a cigarette - which he resisted due to Elysia's presence - he fell silent for a moment before looking at her again to repeat his earlier question, "Whether it's about making amends or love towards Elijah's mom, that's my issue. Why don't you want me to pursue her?"

Elysia was straightforward, "Because I hate seeing you torment yourself. I want you to be better, to stop dwelling on the past. We should look forward, don't you think?"

Tarquin was silent.

Elysia continued, "I think you're trapping yourself in a dead end and torturing yourself. You think you're in love with Elijah's mom, but if you think about it, you don't even know who she is. How can you love someone you've never met? Love appears in two forms: it either grows over time, or it's love at first sight. You've neither met her nor spent time with her. How could you possibly be in love?"

as Elysia went on, "What you feel for her isn't love; it's just a sense of responsibility, and it's all coming from you. Maybe she doesn't want you to take responsibility. Maybe she's moved on, forgotten about the past, and

her. How do you

been through something similar. I wanted to avoid him at all costs, not be found by him." Tarquin looked skeptical, "The man who wronged you is

he's looking for me. I'm talking about how I feel. I just

her for a long moment before saying, "Your experience

Elysia sighed deeply, "..."

little ones thought: What do you mean 'sounds like'?

the vibe she gave off, reminded him of Elijah's mom! If it weren't for the paternity

be similar, but unlike her, you kept your child by your side. She gave her child to me...

"She doesn't!"

"Hmm?"

had been too assertive, hastily adding, "I'm thinking from a mother's perspective. I believe if she knew about Elijah, whom she carried for nine months, she wouldn't have the heart to abandon