Chapter 542

Tarquin was utterly clueless about what Elysia was thinking, making it hard not to suspect that her suggestion was driven by a budding interest in him. After pondering for a moment, he called out to her, "Elysia."

"Hmm?"

"Are you...?"

Suddenly, the atmosphere dipped into silence.

Evan was curious, "What does he want to ask?"

Elijah, ever the excited one, declared, "I know Dad. Dad wants to ask Mom if she likes him!"

"What?!" Evan was taken aback, so was Emmett, while Elliot seemed a tad nervous, clenching his tiny fists secretly, eager to hear Mom's response. But as seconds ticked by, Tarquin remained silent.

taking him so long? Is he going to ask

"He might

Emmett was

pride," Elijah explained. "He's probably worried that if he's overthinking it and gets a 'no' for an answer, he'd

want to know if Mom likes him?" Emmett

his steady nature, he

for him, urge him not to look for Elijah's biological mother, and wish for his happiness, pushing him towards a new romance - weren't these signs of her affection? But

hearing the rest of his question, grew anxious and asked with wide

his approach,

But after staring at him for a while, she

If he were just a heartless jerk, she could have easily taken Elijah and left without a second thought. But he wasn't, and

could find some happiness, making it a bit easier for

was too good at masking his feelings, making

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