Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

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.

him so long? Is he going to ask or

frowned, "He might not

Emmett

of pride," Elijah explained. "He's probably worried that if he's overthinking it and gets a

to know if Mom likes

Dad, with his steady nature, he

fact that she could bare her wounded heart to care for him, urge him not to look for Elijah's

rest of his question, grew anxious and asked with wide eyes, "What do you

a moment's thought, Tarquin changed his approach, "Do you... care about me

taken aback, clearly not expecting this question. But after staring at him for a while, she nodded earnestly,

wasn't a bad person... If he were just a heartless jerk, she could have easily taken Elijah and left without a second thought. But he wasn't, and taking Elijah away directly would leave her

she hoped he could find some happiness, making it

deep gaze tinged with an indiscernible emotion. But he was too good at masking his feelings, making it impossible to tell whether he was pleased or