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.

exclaimed, "What's taking him so long?

frowned, "He might

not?" Emmett

probably worried that if he's overthinking it and gets a 'no' for an answer, he'd look vain and that would

he want to know if Mom likes

curious. But knowing Dad, with his steady nature, he won't ask until

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

having waited without hearing the rest of his question, grew anxious and asked with wide eyes, "What do you want to

his approach, "Do you... care about

after staring at him for a while, she nodded earnestly,

her children; it was impossible for her not to care about him. And he 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,

it a bit easier for her to leave with Elijah

gaze tinged with an indiscernible emotion. But he was too good at masking his feelings, making it impossible