Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 559

After giving his orders, Tarquin began to chain-smoke, one cigarette after another, a storm cloud of worry and anticipation brewing around him. With each passing second, the New Year's Eve countdown began outside, signaling the end of an old year and the dawn of a new one. The countdown echoed,

"10, 9, 8, 7... 3, 2, 1... Happy New Year! Cheers to a prosperous new year, haha..."

them into two worlds. Elysia was still in the emergency room, fighting to save Elijah's life! Tarquin, along with Elliot, Evan, and Emmett, were left in the haunting silence of the corridor, a mix of anxiety and helplessness their only company. The joy of the new year seemed a world away; their reality was fear, worry, and impatience. Elijah's

to be the

cigarette, his eyes swollen, his heart heavy. He reminisced about every moment with Elijah. He remembered the first time he saw Elijah. Five years ago, Nola handed him the baby, wrapped in a blanket with a note claiming he was the father. Shocked and skeptical, he looked down at newborn Elijah, so tiny and wrinkled, barely the length of his arm. He took baby Elijah for a medical check-up himself, even getting a paternity test

knowing for sure if he was his son, he stayed at the hospital, clumsy and inexperienced in caring for a child, spending a sleepless night for Elijah's sake. The next day, the paternity results confirmed Elijah was indeed his son. He could still vividly recall the mix of emotions, unable to contain his laughter even in