Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 585

Elysia was on edge, her voice laced with urgency. "I've already told you, it's not convenient for a grown man like you to stay at the Blossom residence. Besides, there's no extra room for you."

"Why don't you just move in with Elliot, Evan, and Emmett to my place then?"

"That's out of the question! I'm not going to drag the kids over to your house!"

"Then let's just keep things as they are!"

Tarquin's tone was sharp, his brows furrowed and his demeanor stern. The status quo meant Elliot, Evan, and Emmett staying at the Blossom residence, Elijah living at his own place, and Elysia running back and forth between the two.

Elysia's emotions were like a rollercoaster: first anger, visible in her furrowed brows and glaring eyes, followed by a sense of helplessness and extreme frustration when her plea was rejected, and finally, a look of hurt as she bit her lip and tried to hold back tears.

his previous determination not to give in. Seeing her on

to snap at you," Tarquin said, adjusting his tie in an attempt to calm himself. "It's not that I'm heartless or unwilling to consider your request. It's just that what you're asking would mean separating me from Elijah. Do you

silent,

evident. "Elijah has been with me since he was a baby. We've never

would be okay with it. He likes me and the

what about me? Am

Elysia fell silent again.

trying to keep his cool, went on, "You know Elijah has been my world. And yet, you still insist on separating us. Have you even considered my feelings in

I have!" Elysia