Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 601

Tarquin caught Elysia's innocent, curious gaze and his lips twitched, but he offered no explanation.

"You should rest. I'm heading out."

With that, he turned and left.

Elysia was a bit taken aback. That's it? He's just leaving? She thought he would have more to say.

Just as she was about to get out of bed to check, Tarquin suddenly reappeared at the doorway. The cool, handsome features of his face were touched with a hint of melancholy.

windows are locked. Feel free to take a shower if you want, or just go straight to bed if you're not up for it. Don't worry about anyone else coming in.

this, he furrowed his brows deeply, giving her another meaningful look

Elysia came out to check, he was

was forcing him. What was there to be upset about? She wasn't even upset about it herself! Elysia couldn't fathom the real reason behind his dejection. Pouting slightly, she ran to the window to check. Sure enough, it was tightly shut. Standing by the window, a sudden realization struck her! She lived on the eleventh floor! How high that was! How did he manage to climb up here? Did the guy have some sort of superhero ability?! Thank heavens they weren't enemies, or

took a shower, and then

while smoking a cigarette, feeling utterly dejected. He didn't want to be just friends with her because he wanted to be her boyfriend... Such an obvious reason, yet she couldn't see it! Her naivety was endearing, but it also made him anxious with how clueless she was. Was his affection not obvious enough? She seemed

the same way, she'd likely avoid him. The thought of her not liking him made it hard for Tarquin to breathe, his heart felt like it was being squeezed. Why wouldn't she like him? If she didn't like him,

one hand, he wanted to learn from him, to see what Elysia liked so he could try to become more like that. On the other hand, he was genuinely jealous, envious that Elysia had feelings

frustration, finally pulling out his

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