Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 637

Not long after, Tarquin and the four little rascals returned.

Under Tarquin's lead, they sneaked into the house, quietly opening the door and tiptoeing inside. Their eyes, all five pairs of them, were glued towards the direction of Elysia's bedroom, terrified of being caught by her.

But then-

Elysia's voice emerged from behind them, "Freeze!"

Startled, the group stopped dead in their tracks! Then, they simultaneously turned around to face her.

Elysia, apron tied around her waist and a kitchen knife in her hand, stood at the kitchen doorway, her brows furrowed in a mix of confusion and irritation, "What have you been up to? Why are you coming from outside?!"

She had thought the little rascals were playing in the playroom all this time!

after another, before unanimously turning their gaze towards Tarquin, waiting for him to save the

throat, and repeated the story they had agreed upon earlier, "We were just bored, so I took the

When did you sneak out? And why

in the bedroom; thought you were resting.

towards the four little ones. With just one look from her, the kids spilled the beans, "Mommy, he took us downstairs for ice cream." "It was his idea." "We didn't want to go, but he tempted us with delicious ice cream!" "He even said if you got mad, he'd take

Tarquin: "???!"

walk. Whoever mentioned ice cream was the traitor! Looks like he was the

betrayal, Elysia, visibly upset, said, "You four, back to your room!

the study. The kids scampered off to the playroom quicker than you could say "ice cream," closing the

ship of friendship had completely

study and noticing Tarquin

strained smile, "Let's just talk. No need to get physical, especially

the kitchen knife she had been using to chop