Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 659

Tarquin looked at her, his eyes softening, "Can we talk calmly once you've cooled down?"

Elysia muttered, "You were the one who got mad first!"

"So, I apologized, didn't I? I was too impulsive and my attitude was off. It just irks me seeing you with him, especially after I've told you to keep your distance."

"I explained it already, didn't I? I bumped into him by accident when I went downstairs. You just won't believe me!"

Tarquin's lips twitched, "Be honest with me, do you like Keith?"

Speechless and on the verge of snapping back, Elysia caught the earnest look on his face and swallowed her words, grumbling instead, "I don't! I've said it a million times!"

Relief washed over Tarquin, settling his restless heart. Though he still had his reservations about her looking so dolled up around Keith, as long as she didn't fancy Keith, it was okay.

He reached out, gently patting Elysia's head in a soothing gesture, "There, there, let's not be angry."

"Get lost!"

mood instantly lifting. He had never known what it was like to truly care for someone until now. Joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, all because

brought you breakfast.

still, "I have a question for

is it?" he

a moment before speaking, "Are you planning to rent

was taken aback, "How did you find

the other two apartments were 1803 and 1804. Since Keith refused to sell, Tarquin had negotiated with the other tenants and settled on 1803. Not for rent, but to purchase outright. It was currently being fast-tracked for renovation so he could

But now...

on Elysia's face, Tarquin

with her eyebrows knit tightly, questioned, "Why would you rent another place when you already have a house? Just to be closer to

should cancel the

"You don't want

"No."

sank

yet defined, and she wasn't ready to expose the secrets of the children. If he moved in, Elliot and Evan's secrets could easily be revealed, complicating their lives. Unable to explain, Elysia simply stated, "I just don't want you to move in right now." Tarquin, unable to grasp her thoughts, felt