Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 763

"I didn't do it, I swear... Please, don't hit me... Dad, stop, it hurts, it really hurts..."

Tarquin's brow furrowed with concern as he rushed over and wrapped his arms around her, "Elysia!"

It was as if a jolt of electricity shot through her, her body trembling violently as she fought back, "Don't hit me! Get away from me!"

But Tarquin held her tight, his heart breaking into pieces.

Those damn Thorne family monsters!

"Elysia, it's me! Wake up-" Tarquin clung to her, calling out, hoping to snap her out of the nightmare.

After a struggle, Elysia's eyes fluttered open, tears veiling her vision.

She looked around, timid and cautious, her eyes wide with the fear of a little girl who's just experienced something terrifying.

"Elysia..." Tarquin's heart ached for her.

Elysia stared at him for a moment, as if recognizing him for the first time, and then burst into tears, burying herself in his embrace as if seeking refuge,

a nightmare,

his eyes swelling with tears,

to keep his own emotions in check,

will ever hurt you again! You have me, you have

cried in his arms, a horrific dream

endured as a child was a

parents, disciplining her was as routine as dinner. Her face often swollen, her body a canvas of

at her

hit her when money was tight and she couldn't afford her favorite dresses

end up being

seemed that whenever someone in the Thorne family was upset, Elysia

wearing Daphne's hand-me-downs, even being punished to stand or kneel outside in thunderstorms and snow - it was all

common.

that she could seek legal protection. She endured it all alone, hiding her tears

cry out loud, couldn't let the Thorne family see her tears, for

so did her awareness to protect herself. School

family, under various pressures, finally refrained from hitting her for no reason, turning instead to relentless

slut, a worthless dog,

everything, they allowed her to attend school,