Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 766

It was just after six in the evening when Elysia, having freshened up and steeled herself emotionally, and Tarquin made their way back to the hospital to be with their son.

No sooner had they stepped out of the hotel's grand entrance than they were confronted by the Thorne family!

Somehow, the Thornes had gotten wind of their whereabouts and had descended on the hotel in force.

Not only had the immediate family shown up, but they had also brought along a dozen menacing-looking brutes with them!

Upon seeing Elysia, Blake and Juliet Thorne displayed none of the surprise or joy one might expect from parents seeing their daughter after six years. Instead, their eyes widened in astonishment at the sight of Tarquin, whose striking looks and noble demeanor clearly set him apart from the ordinary.

Unfamiliar with Tarquin and emboldened by their numbers, the Thorne family didn't take him seriously.

"So, who's this? Your new boyfriend?" they sneered at Elysia.

of Blake and Juliet. After all, they had once been a significant part of her life, the people

his eyes at the Thornes,

of your business!"

Thornes bristled at her

Blake erupted, "Insolent girl! Is that any way to speak

around them, taking any abuse without a word. But

nerve!" Elysia scoffed. "Whose parents? Who's your daughter? I cut ties with the Thorne family long

just sever ties like that? We took you in before you

but pay up first! Settle every

right to demand anything from me. As for my past, I've already told him everything.

contain herself, cut in, "He knows?

a man as handsome as Tarquin would be interested in someone like Elysia, who had once sold herself in marriage to an ailing, older man for money

Tarquin, Daphne sneered, "Did you know she married an old cripple for his money? That she cheated on him during their marriage? She's been with so many