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.

and Juliet. After all, they had once been a significant part of her life, the people she had loved and called mom and

his eyes at the Thornes, gripping Elysia's hand

business!" Elysia snapped, her brow

bristled at

before she could retort, Blake erupted, "Insolent girl! Is that any way to speak to

as a kitten around them, taking any abuse without a word.

Who's your daughter? I cut ties with the Thorne family long ago. We're

teeth, "After all the years we've raised you, you think you can just sever ties like that? We took you

pay up first! Settle every penny we spent raising you. Otherwise, I'll spill all your dirty secrets

got the wrong person! You have no right to demand anything from me. As for my past, I've already told him everything. There's nothing

to contain herself, cut in, "He knows? Yeah,

Elysia, who had once sold herself in marriage to an ailing, older man for money

That she cheated on him during