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.

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

sensing the tension, narrowed his eyes at the Thornes, gripping Elysia's

of your business!" Elysia snapped, her

Thornes bristled at

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

once been as meek as a kitten around them, taking any abuse without a word. But now, she dared

cut ties with the Thorne family long ago. We're nothing to each

sever ties like that? We took you in before you were even a month old, raised you through hard times. Even

chatter! Elysia, if you want to cut ties, fine, but pay up first! Settle

money? You've 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 left for you to

to contain herself, cut in, "He

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 and had a history of infidelity. Unless he was in the dark about

during their marriage?