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

eyes at the Thornes,

your business!"

bristled at her

could retort, Blake erupted, "Insolent girl! Is

meek as a kitten around them, taking

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

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

cut ties, fine, but pay

the wrong person! You have no right to demand anything

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

who had once sold herself in

you know she married an old cripple for his money? That she cheated on him during their marriage? She's been with so many men, she might look innocent, but