Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 813

Elysia was deep into researching the plight of abducted children, her mind heavy with the gravity of their trauma, when her phone buzzed with a message from her daughter.

Just the day before, the police had issued a nationwide call for volunteers, particularly those skilled in psychology, to help these children recover from their deep-seated emotional wounds. As someone who had delved into child psychology, albeit without any formal qualifications, Elysia didn't hesitate to sign up.

But her lack of credentials raised questions. No sooner had her husband Tarquin left for work that morning than she received a call from the charity. They appreciated her willingness but had to tread carefully-unqualified enthusiasm, however well-intentioned, could backfire.

Elysia proposed a compromise; she'd start as an assistant to the counselors. Touched by her sincerity, the charity agreed and sent her the files on three children in need of support in Jindale City.

barely able to communicate, his spirit crushed by the ordeal of having to beg for survival. The injustice of it

phone, she expected nothing unusual, but the image that greeted her made her heart skip

she focused on the details: Elysia, 23, 38

How could

mind raced back to the time she had her three sons, Elliot, Evan, and Elijah, and Emmett, the child

follow-up video showed her in the hospital, the doctor marveling at the rarity of a