Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 814

Elysia's hands trembled with excitement, a rush of elation swiftly followed by a wave of panic. Where was her daughter?!

"Ding—" Another message arrived, this time a video.

Elysia hurriedly opened it to find footage from an operating room. A team of doctors and nurses, clad in scrubs, were performing a C-section on her. One after another, cries filled the room as four babies were safely delivered!

Four nurses, each cradling a baby, were busy with the routine post-birth procedures: clocking the time, weighing, and bathing...

Soon, the four little ones were snugly wrapped and placed side by side in a warming unit.

A nurse commented, "Three boys and a girl, all in good health, though the little girl's a bit on the small side..."

As the video ended, Elysia was left in shock, taking a long time to snap back to reality.

When she finally did, tears were streaming down her face. Overwhelmed with joy yet fraught with fear, she realized:

She had a daughter!

She and Tarquin had a daughter!

But someone had taken her away!

her vision blurred. Wiping her eyes roughly, her hands shaking, she attempted to call

Then, another message came

your daughter is? Divorce

to reach them by phone, Elysia

exactly are you? Why did you take my daughter? Where is she

The reply was chilling,

one who took your daughter from you. Divorce Tarquin, and

frantic, ["I want to see her

soon as you do, I'll take you to

see her daughter. She just wanted

Two more messages followed,

daughter or

I've been watching you. You have one

her heart pounding, but her next

not to tell Tarquin, the

her wit's end, unable to make

animal,

was, but she was certain the information

daughter had indeed

Was her daughter safe or in harm's