Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1173

Until Blossom wore herself out, Elysia stepped in to break things up.

"Alright, Blossom, it's not entirely his fault."

Elysia pulled Blossom away, and the two kids let go of Zane.

Zane was left with a bloody nose and scratches all over his face. Blossom might have been just an ordinary woman, but she was still an adult and packed a punch. Plus, Evan had taught her a couple of moves before Zane showed up.

Zane gingerly touched his face, wincing at the pain. He was furious, but he had to keep it under wraps. There was no way he could retaliate against Blossom in front of Elysia.

Elysia helped Blossom sit down and gently wiped away her tears and the blood on her hands. Then she turned to Zane with feigned concern.

"Are you okay? Do you need a doctor to take a look?"

Hearing Elysia's concern lifted Zane's spirits a bit. Just as he was about to

Tarquin chimed in

few scratches from a girl get you down,

gritted his teeth but told Elysia, "I'm fine,

a seat,"

to fetch a first aid kit, "Let

the dark cloud over his heart lifted instantly.

If it weren't for Elysia's plan, he'd

kit, suppressing the urge to stab Zane with a knife, and picked up some alcohol and cotton swabs to clean his wounds. As soon as the swab touched Zane's cut, he hissed in pain

you handle it?" she

to show

sweat broke out all over him from

Elysia, Elysia..." she said softly, looking into

the room knew Elysia was attempting to hypnotize Zane, and they watched tensely, barely breathing for fear of disrupting her and causing the

brow furrowed, his concern for Elysia evident. She had confided in him last night that she planned to hypnotize Zane to delve into his subconscious and find where Winona was being held. He had hesitated because Zane's