Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1227

"She wants to open a center-specifically for kids struggling with mental health issues."

Clayton raised an eyebrow. "Really? But she didn't even major in psychology. What made her want to do that?"

"She spent a few years living out in the wilderness. Picked up a lot on her own. Now she's really into it."

Clayton perked up at the mention of the wilderness. "I've been meaning to ask you about that! I heard back when Irene had that accident, someone rescued her, and she ended up living in the woods with her kids for five years. Do you know who helped her?"

"No idea."

Clayton looked surprised. "Not even you know?"

"Nope. Elysia told me she promised her rescuer she wouldn't talk about what happened out there, or share anything about the person."

Clayton's jaw dropped. "That secretive, huh?"

"Yep."

Clayton sighed. "I was hoping to find out who it was, so I could thank them properly."

Tarquin, for his part, felt more curiosity than anything else.

He wondered what kinds of people lived in those woods, and what exactly went on out there.

Elysia was amazing with holistic medicine-she always knew what to do when someone was sick.

and Emmett? Each of those kids is a prodigy in their own right. Sure, they've got natural gifts, but you don't get that

Elliot could be making that much

way Evan could be

Emmett—no matter how smart he is—wouldn't have picked up

theirs. You don't find animals like that unless they come

world that fascinate Tarquin-but the people from Elysia's past, and everything

was very, very

and the kids were starting

Tarquin first would

brushed off their questions with the same line: "She stayed up too

breakfast was ready, Tarquin took

she

Tarquin just grinned. "Nobody

thing. They all

burning the candle at both ends, even if you're

first."

her teeth. "You're such a

made you some oatmeal the way you like

her sit up, and tucked a pillow behind her

the bed, Tarquin spooned oatmeal

was starving-exhausted and hungry, like she'd been

rescuer from the