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.

Elliot, Evan, and Emmett? Each of those kids is a prodigy in their own right.

could be making that much money

Evan could

smart he is—wouldn't have picked up all those sleight-of-hand tricks

You don't find animals like that unless they come

aren't many things in this world that fascinate Tarquin-but the people from Elysia's

was very, very

kids

Tarquin first would always

the same line: "She stayed up too late reading, so she's catching up on

Tarquin

fallen asleep yet. When she saw him, she immediately rolled her

Tarquin just grinned. "Nobody

They

at both ends, even if

comes first."

her teeth. "You're such a

some oatmeal the way you like it. Let me help you

nightstand, helped her sit up, and

next to her on the bed, Tarquin spooned oatmeal

she'd been

said, "Dad was asking earlier about your rescuer