Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1232

Zane was absolutely livid.

"Oh, I'm the villain, and he's the perfect gentleman?!" he spat, voice shaking with rage. "If he's such a great guy, maybe he shouldn't be dragging you along to mess with deadly viruses and their cures while telling you he loves you!"

He jabbed a finger in Elysia's direction, eyes wild. "Do you even realize how dangerous this virus is? One slip, and you could get infected! And let me tell you, it's not pretty-just pure agony!"

"He's putting you in harm's way. He doesn't care about you at all!"

Elysia's face flushed with anger. She clenched her fists and fired back, "Tarquin didn't manipulate me into this! It was my idea to help with the research!"

"He only let me join because he knows there's no stopping me-not because he doesn't care!"

"But you—" she pointed right back at him, voice trembling, "You know how dangerous this is? You know how much people suffer after they're infected? Yet you still unleashed this on the world! How could you be so heartless?!"

Zane's voice rose to a guttural roar. "I did it for you! I was trying to make more money so you could have a better life!"

"For me?" Elysia let out a bitter laugh. "Don't kid yourself. You did it for you!"

just looking for a fancy excuse to ease your guilty conscience, but deep down you know exactly what

fell silent, breathing hard, unable to hide how much the truth

shaky breaths,

coming to you. And

spun on her

and shoved Zane hard, sending him stumbling backward. Zane lost his balance and crashed to the

protective arm around Elysia, glaring daggers at Zane. "Keep

fury. "She'll be mine

another word, Tarquin landed a solid punch across Zane's jaw,

to move in. After all, why let the boss get his own hands dirty over a nobody like Zane? That was like using a

his mouth, got up once more, and

be nothing! Give me half your privilege, and I'd outshine you a thousand times

entitled trust-fund brat-you don't deserve

bristled, ready to pounce, but

piercing look, then turned to Elysia. "Are you done talking to him? Let me have a word in private. Benjamin's upstairs waiting for you-go see him.

Tarquin gave her