Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1234

Just as Elysia was about to answer, a sharp female voice echoed from the hallway outside.

"I told you, you can't see him, and that's final! Cry all you want, it won't change anything. Those are the rules!"

"I've never dealt with such unreasonable family members. I said he's just in quarantine, not dead already! What's there to cry about?"

"If you waste any more of our time, and we don't find a cure because of it, it'll be on you!"

Another woman's voice broke in, shaky and pleading.

"Today is my child's birthday. She just wants to see her dad, even if it's just from behind the glass. Can't you let us do that?"

"No! How many times do I have to say it—no means no! If you keep pestering me,

I'll have security throw you out! God, you're exhausting!"

Suddenly the woman snapped, and the little girl burst into loud sobs.

Elysia frowned and stepped out into the hallway.

There were three people: two women and a child.

the women was in her twenties, dressed in a white lab coat-clearly

five- or six-year-old girl to her chest-a mother and

room and immediately shot her a suspicious

are

have the chance to answer before the older

the doctors working on the virus, right?" she begged, tears streaming down her face. "Please, have a heart. Let us see her dad, just for a moment.

is contagious, we'd stay behind the glass! We just want to see him, please. We're so worried about

little girl, dressed in a frilly princess dress, clung

Daddy! I want Daddy! I

contagious, he was still in strict isolation. But now that his family knew what was really happening, shouldn't they at least be allowed to see

hospital's reasoning. She started to explain, "I'm sorry, I'm not a doctor,

get into the records room? Who are you, a reporter?" the young woman snapped, cutting

this virus is still classified. If you leak anything, you'll be in serious trouble. We're talking prison

keep calm. "I'm not a reporter,

woman interrupted her again, voice

not a reporter, what are you? Who let you in? What were

start talking, or I'm

her, exasperated. Who interrupts people this