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.

her twenties,

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

spotted Elysia coming out of the room and immediately shot her a suspicious

are you? Why are you in

the older woman hurried over, still holding

right?" she begged, tears streaming down her face. "Please, have a heart. Let us see her dad, just for a moment. It's her

glass! We just want

dressed in a frilly princess dress, clung to her mother's neck, her eyes

I want Daddy! I want Daddy..." she

for Elysia-this was the family of that infected male doctor. Because the virus was so contagious, he was still in strict isolation. But now that his family knew what was really

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

records room? Who are you, a reporter?" the young

still classified. If you leak anything, you'll be in serious trouble.

keep calm. "I'm not a reporter,

woman interrupted her again,

are you? Who let you in? What were you

or I'm calling

just stared at her, exasperated. Who interrupts people this much? Has she ever