Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1239

If the device containing the virus got smashed, things would get even worse!

Tarquin gently pressed the top of her head. "I know."

By the time the two of them got home, it was already past midnight.

Clayton was still awake, sitting on the living room couch reading a financial magazine.

When he saw them come in, he quickly got up. "Hey, you're back!"

Elysia blinked. "Dad, you're still up?"

"Couldn't sleep," he admitted.

The truth was, he'd been worried about his daughter and was waiting for her.

"So, did you manage to sort things out?"

Elysia didn't want Clayton to worry, so she nodded. “Yeah, it's all sorted. Is Mom and the little one sleeping?"

"Good, good. They turned in early. You guys hungry? I can whip something up in the kitchen."

much at dinner-Clayton had noticed

refuse out of politeness, he added, "Actually, I'm a bit hungry myself. I'll make something for

do you want? I'll

chimed in,

off his jacket, and rolled up his sleeves, ready to head into the kitchen.

you two sit down and relax. Let me do this. Time for

set aside his magazine and headed off to the

get some rest. I'll

heaviness in her heart lifted. "Alright, I'll go check on

headed upstairs, peeking into Pamela's room first, then the

room, she'd barely cracked the door when White, the family's pet-an albino corn snake-lifted its little head, alert at

Elysia, it slithered over, nuzzling

be terrified of snakes, but after all this

tiny head,

Evan's sleeping position, and she had to shake her head

the family, Evan was the

what he'd been up to before bed? Now he was sprawled across the edge of the

put White down and carefully scooped

his