Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1239

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."

at dinner-Clayton had noticed

he added, "Actually, I'm a bit hungry myself. I'll

what do

in, "Let

his shoes for slippers, shrugged off his jacket, and rolled up his sleeves,

relax. Let me do this. Time for

aside his magazine and headed

"Go on upstairs and get some rest. I'll help your dad— gotta make

face. The heaviness in her heart lifted. "Alright, I'll go check on Mom and

Pamela's room

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

it was Elysia, it slithered over, nuzzling her hand

of snakes, but after all this time, White

stroking its tiny

Evan's sleeping position, and she had to shake

family, Evan was the

sprawled across the edge of the bed, his head and arms dangling off, looking like he'd roll off

White down and carefully

open his eyes,

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