Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem ( Elysia and Tarquin) novel Chapter 3

Chapter 3 

Six years later, at Jindale City’s train station. 

As Elysia stepped off the train with her three sons in tow, they immediately became an eye–catcher.- 

Dressed in simple and cozy attire, Elysia’s natural beauty was still breathtaking. Even without makeup, her expression seemed to captivate onlookers. 

The kids were adorably cute, their large eyes peeking on the top of their masks, glistening and round. Their long eyelashes fluttered, instantly endearing them to anyone who glanced their way. 

Looks like another case of cajoling people to have a kid of their own. 

Elysia paid no mind to the stares. Standing at the exit of the train station, she gazed at the surroundings that were both familiar and strangely alien, her mind awash with emotions. 

eve of a 

Back then, Tarquin had accused her of infidelity and thus thrust her into the eye scandalous storm. 

A month later, she discovered she was pregnant, which seemed to confirm Tarquin’s accusations. The gossip and rumors nearly drowned her. Her foster parents, embarrassed by her and seeing no 

further use for her, had cut ties and kicked her out of the house. 

She knew the children was from that stranger. Abortion crossed her mind, but after much thought, she couldn’t bring herself to do it. 

That children were also her flesh and blood! The children had come to her, and that was fate. No matter how difficult, she was determined to bring the children into the world and 

raise them. 

Afraid her tarnished reputation might affect her children’s future, she left Jindale City to live in the countryside. 

Life as a pregnant woman alone was tough, and finding work was the first major hurdle. Many employers were hesitant to hire her because of her condition. 

But she had to work. She needed money. She needed to eat, to pay for hospital bills, to prepare for baby formula, and to save for their schooling… 

Eventually, she managed to find a job at a diner. Terrified of being fired, she worked harder. than anyone else, never taking a day off. This led to malnutrition and exhaustion. 

In her ninth month of pregnancy, she fainted on her way home from work. 

Strangely, when she came to, she found herself and her children deep in the mountains. 

She still didn’t know what had happened back then till this day. 

Who had performed the cesarean section? 

18:42 

Who had taken her and her children to the mountains? 

And why had they been left there? 

Their rescuers had claimed to have found them by chance and, taking pity on them, had 

taken them in. 

That was the beginning of five years of an easy, happy, and carefree life. 

But as the children grew, Elysia had to think about their education and future. 

The mountains were peaceful, but besides their rescuers, they were isolated. Once their rescuers passed away, the children would be alone. She couldn’t let her children wander through life without experiencing the world’s richness and beauty. 

After much deliberation, she bid farewell to their rescuers and descended the mountain with her children. She hadn’t planned to return to Jindale City; the memories of her past ordeal there still haunted her. 

But when she tried to get her children registered, she accidentally discovered she was still 

ally married. 

Confused, she remembered clearly signing the divorce papers! 

Unable to comprehend the situation, she faced a new problem. As a married woman, Tarquin’s name would automatically appear as the father on her children’s register of birth. 

The Bradfords were a prominent family, and Tarquin Bradford, having no fondness for her, would surely not welcome the role of father. So, before registering her children, she needed to finalize her divorce. 

That’s why she had come to Jindale City–to find Tarquin and dissolve their marriage. 

She bore no grudge against Tarquin. She had wronged him first, and his accusations had not been entirely baseless. 

If she harbored any resentment, it was towards the man who had taken advantage of her that fateful night. 

Men’s promises can be deceitful, and she had learned that the hard way. 

She had been told she would become the happiest and most honored woman in the world, but look how that turned out! 

Oh, the irony! 

Thinking about her past grievances… she felt a surge of anger! 

“Mommy, I gotta pee,” Emmett suddenly tugged at her clothes, his voice tinged with embarrassment. 

Elysia snapped back to the present, her gaze falling on her three kids. Her heart was immediately filled with warmth. 

Chapter 3 

The chaos of the past had indeed turned her life upside down, but it had given her these precious children, and for that, she was grateful.