Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 346

Elysia's heart skipped a beat, "!"

She dared not make any sudden moves, eyeing him warily.

But she saw he just grabbed her wrist and frowned, without waking up.

Elysia carefully reached for the towel with her other hand, trying once again to wipe his face.

As expected, before she could even touch his face, he swatted her hand away!

And yet, he still didn't open his eyes, just furrowed his brows tighter than before, clearly annoyed.

Elysia glared at him...

Was he subconsciously refusing to let her touch him?

Ha! Did she even want to touch him?! If it weren't for Elijah, she wouldn't bother with him!

Feeling wronged and humiliated, she had been trying to clean his face, and he was not appreciating it!

Well, if he didn't appreciate it, let him stay dirty!

Elysia wasn't going to indulge him. If he didn't want her help, fine by her. She didn't want to do it anyway!

She shrugged off his hand and took the towel to the bathroom...

After washing and hanging the towel, she spotted Elijah's tiny socks in the laundry basket, bent down, and washed them too.

Before she could finish, a sudden 'bang' made her jump, and she quickly turned around.

Tarquin, reeking of alcohol, leaned against the door frame, his eyes closed and brows furrowed, struggling with his tie, seemingly trying to yank it off.

But after a couple of tries that only loosened it, he didn't manage to take it off.

Clearly growing impatient, he suddenly pulled harder, ripping off the top two buttons of his shirt.

'Pop, pop.' The black buttons hit the floor, making a crisp sound.

Before Elysia could react, he staggered into the room in a sloppy manner.

This was the first time Elysia had seen him so unkempt!

He was always so aristocratically unapproachable, his suit always crisp without a wrinkle, the top two buttons of his shirt always fastened tightly, always wearing a tie when outside...

Lifting it, he gulped it down.

"?!?!?!" Elysia was utterly shocked!

That was the dirty water she used for washing socks!

He... he actually drank it!

He drank the water she used for washing stinky socks...

"Ew!" Elysia barely stopped herself from vomiting.

"Who?!" Tarquin seemed to only then realize there was someone else in the bathroom.

He looked at Elysia with a deep, suspicious gaze.

Elysia, frightened, quickly covered her mouth, afraid of being discovered now, given his terrifying look.

He had just drunk sock-washing water, which was kind of a big secret, right? Enough to get her silenced, right?!

Drunk as he was, Tarquin couldn't make out Elysia standing right in front of him.