Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 561

After a moment, Elysia steadied herself, rising from Tarquin's embrace. Drying her tears, she crouched down to wipe away the tears of the three little ones.

"Don't cry now, okay? Elijah is going to be just fine. He'll be up and about in no time."

Emmett, sniffling and with a voice as tender as a glass of warm milk, asked, "If Elijah is okay, why didn't he come out with Mommy?"

Elysia soothed him gently, "Elijah is still resting inside. He hasn't woken up yet."

Evan immediately asked, "Can we go see him then?"

"Of course, we can."

Getting up, Elysia said to Tarquin, "I'm going to the restroom. You guys go in and see Elijah, okay? Dr. Benjamin is in there with him."

"Alright." Tarquin quickly led the three little ones into the ICU.

Elijah lay quietly on the hospital bed, surrounded by a maze of tubes, his complexion pale. Yet, the monitors on the bedside table showed his vitals were stable.

With eyes red from crying, Emmett asked Elliot, "Brother, does it hurt where Elijah is?"

Elliot's heart squeezed at the question. Elijah had indeed been pulled back from the brink, and he must be in pain. Mommy and the doctors had worked tirelessly to save him. He had been poisoned and surely felt as if he was burning from the inside. Trying to ease Emmett's worry, he comforted, "Don't worry, Elijah is sleeping now. He doesn't feel the pain."

"Yeah, I hope Elijah gets well soon."

Tarquin stood behind them, his brows furrowed as he looked at his son's frail form on the bed. In this moment, his worry was replaced by a deep sense of tenderness and rage. Whoever dared to harm his Elijah, good! The pain and suffering Elijah endured today, he would repay it tenfold!

"Have you identified the poison yet?"

"Alright." Tarquin affectionately ruffled Elliot's hair before standing to leave. As he made his way towards the restroom to inform Elysia of his departure, he hadn't gotten far when he saw her collapsed in the hallway!

Tarquin's heart tightened, and he rushed over, "Elysia!"

Hearing the commotion, the three little ones also hurried out, "Mommy!"

Dr. Benjamin quickly examined Elysia, "Don't worry too much, she just fainted."

Tarquin frowned, "She was fine just a moment ago, how could she suddenly faint?"

Dr. Benjamin explained, "The stress from Elijah's emergency took its toll, plus she was in the ICU fighting for Elijah for hours. It's more than most could bear, draining both emotionally and physically. But don't panic, a few IV nutrition bags and a good night's rest should do the trick. Let's get her to a room."