Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 765

"When we get married, we'll pour our hearts into making our home a beautiful, cozy, and happy place, okay?"

Tarquin's Adam's apple bobbed, his heart pounding with fervor, "Absolutely!"

He gripped her hand tighter, his feelings a complex mix of past guilt, love, and now, a newfound tenderness.

His Elysia... he wished he could gather all the love in the world and present it to her!

His Elysia had endured so much, she deserved all the love and beauty life had to offer...

...

Tarquin didn't rush to confront the Thorne family about their past wrongs. For him, Elysia was what mattered most.

He stayed by her side in the hotel, serenading her with love songs, cracking jokes, and sharing amusing stories from his childhood to cheer her up. They even started planning their future home together...

For lunch, they dined in the hotel. Tarquin insisted on feeding Elysia, spoonful by spoonful.

When Elysia protested, he teased, "I just want to pamper you, please indulge this knight in shining armor."

At the word 'knight,' Elysia's cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"I'm not a child who needs to be spoon-fed! Always being waited on hand and foot, I'll become helpless."

Tarquin gently blew on the spoonful of seafood chowder before offering it to her lips, "Becoming helpless is perfect. Then no other man would dare want you! I intend to spoil you rotten, so you'll have no choice but to grow old with me."

Elysia's face was a picture of happiness, the shadows in her heart dispersed by his love, leaving only joy and contentment.

In the afternoon, Tarquin and Elysia took a nap together. Waking up around five, Elysia stretched lazily, freshening up in the bathroom before mentioning they should visit the kids at the hospital.

After Elysia retreated to the bathroom, Tarquin's expression darkened.

He was about to call Axel to track down the Thorne family when Lowell's call came through first.

"Tarquin, I did some digging and found two gay men, but they're both healthy and not disabled."

Yet, Tarquin never considered himself in the equation, not fitting the bill of being disabled or gay.

Plus, he had genuinely forgotten he was still legally married, so it never crossed his mind that he could be Elysia's husband!

After hanging up, Tarquin reached out to Axel, instructing him to find the Thorne family.

He told Axel to hold them until he could confront them in person. He had no regard for any supposed familial bonds; after all they put his Elysia through, it was time for payback.

He planned to make them experience the pain and humiliation tenfold.

But before he could make his move, the Thorne family surprisingly showed up on their doorstep!

Tarquin was somewhat taken aback, "?"

However...

They were practically delivering themselves to him on a silver platter. One word summed up his feelings: Excellent!