Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1380

“Oh shoot, I’m gonna be late! I’ll catch up with you later. Don’t worry about the kids, I’ve got it covered!”

Blossom called over her shoulder to Elysia, then waved at Tarquin before hurrying into the preschool.

Elysia let out a deep breath, finally pulling herself back to the present.

…

The next few days went by smoothly.

The kids were busy with school, while Clayton and Pamela were up to their ears in renovating the new house.

Tarquin was slammed at work, and Elysia threw herself into studying holistic medicine.

A few days later, thanks to Benjamin’s hard work, Victor managed to crack the cure for the virus ahead of schedule.

The entire medical community cheered—it was a huge breakthrough. No one suspected Elysia or Tracey had anything to do with it.

It was the best possible outcome. Exactly what they’d been hoping for.

After dropping the kids off at school, Elysia came home, ready to dive back into her research. But then her phone rang—a call from an unfamiliar number.

She answered, only to hear Zane’s voice on the other end.

Her first instinct was to hang up, but Zane was faster. “Elysia, please don’t hang up. Just let me say what I have to say. If you hang up, I’ll keep calling until you’re sick of it.”

Elysia frowned. “What do you want?”

“A lot… There’s so much I want to say to you.”

Zane’s voice was low and a little broken, heavy with regret.

“I never thought we’d end up like this. I thought if we just toughed it out for a few years, I’d make enough money to give you the life you deserved. I never imagined…”

“Elysia, I was so close! Just a little more and I would’ve made it! But then Tarquin ruined everything. He ruined it all!”

“He’s destroyed me—”

As soon as he mentioned Tarquin’s name, Zane’s words became jagged, forced through clenched teeth.

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