Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



After ending the call, Elysia furrowed her brows, lost in thought.

In truth, Blossom was still unconscious, and under normal circumstances, she'd have told Zane straight up not to disturb her while she rested. But just now, she had purposefully suggested Zane visit Blossom, wanting to gauge his reaction. The fact that Zane refused to go in her absence struck her as odd. And then there was the last time they met; Zane's gaze had been uncomfortably intense...

Elysia's frown deepened.

Though Zane and Winona's love story was the stuff of high school sweethearts turned lifelong partners, and Zane's affection for Winona was well- known, it seemed impossible for him to harbor any inappropriate thoughts towards her. Yet, she wasn't paranoid; these thoughts didn't just appear out of nowhere! She felt something was off with Zane! However, Blossom seemed to think Zane was perfectly normal.

Wasn't there a saying about the observer being clear-headed while the player gets lost in the game? Why did she feel Zane's gaze on her was unsettling, yet Blossom noticed nothing?

*Ding-*

Her phone suddenly chimed, snapping her out of her thoughts. Elysia received a message, "Little Elysia, your chance for revenge has arrived!" Her expression changed instantly! Her focus shifted from Zane to the message, suspecting it was from that mysterious lunatic!

Before she could react, another message came through, "This time, you don't have to get your hands dirty. I can have the law punish him and avenge you. Excited, huh?"

Elysia's heart pounded as she quickly replied, "It wasn't him who did it! He shouldn't face legal punishment!"

"Whether he did it or not isn't the point. You just need to go back to Evan and convince him to change his story. Tell the cops it was a homicide, and leave the rest to me."

Elysia's brows knitted tighter, "My child will not bear false witness! And I don't need your revenge! I've moved on from whatever was between him and me. Don't think about using me to harm him!"

"Moved on? After he left you battered and broke your spirit, ruining your prime years, you've stopped hating him?"

Elysia replied unhappily, "Whether I hate him is none of your business! It's between him and me!"

After a while, the person replied, "What if I use your secret to force you to obey me?"

Elysia's breathing grew rapid as she clenched her teeth and answered, "Do whatever you want! I will never do as you say!"

"Really? You're not afraid I'll reveal your secret to him? Not scared he'll find out you're Elijah's mother? That your son is also his son? Afraid he'll fight you for custody?"

Of course, she was scared! But more than fear, she refused to corrupt her child! She couldn't bear the thought of teaching Evan to lie. What would Evan think of her? How would he deal with it? Her son, bearing false witness to convict his own father, would be enough to torment Evan for life!

So, if she complied, she'd not only destroy herself but Evan as well! As a mother, she was a model for her children's learning; if she couldn't lead a good life, how could she teach them to do the same? She might not have much, but she could instill in her children the right values, teaching them right from wrong, to be good people!novelbin

"Go ahead and tell if you want! No matter what, I won't be used by you! Don't contact me again!"

Elysia, with a frown, sent the message. Just as she was about to block the number, she was suddenly bumped hard! Her phone fell to the ground.