Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

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Elysia suddenly burst into tears, screaming at the top of her lungs!

She clenched onto his shirt so tightly, her whole body shaking uncontrollably, overwhelmed with emotion.

Her eyes were shut tight, as if trapped in a nightmare.

Tarquin quickly called out to her, "Elysia!"

It took several shouts before Elysia finally snapped her eyes open, gasping for air, her breaths short and rapid.

“Having a nightmare?” Tarquin asked.

Elysia's eyes were glossy, staring blankly at him.

For a few seconds, she was in a daze before finally recognizing him and burst into tears, her words tumbling out incoherently,

"Tarquin, we have a daughter, and she's been taken by a bad man, a man who wants to hurt her. She's terrified, and I want to save her! But I can't beat him, what do I do? I can't protect our daughter, I can't protect her, I'm such a failure of a mother, I'm so useless, oh why am I so useless..."

Elysia was heartbroken, blaming herself, while Tarquin's brow furrowed deeply, his heart aching for her.

He knew she would break down the moment she found out about their daughter!

"Elysia, don't be scared, it was just a nightmare."

But Elysia, as if not hearing him, cried even harder,

"Tarquin, please, you have to save her. I can't, but you can, you're so capable, you can surely bring our daughter back! Please, save her, hurry..." Tarquin held her tight, "Elysia, our daughter is not in danger, don't scare yourself."

Elysia, her voice rising uncontrollably,

“She's been kidnapped! She's in danger! She's so much younger than Elliot, Evan, and Elijah, how can she survive without us, you have to save her... oh..."

Tarquin gently pressed his lips against hers, silencing her cries in an attempt to calm her down.

Her emotions were so intense, as if she'd lost her mind; he needed to soothe her before things got worse.

After the kiss, Tarquin tenderly kissed away her tears and her forehead, pulling her head close to his chest. Holding her tightly, he whispered soothingly,

“Elysia, our girl is already five, she's doing just fine, believe me, she's not in any immediate danger."

Elysia finally calmed down.

Clinging to his shirt, she sobbed softly,

"Tarquin, someone took our daughter, our baby girl has been kidnapped! I'm so worried about her, I'm really so worried..." Tarquin's heart shattered,

"I know! But don't worry, I promise we'll find our daughter! Stop scaring yourself, and don't scare me."

Elysia buried her face into his chest, her tears unstoppable.

The joy of discovering they had a daughter was immense!

But the thought of her being in the hands of villains terrified her.

Especially with the recent surge in online discussions about child trafficking, her fears were amplified...

Falling into a restless sleep, she dreamt a horrifying dream.

She dreamt of giving birth to quadruplets, the nurse handed them to her, commenting on her fortune, three boys and a girl, all healthy - a perfect family.

But in the next moment, as she reached to see her children, a menacing figure barged in and snatched away two of her babies.

She screamed, tumbling out of bed, chasing after her children in desperation.

Suddenly, the sky opened up, pouring rain accompanied by thunder and lightning, her children's cries breaking her heart. She followed their cries through the storm, searching frantically.

Finally finding them, she discovered only one child remained in the villain's grasp.

The kidnapper, knife in hand, poised to harm her child.

She screamed 'No!' throwing herself forward to save her child.

The villain turned to her with a sneer, chuckling menacingly.