Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1232

Zane was absolutely livid.

“Oh, I’m the villain, and he’s the perfect gentleman?!” he spat, voice shaking with rage. “If he’s such a great guy, maybe he shouldn't be dragging you along to mess with deadly viruses and their cures while telling you he loves you!”

He jabbed a finger in Elysia’s direction, eyes wild. “Do you even realize how dangerous this virus is? One slip, and you could get infected! And let me tell you, it’s not pretty—just pure agony!”

“He’s putting you in harm’s way. He doesn’t care about you at all!”

Elysia’s face flushed with anger. She clenched her fists and fired back, “Tarquin didn’t manipulate me into this! It was my idea to help with the research!”

“He only let me join because he knows there’s no stopping me—not because he doesn’t care!”

“But you—” she pointed right back at him, voice trembling, “You know how dangerous this is? You know how much people suffer after they’re infected? Yet you still unleashed this on the world! How could you be so heartless?!”

Zane’s voice rose to a guttural roar. “I did it for you! I was trying to make more money—so you could have a better life!”

“For me?” Elysia let out a bitter laugh. “Don’t kid yourself. You did it for you!”

“You’re just looking for a fancy excuse to ease your guilty conscience, but deep down you know exactly what you’ve done!”

Zane fell silent, breathing hard, unable to hide how much the truth stung.

Elysia took a couple shaky breaths, forcing herself to calm down.

“Zane, just wait. You’ll get what’s coming to you. And don’t even think about loving me—it makes me sick!”

With that, she spun on her heel and marched toward Tarquin.

Zane lunged after her, but Tarquin was faster—he stepped in and shoved Zane hard, sending him stumbling backward. Zane lost his balance and crashed to the floor.

Tarquin wrapped a protective arm around Elysia, glaring daggers at Zane. “Keep your hands off my wife!”