Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 185

Chapter 185 

“Elysial” Her eyes reddened with unshed tears as she said, “He’s in a bad place right now! A very bad place!” 

Tarquin held his breath, trying to quell the storm rising within him. “What’s wrong 

with him?” 

“He has no light inside him. No water, no life, and nothing positive or uplifting. Just an endless fog and swirling dust. He’s lying in a desolate wasteland, battered and barely hanging on… He’s not going to make it.” 

Tarquin’s head buzzed as though struck by a gong. “What do you mean, hot going to make it? Be clear” 

in his mind, he’s not going to make it. When he can’t hold on any longer, in reality… he will… 

“He will what?” 

“He will die!” 

Tarquin gasped, the words hitting him like a ton of bricks. 

Elysia continued, “When he loses the will to live and the belief in his spirit, he will lose the desire to continue in reality. He’ll find any way to end it all, and that’s often the outcome for children with severe psychological issues.” 

“It can’t be! I told him I had found his birth mother. Shouldn’t he be excited and looking forward to it? Why would he still be so injured?” 

“You told him you found his mother?” 

“Yes. 

“He might not believe you, knowing you lied. Or maybe deep down, he feels that as long as his mother isn’t back, she’s not really found, and the search must go on to solve his current predicament. Only bringing his mother back might change that ” 

Terquin was silent. 

The room stayed quiet until an alarm broke the silence from outside. 

It was 6:30 am, Elijah’s time to wake up, but he remained asleep 

Elysia explained, “I had to hypnotize him earlier, so he needs to sleep a bit longer.” 

Tarquin said nothing. 

Elysia wasn’t sure what else to say. Elijah had been keeping her at arm’s length, preventing her from offering him any psychological counseling, Mental illness wasn’t something that could be cured with medication alone. 

After a whi 

upsetting him when he wakes.” 

a while, sensing that Elijah would soon awaken, Elysia stood to leave. “I should go, to avoid upset 

Tarquin glanced at Elijah and followed Elysia out of the room. 

“You don’t need to escort me,” she said as he approached the door. 

Tarquin didn’t reply, only grabbing a child’s scarf from a hook near the door and tossing it to her. 

It was soft and adorned with cartoon monsters- 

Cijah’s 

Elysia was taken aback. “You called me here just to giveme T 

Tarquin didn’t speak, closing the door behind him, heading downstairs.