Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 261

"Seriously? Of course, he is!"

Elysia was a mess of nerves, her words slicing through the air like a knife as she interrupted.

With a fierce protective instinct, she positioned Elliot behind her, eyes blazing with a clear message for Tarquin: 'Dare to mess with my kid, and you're messing with me!'

Tarquin furrowed his brows, his gaze a mix of annoyance and confusion as he looked at her.

Elliot didn't like the way Tarquin was glaring at his mom. He tugged quietly at Elysia's shirt, signaling her to keep her cool for a moment.

Stepping forward, Elliot faced Tarquin with a slight frown.

This was their second encounter, and Elliot was better at controlling his emotions now.

His eyes mirrored his dissatisfaction, but confusion was there too.

He had made sure to wreck the surveillance himself, so what could Tarquin have possibly seen?

Uncertain, Elliot didn't jump into conclusions but simply asked, "What's up?"

Tarquin shifted his focus back to Elliot.

"The security cams at home went kaput all of a sudden. Just checking, did you head downstairs on your own just now?"

After moving in, they had beefed up their security with cameras everywhere.

But when Tarquin checked the footage earlier, he found their system had been sabotaged, knocking out the surveillance throughout the area.

So, he couldn't track down the mysterious man or figure out when or why Elijah had gone downstairs.

Nor could he tell if Elijah had gone down on his own, been taken, or perhaps led down.

That's why he rushed over to ask Elijah.

Elysia, caught off guard by his question, relaxed a bit, then silently fumed.

Man, can't he speak nicely for once?

She had thought he knew Elliot wasn't Elijah because of the surveillance footage!

She had been scared to death!

Elliot, hearing this, unclenched his fists and replied coldly, "I don't remember how I got downstairs."

"You don't?" Tarquin was puzzled.

"No."