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Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 3

Six years later, at Jindale City's train station.

As Elysia stepped off the train with her three sons in tow, they immediately became an eye-catcher.-

Dressed in simple and cozy attire, Elysia's natural beauty was still breathtaking. Even without makeup, her expression seemed to captivate onlookers.

The kids were adorably cute, their large eyes peeking on the top of their masks, glistening and round. Their long eyelashes fluttered, instantly endearing them to anyone who glanced their way.

Looks like another case of cajoling people to have a kid of their own.

Elysia paid no mind to the stares. Standing at the exit of the train station, she gazed at the surroundings that were both familiar and strangely alien, her mind awash with emotions.

Back then, Tarquin had accused her of infidelity and thus thrust her into the eye of a scandalous storm.

A month later, she discovered she was pregnant, which seemed to confirm Tarquin's accusations. The gossip and rumors nearly drowned her. Her foster parents, embarrassed by her and seeing no further use for her, had cut ties and kicked her out of the house.

She knew the children was from that stranger. Abortion crossed her mind, but after much thought, she couldn't bring herself to do it.

That children were also her flesh and blood! The children had come to her, and that was fate. No matter how difficult, she was determined to bring the children into the world and raise them.

Afraid her tarnished reputation might affect her children's future, she left Jindale City to live in the countryside.

Life as a pregnant woman alone was tough, and finding work was the first major hurdle. Many employers were hesitant to hire her because of her condition.

But she had to work. She needed money. She needed to eat, to pay for hospital bills, to prepare for baby formula, and to save for their schooling...

Eventually, she managed to find a job at a diner. Terrified of being fired, she worked harder than anyone else, never taking a day off. This led to malnutrition and exhaustion.

In her ninth month of pregnancy, she fainted on her way home from work.

Strangely, when she came to, she found herself and her children deep in the mountains.

She still didn't know what had happened back then till this day.

Who had performed the cesarean section?

Who had taken her and her children to the mountains?

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