Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 504

The next second, someone knocked and came in with breakfast.

Seeing the scrambled eggs, bacon, pancakes, and a variety of pastries, Elysia was even more shocked, "Is the food in jail always this good?"

"This isn't a prison, dummy!" Tarquin sneered, glancing at the thermos she brought, "Did you bring me breakfast?"

"Yeah, I thought you'd have nothing to eat, or just stale bread and pickles. Had I known you eat like a king, I wouldn't have bothered."

"Open it. Let's see what you've got."

Elysia mumbled, "It's nothing fancy like yours, don't bother."

Nevertheless, Tarquin had the luxurious breakfast cleared away and took the thermos Elysia brought over to him, opening it himself. He took out the food one by one and laid it in front of him: a homemade savory pancake, a side of chilled veggies, two boiled eggs, and a bowl of oatmeal.

Seeing him not move, Elysia thought he was disgusted and mumbled again, "I told you it's nothing fancy. If you don't want it, fine by me."

She made a move to pack it up, but Tarquin slapped her hand away.

"Why'd you hit me?!"

Tarquin said nothing, just lowered his head and started to eat.

Elysia was surprised and was about to say something when he said, "Don't talk while eating."

Elysia was speechless, "What era are you living in? 'Don't talk while eating,' my foot! I'm asking you, have the police given you any explanation for keeping you so long?"

Tarquin ignored her, quietly eating his breakfast. He usually didn't care much about the 'don't talk while eating' rule, but today was different. He wanted to seriously enjoy this meal, cherishing not so much the food but the feeling it brought him... warmth, beauty. Even though there might be thousands who wished him dead, there were still those who cared about him, right?

Elysia didn't realize he could feel neglected. Unable to empathize with him at the moment, she just watched him ignore her, not saying anything else.

Only when he had finished everything did she ask with wide eyes, "Did I not bring enough? Are you still hungry?"