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Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 736

"Elysia, can you believe it? You've only ever had my child. No one else's!" Tarquin couldn't contain his laughter. "I mean, wow!"

Elysia blinked, staring at him as if he had lost his mind. "And that's news...how?"

Had the guy gone completely bonkers with joy?

"Hey, hey, just take a breath, will you?"

Tarquin couldn't help but spill his excitement, "I am calm! Totally calm! It's just...I can't stop laughing. I'm over the moon, Elysia! How did I get so lucky? Tell me, am I not the luckiest guy alive?"

After his rant, his stomping around, and calling out her name until his eyes welled up, Elysia couldn't stand it anymore. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him, pouring all her love into that one gesture, hoping to calm the storm in his heart.

Tarquin quickly took over, kissing her back passionately, channeling all his excitement into their embrace.

When the kiss ended, his tense nerves finally relaxed, his voice hoarse, "Elysia, thank you. Thank you for such an incredible surprise."

Elysia, catching her breath, tried to steady her emotions. She had planned to wait until his birthday to tell him, but she couldn't hold back any longer. She couldn't bear the thought of the Bradfords squeezing him for money or letting them badmouth him without doing anything about it.

"I wanted it to be a birthday gift, but I guess the surprise came early. Now I've got nothing left for your birthday."

Tarquin, affectionately kissing her forehead, whispered, "This surprise... it's enough to last me a lifetime."

But following the joy came a wave of guilt and remorse as he thought back to six years ago...

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