Chapter 178


    The moment they met, Emmett blurted out. “Mommy, why’s your face all red? Your ears, too?”


    Elysia flushed with embarrassment and said, “Oh, I was just helping the clerk restock some items, and


    it got a bit warm


    Emmett bought the story. “So you were just hot


    Elysia chuckled, gearing up to change the subject when Evan, the little straight–shooter, suddenly


    asked, “Mommy, who was that man you just kissed?”


    “What?” Elysia was dumbstruck.


    “I saw everything. Mommy You jumped right into his arms and even stood on your tiptoes to kiss him.


    When the guy fell back, he wrapped his arms around your waist, just like couples do on TV. You were


    all huggy and kissy”


    Elysia was speechless. She wished the ground would swallow her up, hearing that from her little boy!


    Now, not only were her face and ears red, but her neck was flushed too!


    “Are you in love, Mommy?” Evan probed further


    Elysia’s eyshes fluttered madly, at a loss for words


    If not so why kiss the guy?


    If yes? She didn’t want to weave that web of lies.


    Just when she didn’t know what to do. Elliot came to her rescue, “Evan, Mommy’s ady, and asking


    her directly like that will make her shy


    “Huh? How should I ask, then?” Evan’s face was the picture of innocence.


    Elliot nced at Mommy as he said, “Don’t ask at all. It’s Mommy’s little secret.”


    With that, he took Evan and Emmett by the hand and headed for the toy department, distracting them


    with the promise of choosing new 10ys


    “Elliot is such a sweetheart Blossom remarked, giving Elliot a nod of approval before elbowing Elysia


    with a mischievous grin, “So, spill the beans, what’s the deal?”


    Elysia exhaled. “It’splicated,”


    “Complicated? Who did you kiss? Any guy you’d take the initiative with has to be someone special


    Come on, dish the dirt, I want the scoop.”


    “Special, my foot Elysia was fuming. “It was Elijah’s dad! He’s been tailing me, copying everything I


    buy. I confronted him and we had a row. I didn’t expect Evan to show up. If he’d seen Evan, we


    would’ve been in a world of trouble. So, thinking on my feet, I just…um, grabbed his face to distract


    him. And besides, he was wearing a mask.


    Blossom gasped. “It was him?”


    *Who else?”


    “Holy smokes, lucky I grabbed Evan and got out of the


    “Yep! Nicely done, you’ve earned an extra drumstick tonight


    Blossom was still shaken,


    “But why is he stalking you and buying the same things?”


    “He says it’s because Elijah likes the meals I make and wanted to check out my ingredients and


    seasonings.”


    “Why not just ask you? Oh wait, you stated clearly that you want nothing to do with her now, so that


    excuse kinda holds water.”


    Elysia pressed her lips together. Regardless of the reason, having Evan see her kiss a man was not a


    good thing. She felt like she hadn’t set a good example for her kids!


    “We better be more careful from now on, especially since we’re in the same city. Running into each


    other is just too likely,” Blossom


    advised.


    Elysia nodded firmly. “Yeah!”“”


    They had to be careful, Jindale City wasn’t that big, and the chances of bumping into each other were


    high. She should really get moving on the divorce with Tarquin! And take the kids and get out of here!


    Tomorrow, she’d confront Tarquin and force him to finalize the divorce!