Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 218

“So, she didn’t accuse Ms. Thome’s son. She accused Ms. Thorne herself. Even though we didn’t find Ms. Thorne’s fingerprints, we did find her son’s. That makes Ms. Thome very suspicious. We’re still digging into the details.”

“Let’s hurry over. Don’t let the cops take anyone away!”

“Got it!”

At that moment, Elliot was simmering with frustration but remained politely firm as he explained to the police, “I was the one who made the 911 call last night. My brother and I sneaked out to the park while our mom was away, and we stumbled upon her unconscious, so I called for help.”

The officer was taken aback. “You made the call?”

“Yeah, you can check if you don’t believe me.”

“Then why didn’t we see you when we arrived?”

“Well, my brother and I had sneaked out, and we were afraid of getting scolded by mom, so we hid behind some bushes. We only after the officers arrived.”

left

One of the officers came over and whispered, “We just checked, the emergency call was indeed made from this kid’s smartwatch, and Ms. Thorne was sick last night, with alibis to prove she couldn’t have committed the crime.”

The officers exchanged looks and reluctantly decided to leave for now.

had told them, the evidence spoke louder, and without

into custody today without solid proof,

call from the police this morning. After hearing Elliot’s explanation, she finally felt a weight lift off her

door. And as she opened it, Tarquin’s handsome face suddenly appeared, catching her off

just

beat, her anxiety

“bang,” she quickly shut the door, standing guard as if facing an intruder, eyeing Tarquin warily.

was outside, separated only by

the father and sons

unaware he had sons out there, especially

of him, Tarquin frowned in displeasure.

F

Elliot and Evan, they could

We were just

and explained, “I’m not his wife!

“Oh? They’re not?”

“No!”

they look so much like…”