Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 434

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Evan and Emmett tensed up again. "Bro!"

Elliot remained cool as a cucumber. "Forget about him, let him talk. He has no proof we aren't who we claim to be, and even if we were, it wouldn't affect him in the slightest. What really matters is what happened back then, not who's meeting him. So even if he figures out we're not Nola, it won't stop him from showing up. Besides, I'm pretty sure he's clueless."

The phone rang again the next second, still from a burner number. Elliot was even more convinced. "See, he's calling again. If we don't pick up, he's just bluffing. If he truly knew we weren't Nola, he wouldn't keep calling." Elliot hung up again. They definitely couldn't answer it, or their cover would be blown.

"Elliot, Evan, and Emmett, are you guys asleep?" Blossom's voice came from outside the door. The kids quickly stashed away Nola's smartphone and dove under their covers, pretending to be asleep.

Blossom gently pushed the door open and tiptoed inside. She checked on them, tucked them in a bit more, and then left. After the door closed, Elliot whispered to Emmett, "Once we're gone, Blossom is your responsibility."

"Don't worry, fooling Blossom is as easy as pie."

At eleven o'clock at night, certain Blossom was sound asleep, Elliot and Evan changed into their sneakers and hoodies, grabbed their backpacks, and headed out.

downstairs. Upon seeing them, the three had different reactions. Tarquin and Axel expected this, only Lowell was totally shocked! In the dead of night, why

audience, the boys masked up and left the complex, hailing a cab to the hotel. Before getting into the cab, Evan sharply

"What's up?" Elliot asked.

his brow, peering into the darkness for a moment before saying,

when Tarquin's group showed themselves. Lowell marveled, "Can't believe Ms. Thorne's sons have such sharp instincts. Almost caught us there. But

started his car, ready to tail them, but Tarquin stopped him, turning to Axel instead, "Follow them on your own.

Axel left the

kids run into trouble? No, wait, Axel's got skills; they won't notice him." Tarquin didn't reply, just said, "Contact the cab company, get the

serious look and immediately made the call. Soon they had their answer, "Marriott

property! Were these kids on

"Take the back roads!"

sped off, still couldn't help asking, "Wonder what those kids are up to. Should we

"No need."

Thorne blame us for not telling