Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 743

After a brief silence, Elliot finally spoke up,

"The attack came out of nowhere. I didn't catch a good look at the attacker, but their aim was clear. It was premeditated, and the precision in their movements was that of a professional hitman!"

Evan was puzzled, "But if they were a professional, why did they botch the job?"

"They didn't botch anything," Elliot explained. "They likely never intended to kill me. A professional would know exactly how to miss vital spots, to injure without killing."

Tarquin felt a wave of guilt wash over him, his face the picture of remorse,

"This is on me. The attacker was targeting me, to scare you guys, to make mom freak out."

Elliot, half-reclining on the hospital bed, turned his head towards him and said frankly,

"It involves you, but it's not entirely about you. The real target seems to be to drive mom away from you. It's less about targeting you and more about getting to mom. I suspect the attacker is..."

"The mysterious stranger!"

"Keith!"

and son exclaimed in

eyes for a couple

going on. After you were injured and needed a blood transfusion, Keith suddenly showed up at the hospital. He's a major suspect." Elliot also frowned, adding, "The mysterious stranger once said outright

up, "Is it possible that Keith is the

at Elijah, their brows furrowed in unison,

dad that he would take mom away from him. That's exactly what the mysterious stranger said! Plus, Keith clearly doesn't like mom, yet he wants to take her away, which is just like

Elliot had been trying hard to investigate Keith but came up with

was the same situation they faced when looking into the mysterious stranger: despite trying everything, they ended up with zero useful information! Given their

up trouble without any clear motive for

stranger had always given

similarities between Keith and the mysterious

they were

room fell silent for

definitely suspicious, but we have no evidence to prove he's the mysterious stranger. So, for now, let's not act against him

specifically addressing