Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 953

White nudged him with its little head, sensing his gloom, trying to offer comfort.

Evan said, "White, you don't want him to be sad, do you?"

White flicked its forked tongue out at him in response.

Evan chuckled, "Good boy, White! Let's head back, and I'll treat you to a feast! We've got to nail this mission to keep him from being down in the dumps. Let's go, off to find Grandma!"

Finding Grandma's ashes without him knowing was the plan. If he didn't know where they were, it wouldn't break his heart.

Evan leaped gracefully to the top of the garden wall and then jumped down into the yard.

Following the route he had scoped out earlier, he quietly moved several hundred meters forward until he reached the forbidden area's gate.

The red-brown wooden gate was securely locked. No getting through that.

Evan decided to scale the wall to get inside.

not a single light,

through the

Evan wasn't scared. Turning on his flashlight, he

his

an archway into a

corners stood a temple, each housing a fierce, wide-eyed statue brandishing weapons, as if guarding the

the courtyard was a well, its mouth wide, covered

and the stone were engraved with

the well, returning to Evan's side, flicking his

dried-up well? This has got to be the

Elliot's voice

ashes are right beneath

well in the forbidden area. It's definitely in there, but the well cover is chained. Can I just break the lock?" "No, we can't be 100% sure

for Evan to stealthily retrieve the ashes for Tarquin

Grandma's ashes, Tarquin assured them he

Tarquin could confirm it, then it was

if they weren't Grandma's ashes, then he'd continue to deceive Gideon as