Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1162

"I've got a plan, but it might be a bit rough on you."

Ridley responded without missing a beat, "No worries, no worries. As long as we can save Winona, I'd give my life for it! Just tell me what to do."

Tarquin paused for a moment before speaking again.

...

By the time Tarquin got home, it was already late at night. Before he even got out of the car, his phone buzzed with a message. [Tarquin, are you still awake?]

He called back immediately, "Talk to me."

"We've scoped out the Thorne estate. There's nobody guarding it, but there is a cellar."

"But the cellar's empty. I've sent the pictures to your phone."

Tarquin glanced down, opening the pictures. The cellar looked damp and dark, exactly as Sarah had described, with heavy iron chains clinging to the walls. There was also a stainless steel bowl, crusted with dirt, as if it hadn't been used in

ages.

seemed Winona had indeed been kept at the Thorne estate. But she'd been

that could be used as

"Got it!"

of questions. As soon

his heart. He gently touched her cheek, speaking softly, "We've got leads from the

DNA samples. If we find evidence that Winona was kept there,

can use them to trace Winona's whereabouts and hopefully make them testify against the real

the Thornes? What are they

They clam up at the mention

minds. Don't worry, I've got

Winona's

eyes widened in surprise, then

much, and he's always

with Zane a close second. With his daughter missing and his son-in-law a suspect, Ridley's

sighed quietly, "He's really upset, but don't worry too