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.

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

cellar thoroughly. Look for hair, anything that could be used as evidence. Bring that

"Got it!"

the bedroom. Elysia was still awake, her eyes full of questions. As soon as he walked in, she asked anxiously, "Any news about

cheek, speaking softly, "We've got leads from the Thorne estate.

collecting DNA samples. If we find evidence that Winona was kept

to trace Winona's whereabouts and hopefully make them testify

the Thornes? What are they

They clam up at the mention of

minds. Don't worry, I've got a

Winona's father

eyes widened in surprise, then her

so much, and he's always treated Zane like

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

don't worry