Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem ( Elysia and Tarquin) novel Chapter 874

Elliot mulled over the situation for a while before turning to Evan,

"Where's White?"

Evan glanced at his wristwatch, then patted his pockets, his eyes widening, "Not with me!"

"Where could he be?"

Evan's eyes rolled around in thought, frustration coloring his tone, "I've got it!"

He spun on his heel and marched out, with Elliot and Elijah trailing behind.

Together, they headed to the nursery, finding White comfortably snoozing on the baby's pillow.

White was curled up on the baby's favorite dinosaur pillow!

Evan pursed his lips, rolled his eyes, and scurried over to pick White up by the tail, whispering sternly,

"You trying to give your sister a heart attack?"

He wasn't sure if the baby would be scared of a small snake, so he hadn't introduced White to her yet.

And there White went, sneaking off to cuddle with the baby on her own!

If the baby woke up to a snake staring her down, it would be tears for days!

White opened its eyes, flicking its red tongue in annoyance at Evan, wriggling to break free.

The more White struggled, the angrier Evan got!

Frustrated, he grabbed White firmly, bringing him face to face for a scolding!

For every word of reprimand, White responded with a defiant flick of its tongue.

Clearly, White wasn't taking this lying down.

Elliot and Elijah could only shake their heads at the scene.

Pets often take after their owners, and with Evan being so protective of his sister, it was no surprise White felt the same.

So when White saw the baby, he was instantly smitten!

But since Evan hadn't formally introduced them, White took it upon himself to sneak into her room and snuggle up on her pillow.

White had no idea it could potentially scare the baby!

Thinking it was quite charming, White was sure the baby would love it.

"Elijah, you've got a mission too. I want you to dig deeper into the residents of Hill Village, based on what dad has already found. List everyone who's still alive."

Elijah understood Elliot was probing into Kendrick and Keith's history, his brow furrowing,

"That night, the storm was fierce. No villagers were out and about, and nobody saw Grandpa dragging Keith up the hill. It's unlikely any villagers know exactly what happened up there."

This was something Tarquin had already looked into.

Digging further into the Hill Village residents wouldn't unearth any new clues.

Elliot proposed a new angle, "I know. Let's not focus on what happened on the hill. Let's find out what Grandpa was doing that night."

Elijah was puzzled.

Elliot elaborated, "Keith resents dad because of something Grandpa did. It implies Grandpa must've wronged Keith in some way.

But dad insists Grandpa wouldn't do anything atrocious!

So, the person who took Keith up the hill that night might not have been Grandpa after all.

If we can clarify Grandpa's actions during the incident, we can determine whether he was the one who took Keith up the hill.

If someone impersonated Grandpa, then whatever happened on that hill has nothing to do with him! Keith's grudge against dad would naturally dissolve, redirecting his vengeance towards Gideon and the Bradford family instead!"