Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1174

Zane had a thing for her, but when it came to money, he opted for Winona.

He was using Winona as a stepping stone, planning to come back to her once he was well-off.

This kind of behavior was the epitome of a scoundrel, a downright disgrace to love!

It was absolutely infuriating!

Elysia swallowed her disgust and reassured everyone, "I'm alright, but he's hidden Winona well. Even hypnosis didn't reveal her exact location, though we have some leads."

"We need to deal with him first, so he doesn't catch on and harm Winona."

Once he was gone, they could dive into details.

Everyone nodded in agreement, "Yeah, yeah."

When Zane snapped back to reality, Elysia was still tending to his wounds, which were stinging something fierce.

Zane felt something was off, a gnawing unease.

It was like he had just blacked out!

Elysia asked nonchalantly, "What's up? Still hurts?"

Zane frowned, glancing at the wall clock. Only a few minutes had passed.

It was impossible for anyone to have pulled a fast one on him in that short time.

It must just be the pain!

"Nah, it's just a bit sore, but I can handle it."

Elysia remarked, “Blossom's nails are long, she might’ve pressed too hard.”

Blossom played along, "Sorry, Zane. Seeing you just reminded me of Winona, and I got flustered."

Zane was seething inside, but maintained a composed demeanor, "I’m to blame, not you guys."

Once Elysia finished patching him up, the group resumed discussing Winona and the illegitimate child.

Time slipped by, and when Zane next glanced at the clock, it was already after eleven in the morning.

He hadn’t noticed Evan had discreetly set the clock back to the right time.

"Alright."

Elysia grabbed a notepad and started sketching for Tarquin.

Just then, Tarquin's phone buzzed. It was Lowell calling.

"Tarquin, we’ve found evidence in the Thorne family basement confirming Winona was indeed there."

Tarquin's sharp eyes narrowed. Over the past few days, he pondered a question.

If Blake was really an accomplice, why hadn’t Zane silenced him by now?

He had the clout to spring the Thorne family from jail, so surely he could also ensure their demise behind bars.

Not killing them wasn’t out of mercy.

It could only mean the Thorne family had something on Zane, something he feared.

"Got it, set it up. I need to see Blake!"