Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1185

Outside the hospital room, Elysia whispered, "You guys have figured it out, right? Ridley didn't actually cheat, so why would Winona break her contract over him? Is Winona just acting, or has Zane brainwashed her?"

Tarquin replied, "Doesn't seem like brainwashing. When Winona accused Ridley of cheating, Zane looked genuinely surprised. If he had brainwashed her, he wouldn't have been so thrown off."

"You mean Winona's faking it?" Elysia asked.

"That's right," Tarquin nodded.

"Then why didn't she just come clean when she was safe before Zane showed up?"

Keaton chimed in, "Because of that pretty nurse in the room."

"Huh?" Elysia was taken aback.

Keaton narrowed his eyes with a knowing grin, "That nurse is one of Zane's people. There's definitely something going on between them, and I bet Winona knows it too. With her there, Winona probably didn't dare to be honest."

Elysia was even more shocked, "How do you know?"

"The way they looked at each other was practically sparking. I've got an eye for these things."

Elysia was speechless.

Keaton was confident, "If you don't believe me, ask Tarquin to dig into it. I'd bet my bottom dollar they're having an affair!"

Elysia frowned; she wasn't interested in Zane's messy love life. What she really wanted was to get to the bottom of Winona's situation.

Tarquin, sensing her thoughts, suggested, "If you want to know what's really going on, you should ask Winona directly."

"And how am I supposed to do that? Zane's here now, and he's not leaving her side."

"That's easy," Tarquin smirked. "You distract him, and I'll send someone to get the scoop."

"Shh—" The little guy gestured for silence as soon as he landed, aiming it at Winona.

Evan was the perfect choice for this covert mission; nimble and quick, a window climb was child's play. Plus, Winona would recognize him as Elysia's son, someone she could trust. And if she truly had amnesia, even if Zane caught him, Evan could play it off as sneaking in to surprise Blossom.

Zane never paid much attention to the kids; after all, they were just children.

Winona was startled to see Evan, sitting up quickly and eyeing him warily.

Evan hurried over to her, "Winona, don't be scared. My mom's got Zane out of the way! We've taken care of the cameras, so he won't know I'm here."

"Here, look at this. Mom wrote it."

"Mom wants to know, are you really suffering from amnesia, or is there another reason you're pretending?"

Winona quickly took the note, recognizing Elysia's handwriting instantly. Her eyes welled up, and she glanced toward the door. Lowering her voice, she said, "Tell your mom, it's all Zane's doing. That bastard! I caught him cheating and wanted a divorce, so he set me up!"