Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 427

At the same time, he understood why Elliot had messaged him to buy time. It turned out to be so Emmett could do their makeup and fool their dad.

Elijah nodded and said to Tarquin, "Dad, why don't you head home first? I'll come back later with Mom."

"I'll make sure Elijah is safe. You can go," said Elysia, quickly taking the four kids and heading home.

Tarquin watched them leave, his stylish brows furrowing slightly.

Lowell whispered, "Those three sons of Ms. Thorne seem pretty normal, don't they? Why did Ms. Slater insist you meet them? And what is Ms. Thorne so afraid of? Why was she so scared to go upstairs?"

Tarquin didn't know what struck him, but his frown deepened...

Upstairs.

As soon as Elysia got home, she hurriedly locked the door from the inside, as if she was scared Tarquin would suddenly barge in.

Elliot tried to comfort her, "Mom, don't worry. If we don't want him to see us, he won't get the chance."

Elysia sighed in relief, "Thank goodness you guys are smart, and thank goodness Emmett's makeup skills are top-notch!"

After saying this, she even went up to Emmett and gave him a big kiss, then asked, "Is Blossom doing okay?"

"Yeah, she's sleeping in her room."

Elysia opened the bedroom door to peek at Blossom, who was indeed asleep on the bed.

Elliot said, "Mom, let's not disturb Blossom's sleep. Let her rest."

Elysia didn't think much of it and closed the door again, quickly pulling Elliot aside to ask, "Elliot, tell me, how did you know Nola was pregnant?"

Elliot smiled gently, "Don't worry, Mom. I'm either at school or at home. She won't have a chance to hurt me. She can't just kidnap me in broad daylight, right?"

Evan confidently added, "Mom, don't worry. I've got Elliot's back! I'll make sure he's safe!"

Elijah also said, "Mom, don't worry. If necessary, I can ask Dad to step in. We won't let anything happen to Elliot."

The kids reassured her one by one, and Elysia's worries eased. Still, she reminded Elliot, "Be careful not to be alone too much these days."

"Okay, Mom, don't worry. Mom, I'm hungry. Can you make us some pasta? It's been a while since we had your homemade soup pasta."

"Sure!"

After sending Elysia away, Elliot quickly gathered Evan, Emmett, and Elijah back to their room. Now that they had managed to send Tarquin off and reassure Elysia, it was time to focus on the day's main event. To make sure their plan to lure out the mysterious person was foolproof, they needed to prepare in advance. All four of them had roles to play. It was time for them to act together.