Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 492

So, saying he's ignorant isn't even slightly unfair! And as for being unreasonable—

It's because he actually believed those old rumors, saying that six years ago, mom's behavior was questionable. Wasn't he basically saying he thought mom was living a loose life back then? Who started those rumors anyway? What right did he have to criticize mom? It was infuriating! With his attitude, it's no wonder mom never liked him. And if mom did ever take a fancy to him, I'd be the first to make sure he had a hard time!

Tonight, mom said she wanted to bury the hatchet and live peacefully with him, which means she's not holding a grudge anymore! Normally, all he'd have to do now is try to win mom's favor, but look at him now...

The more Elliot thought about it, the angrier he got, to the point that when he left the study, he slammed the door really loud.

Tarquin was baffled! He had no idea what Elliot was thinking, so he was quite puzzled by Elliot's sudden change of attitude. Just a second ago, everything was fine between them, and then suddenly... Our friendship was like a boat that capsized without warning! Did he learn to flip-flop like this from Elysia, that silly woman? And him, running after his wife in tears? As if begging for reconciliation at a funeral? No way. He would never actively pursue Elysia, so the whole "chasing after his wife in tears" scenario was off the table.

Tarquin put away his headset and left the study. He glanced towards the bedroom. Elysia was still asleep, and Evan, Emmett, and Elijah were all lying by her side, keeping watch. Elliot was not there; he had gone to the bathroom. Tarquin knocked on the bathroom door, telling Elliot he was leaving. Elliot didn't respond. He knew the kid was upset, but since he had to go to Future Community, he didn't try to appease Elliot and just left.

As soon as he got downstairs, he received a call from Axel, "Zane showed up."

Tarquin was surprised, "Zane? He met up with Blossom?"

Tarquin pondered for a moment, "Keep an eye on them."

"Got it."

After hanging up, he got in his car and drove towards Future Community himself. Regardless of whether Zane was the mysterious person, he had to visit that old lady's house since the dead cats were found there. Those dead cats might have been killed by the mysterious person or an accomplice, and Blossom, unaware, might have disposed of them in the trash. Or, maybe Blossom did it herself at the old lady's house. After all, people can be devious, and helping stray cats regularly doesn't clear her of suspicion. In this world, there's no shortage of hypocrites. Though he also felt it was unlikely that Blossom was the one harming the cats, he couldn't rule it out. Maybe a lot of questions could be answered at that old lady's house! So, he had to check it out himself!