Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 893

Keith furrowed his brows, his voice tinged with a cold indifference, "Move!"

Tarquin gave him a complex look, ignoring his demand and walked straight towards the trio,

"Are you all okay? Any injuries?"

Elliot and Elijah shook their heads in unison.

Evan, unable to hide his anxiety, blurted out,

"We were too late. Lucian got knocked out by someone else. I don't know if he can wake up! If he doesn't, we lose this lead!"

Tarquin, with a face full of compassion, gently patted Evan's head, "It's okay."

He then turned to Keith, his brows knitting together, his expression turning frosty,

"Before you go, listen to this recording. It's about your foster parents."

Keith stopped in his tracks, surprised, and turned to Tarquin, "What?"

Tarquin pulled out a recorder, pressing play in front of Keith.

On the rooftop, the voices of Keith's foster parents filled the air, charged with emotion,

"... We had no clue what got into him that day. He had been so eager to go with Ms. Gonzalez.

When Ms. Gonzalez said she wanted to adopt him, he was over the moon, practically bouncing off the walls with joy!

Because he was so happy, his old man gave him a beating, calling him an ungrateful wretch!

Usually, he'd just clench his teeth and bear it, not even letting a whimper escape him when he cried. But that day, even after the beating, he was still grinning like an idiot!

Can you imagine how happy he must have been? He really wanted to go with Ms. Gonzalez.

But when Ms. Gonzalez and her boyfriend came to pick him up, he suddenly lashed out, even bit Ms. Gonzalez's boyfriend. We had no idea what got into him!

It rained cats and dogs that night. We noticed he had run out and went looking for him.

He was there, comforting Ms. Gonzalez about the Aiden situation.

We were utterly shocked. We had clearly seen him in a black raincoat taking Aiden to the old mill, how could he be at the school?

And his hair was dry, his clothes and shoes too, didn't look like he had been out at all!

The person who had been showing us the film at school was also there, saying that depending on the situation, if Ms. Gonzalez's boyfriend couldn't handle it, he would talk to Aiden, see what he really wanted.

Although curious about how Ms. Gonzalez's boyfriend managed to be at the mill and then at the school in such a short span, we didn't dare to ask more.

After eavesdropping for a bit, we just headed home, baffled.

The next day, Aiden was gone!

When Ms. Gonzalez and her boyfriend came looking, we didn't dare tell the truth. Aiden must have been harmed by Ms. Gonzalez's boyfriend, and if we spoke up, what if he came after us?

So, we pretended to know nothing, lying that Aiden had gone to see Ms. Gonzalez the previous night and hadn't returned.