Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1023

Evan and Pamela were waiting right at the main entrance of the mansion.

The moment Pamela caught sight of Elysia, she was all eyes on her!

She tilted her head, scrutinizing Elysia from head to toe—one moment in shock, the next furrowing her brows.

"Pamela, this is Evan's mother, Ms. Thorne. Ms. Thorne, meet my wife, Pamela," Clayton introduced.

It was Elysia's first time meeting her mother. Her eyes brimming with tears, her voice choked with emotion, she managed a soft, "Hello."

Pamela didn't respond immediately, still intently studying her, suddenly, her eyes widened,

"Irene! Irene! My Irene!"

Elysia and her brothers, Elliot, Evan, Emmett, were stunned.

Clayton, taken aback for a moment, quickly said, "Pamela, calm down, you're going to scare her."

"Clayton, Irene's back, it's Irene! Our Irene is back!"

Pamela was beside herself with excitement,

"Irene! Irene! It's Mommy here! My Irene! My baby Irene! Clayton...Irene... Oh...my Irene..."

Tears started streaming down Pamela's face, her words tumbling out in a frantic mix of joy and disbelief.

She reached for Clayton with her hands, wrapped in bandages, and then clutched Elysia's arm tightly,

"Irene, where did you go, honey? Mommy searched for you for so long, I combed through the entire pier and still couldn't find you...you...you scared me to death! Why have you only come back now? Mommy missed you every day... Oh, you're finally back..."

Elysia, choked up, let her own tears fall.

Clayton, with red-rimmed eyes, apologized,

"Sorry, Ms. Thorne, my daughter disappeared over twenty years ago. My wife, her heart aching for her child, is a bit out of her senses now. You and Evan bear a striking resemblance to her, that's why she got so worked up seeing you."

Elysia shook her head, "It's okay."

Clayton tried to comfort Pamela,

"Pamela, please, calm down. This is Ms. Thorne, not our daughter."

But Pamela, desperate, insisted, "It is! It is! It's Irene!"