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Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1162

"I've got a plan, but it might be a bit rough on you."

Ridley responded without missing a beat, "No worries, no worries. As long as we can save Winona, I'd give my life for it! Just tell me what to do."

Tarquin paused for a moment before speaking again.

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By the time Tarquin got home, it was already late at night. Before he even got out of the car, his phone buzzed with a message. [Tarquin, are you still awake?]

He called back immediately, "Talk to me."

"We've scoped out the Thorne estate. There's nobody guarding it, but there is a cellar."

"But the cellar's empty. I've sent the pictures to your phone."

Tarquin glanced down, opening the pictures. The cellar looked damp and dark, exactly as Sarah had described, with heavy iron chains clinging to the walls. There was also a stainless steel bowl, crusted with dirt, as if it hadn't been used in ages.

It seemed Winona had indeed been kept at the Thorne estate. But she'd been moved elsewhere since.

"Search the cellar thoroughly. Look for hair, anything that could be used as evidence. Bring that food bowl back."

"Got it!"

Tarquin headed upstairs to the bedroom. Elysia was still awake, her eyes full of questions. As soon as he walked in, she asked anxiously, "Any news about Winona?"

Seeing her so fragile broke his heart. He gently touched her cheek, speaking softly, "We've got leads from the Thorne estate. Winona isn't there now, but there's a cellar where she might have been held."

"I've got someone collecting DNA samples. If we find evidence that Winona was kept there, the Thornes won't be able to deny involvement."

"We can use them to trace Winona's whereabouts and hopefully make them testify against the real culprit."

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