Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1531

The only problem was... "We have to find a good excuse for Mom. If she finds out, she'll be worried sick." Tarquin Bradford frowned, not saying anything. Elliot added, "You don't have to worry about our safety. Evan, Snowy, and my grandfather are all really tough. Plus, with the environment up in those mountains, if the mysterious man dares to follow us, he'll be the one in trouble." That mountain forest was to Elliot and Evan what Karl Town was to the mysterious man. Home turf advantage! If the mysterious man went into the mountains, he'd definitely be the one at a disadvantage. "Besides, it's less suspicious if we go. He'd never guess you'd entrust something so important to me and Evan." "He'll be watching you, not us. It makes the most sense for me and Evan to go." Tarquin frowned and thought for a long time before agreeing with Elliot's plan. It really was the best option for Elliot, Evan, and White to go together. "Get Evan back here. You two will leave today. I'll figure out what to tell your mother." Elliot nodded and quickly contacted Evan. Elijah looked up with his small face and said, "Daddy, I want to go too." Tarquin shook his head. "Not you. You have another mission. I need you to help me investigate some people." Tarquin sent all the photos of the people from the video recording to Elijah. There were researchers who worked on the 8th generation virus back in the day, and also members of the evil organization that masterminded this whole conspiracy. Tarquin said to Elijah very seriously, "These photos and information were provided by your grandparents. They're all connected to the 8th generation virus. Besides them, there are others we don't know about. We need to dig them all up and take them all down in one fell swoop! This is a huge, important mission, just as important as Elliot and Evan delivering the virus." Hearing this, Elijah immediately said, "I promise to complete the mission!" Tarquin gently ruffled Elijah's hair. "Thank you, Elijah!" A while later, Clayton Hawkins and Pamela Patel returned with Evan and Baby. The two little ones were thrilled to see Tarquin. "Daddy!" Baby was wearing a little princess dress Pamela had bought for her. Baby had her hair in cute space buns and wore a sparkly face gem on her forehead. She looked like a little princess straight out of a fairy tale. She ran over to Tarquin, hugged his leg, and looked up at him. "Daddy, uppies!" Tarquin's heart instantly melted. He quickly picked up his daughter. "Did you miss Daddy?" "Yes!" the little girl said, leaning in to give Tarquin a peck on the cheek. Tarquin laughed out loud, his grin so wide you couldn't have wiped it off his face. "Daddy missed Baby too!" Clayton asked with a smile, "There's food in the kitchen. Have you eaten?" Tarquin replied, "I'm not hungry. I'll eat with Elysia later." "Is Irene still sleeping?" "Yeah, she went to bed late last night." It wasn't that she went to bed late; it was that he had thoroughly worn her out that morning. The two elders tactfully didn't press the issue and said, "Well, you watch the kids for a bit. Your mom and I are going out for groceries. We'll cook lunch ourselves." Tarquin smiled and nodded. "Thanks, Mom and Dad." "What's there to be formal about in a family? We're heading out." "Bye, Grandpa! Bye, Grandma!" "Okay, bye-bye." After they left, Tarquin had Elijah entertain his sister while he talked to Evan about the trip to the mountains. When Evan heard he was going into the mountains with a mission, he was beyond excited. For him, this was a dream job! "Did Mom agree?" "I'll handle your mom. You guys just go." "Okay, deal!" Evan quickly contacted the scarred master. The master, of course, had no objections. Wherever Evan went, he would follow. Soon, the old man, two kids, and a pet set off.