Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1535

They had to get the virus to their Great-Grandma as soon as possible. The sooner she had it, the sooner she could develop a cure! Once the cure was ready, the crisis would be over, and they could act without restraint, getting their revenge and settling all scores! ... On October 6th, Elysia and Tarquin flew to Silver City with Baby and Elijah. They were going to pick up Emmett and fly directly back to Jindale City from there. Clayton and Pamela didn't go with them. Something came up at the Hawkins family company, so Clayton had to return to Jindale City a few days later. On the plane, Elysia asked Tarquin, "Have Elliot and Evan contacted you today?" There was no signal in the mountains. The communication devices Howard had rigged up only worked within the mountains and couldn't contact the outside world. Tarquin couldn't reach them, so he lied, "They contacted me this morning. Said everything's fine, but they'll be back in a few more days." Elysia sighed. "I wish they'd give me a call. I miss them so much. Don't they miss me?" Tarquin said with a smile, "Of course they do. They ask about you every time they contact me. They're probably just a little scared you'll scold them since they left without talking to you first, .kind of a 'better to ask for forgiveness than permission' situation." Elysia sighed again. "They left because of Grandpa. Of course I wouldn't scold them. I'm not unreasonable." Tarquin smiled. "The kids are growing up. They can't stay by our side forever. Just think of this as getting used to it early." Elysia felt a bit down but didn't suspect anything else. After arriving in Silver City, they went straight to the hospital. Emmett was overjoyed to see them. "Daddy, Mommy!" Tarquin scooped the little boy up into his arms. "I haven't seen you in a few days, and you’re looking more like a little gentleman every day." Emmett said, "Grandpa taught me a lot these past few days!" Tarquin's smile was full of affection. "Have you had a good time?" "Yeah, but I really missed Daddy, Mommy, and my brothers and sister." "We missed you too." Old Mr. White was deeply moved and grateful to see how close Emmett and Tarquin were. A child's heart is simple; they'll cling to you if you're good to them and avoid you if you're not. The fact that Emmett liked Tarquin so much was proof of how well Tarquin treated him. As his biological grandfather, he was naturally grateful that Tarquin treated the boy as his own, even though he wasn't. After the greetings, Old Mr. White said, "Dinner's on me tonight. I'd like to treat you all." Tarquin and Elysia didn't refuse. "Okay." Maria was very weak now, unable to eat and surviving on an IV drip. But she had a positive attitude and was happy to see Elysia and the others. Although Elysia had medical skills, there was nothing she could do; no one could cure Maria's illness. They spent the afternoon at the hospital, then headed back to their hotel to settle in before dinner. Just as they got to the hotel, Elysia received a text from Blossom Blythe: [Elysia, are you coming back tomorrow?] Elysia replied: [I am. We'll be in Jindale City tomorrow afternoon.] Blossom asked again: [Is Mr. Bradford coming back with you?] Elysia replied: [We're coming back together. What's up?] It was a moment before Blossom replied: [Can you ask Mr. Bradford to have a talk with Mr. Huber? His girlfriend is going way too far!] [Mr. Huber did Winona a huge favor, so she's been swallowing her pride and putting up with it out of respect for him. Winona can take it, but it breaks my heart to watch!] The moment Elysia heard that Winona Newsom was being bullied, she frowned. She didn't text back. Instead, she exited the chat and called Blossom directly to ask what was going on.