Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1846

Folly and Hollis were speechless.

After a moment of stunned silence, they hurried to explain. "You've got it all wrong. We..."

Before they could finish, the elderly police officer burst into tears.

"Thank God. The Rhodes family line won't end here. He's been blessed with such understanding in-laws and such a beautiful, devoted wife!"

"Back when old man Rhodes was alive, he always said our line of work was dangerous. You never knew if you'd see tomorrow. But if we didn't do it, who would?"

"On a grand scale, we do it for our country and its people. On a smaller scale, we do it for our own children!"

"When the Rhodes family was wiped out, I was devastated!"

"He was my partner. We went through hell and back together. We were as close as actual brothers, and then he was brutally murdered."

"He entrusted Julian to me. I raised him like my own son. But then he was killed by the cartel, too! I..."

The white-haired man's voice choked up, and everyone in the room felt a lump in their throats.

The old man wept.

"I'm not afraid to admit it. I almost ended it all back then. If I hadn't been so hell-bent on making those cartel bastards pay, I wouldn't be here today."

"I had no idea Julian had a son. If I had known, I never would have let him suffer alone."

"He might not have been hunted by the cartel, but growing up without parents or a home... how on earth did he survive?"

Lowell sniffled hard.

"When we were little, we lived on the streets. It wasn't until we met Tarquin when we were seven that we finally had a decent meal."

"Later, Tarquin took us to the Bradford family. They didn't treat us well, but Tarquin was good to us. The three of us stuck together. It felt like we finally had a real family."

The old officer asked, his voice thick with emotion, "On the streets?"

Lowell nodded. "We were orphans. We had no one looking out for us, so we had to scrounge for food just to stay alive."

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