Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem



"Is he gone?"

"Yep. Wonder if Eloise regrets sending her son to study abroad. Maybe if she hadn't, he wouldn't have settled overseas and stayed away for good."

Elysia replied, “That has nothing to do with studying abroad; it depends on the person. Knowing him, even if she hadn't let him go abroad, he wouldn't have been any more devoted."

"That's true. By the way, have you thought about sending Elliot and the others overseas?"

"It depends. If we can afford it and they want to, why not? It'd be good for them to broaden their horizons and learn something new."

"Aren't you worried they'll end up like Eloise's son, not coming back?"novelbin

"I'm not worried at all. They love me too much to leave me behind. And I wouldn't let them settle abroad anyway. After all the effort to raise them, they should work here, contribute to their own country. Why should they work for another country? I'd be proud to see them serve our nation, but not if it's for someone else."

Blossom chuckled, "You still have that patriotic spirit from our college days."

"Of course, I may be ordinary, but my love for the country burns bright and will never change!" Elysia said proudly, then asked, "Where are the kids?" "Still sleeping, missed breakfast."

"Let them sleep. I'll make some chicken soup for lunch, give everyone a little boost."

Elysia grabbed the groceries and headed to the kitchen. Blossom leaned on the doorframe, "I saw the note you left me. You went to the police station to see Elijah's dad?"

"Yeah. I felt sorry for him, no parents and a bunch of terrible relatives. I thought I'd represent Elijah and check on him."

"You're too soft-hearted. After what he did to you, and you still feel sorry for him."

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have my wonderful kids. It's all in the past now, I've moved on."

Blossom sighed, "Moving on is good, no need to dwell on it and upset yourself. How is he doing, anyway?"

"Better than I expected, actually."

"When can he get out?"

"Not sure, he mentioned the day after tomorrow morning at the latest. By the way, did they figure out who the victim was?"

"Turns out it was a burglar who had been hiding out in Eloise's place, got panicked when discovered and jumped. I've been to Eloise's so many times recently and never noticed."

"He must have been hiding on purpose. You wouldn't have seen him."

Elysia made a cup of ginger tea for Blossom and started preparing the chicken, "Why did Eloise's son call you?"

Blossom sipped the warm tea, "He wants to sell the house but it's hard for him being abroad, so he asked for my help."

"Though with the death happening there, it might not be easy to sell."

"True, but it's in a great location, close to schools, shopping, and the subway. If we price it low, it should sell."

Suddenly, Blossom remembered something and looked at Elysia, hesitating before saying, "Elysia, the reason I came back late last night was because Zane suddenly reached out. We talked for a while at the coffee shop."

At the mention of Zane, Elysia became alert, "What did he want?"