“Abroad my butt. He went to visit his secret illegitimate son,” Amelia whispered back.
Then she added, “This is a huge secret in the family. I forgot to tell you. When that old geezer falls asleep, I’ll come to your room and spill more of the details.”
A huge secret in the Northwind Family? Interesting.
“It’s so late. Where did you two go?" James asked with a frown.
“Oh, Asher was constipated and used Crazy Glue to deal with his issues. So we took him to the hospital,” I replied.
“What? Why would someone constipated use Crazy Glue? Wouldn’t that… seal everything up?” James looked confused.
“That’s exactly what happened,” I said with a serious face. “But I heard some people enjoy such… uh... pressure? Maybe he has some 'interesting' hobby.”
James blinked. “No, wait. Asher was the one who went to the hospital, right. Why are you the one who take him there?”
“Lucy brought him home. They went straight into my bedroom. Then Lucy suddenly said he was constipated and needed LaxaTube. I went to buy it, but it somehow turned out to be a Crazy Glue,” I said.
“Dad, it really wasn’t me. But if you don’t believe me, fine. I’ll go turn myself in.”
The more I spoke, the darker James’ expression became.