Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1279

"I had no choice," Bernard sighed, "so I told him: the day you can finally beat me,

I'll tell you who killed my wife. I even promised to help him get revenge."

"He took it to heart," Bernard continued, his eyes distant. "He threw himself into

training, worked harder than ever. For a while, it looked like he finally had

something to live for. But..."

Bernard's gaze drifted off to the horizon, and he let out a long, weary breath.

"The truth is, I still have no idea who the killer is. I've been trying to figure it out for

years, but they covered their tracks too well. There's not a single clue left behind."

"If I can't get to the bottom of it, there's no way my brother could."

"So all I could do was keep my distance. I didn't want to see him."

"Nothing good comes from us meeting. Only pain."

"If I don't know the murderer's name, I can't let him win. But if he loses, he gets

angry and desperate. It's a lose-lose situation..."

Tarquin and Evan listened quietly, neither of them interrupting. After a while,

Tarquin spoke up:

"You know, since you've been hiding out here, it's not exactly easy for you to

investigate. But if you trust me, I can give it a shot. I can't make any promises, but

I've got contacts overseas—old friends, people who owe me favors. It might be

me

his brow furrowed in

then exhaled heavily. "Let's talk

the killer was, but he was certain it had something to

foreign fighters.

started poking around,

want the younger generation

with Elysia.

of trouble as much

softened as he looked at Evan. "Now you know why I always

a low profile when you're out there.

fine, but don't draw too much

nose, frowning. He felt bad for Bernard. He

scarred man whose life had been torn

think

he understood

man's pain.

mom, he wouldn't care

but revenge,

the end, the grudge between these two

blame were the killers.

didn't say anything

a promise to himself:

and the

the case

he'd take over. He'd

never stop, not

found the truth.

Tarquin was thinking similar

but said nothing.

at Bernard

why you've been

these years? Because

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