Chapter 1286

Tarquin couldn't quite figure it out, so he just tried to comfort Elysia.

"Grandma's shocked, that's all. She probably never imagined anyone could come up with such a dangerous virus," he said.

Elysia blinked at him, her blue eyes wide. "Yeah, I guess that makes sense."

Tarquin put on a playful grin and gave her cheek a little pinch. "Don't overthink it. The important thing is, if Grandma's got a way to beat it, that's good news!"

"Yeah! You're right!"

“Alright, get some sleep. I'm gonna go get washed up."

He coaxed Elysia to lie down, kissed her gently on the forehead, then headed into the bathroom.

The moment he was out of her sight, Tarquin's easy expression vanished, replaced by a storm of thoughts.

A suspicion flashed across his mind: Could Tracey be involved with the mysterious figure? The virus had been unleashed by this person, and Tracey seemed to know about it before anyone else.

Was there something between Tracey and the mysterious figure? Was he just overthinking it, or did they actually know each other? Was there some connection he hadn't seen?

Stepping into the bathroom, Tarquin turned on the cold mountain spring water and let it pour over him, trying to focus.

it, the less

give him some answers about the mysterious figure. After all, that person had been

let a single clue slip by. But he couldn't act recklessly,

record time, checked to see that Elysia was sound asleep, pulled on a clean

cozy cabin was dark,

and wake her up. He lingered outside the door for a

didn't sleep a

the sun peeked over the horizon, Tarquin was up and out, making his way back to Tracey's place. Elysia and Baby were still fast

yard was quiet, not a soul in

thud behind him. He spun around, just in time to see Bernard and Evan dropping down from the roof, landing behind

in

a knowing look. "You're awfully eager to

"Huh?"

Bernard

smirked,

then saw the lights were out and left. You're here again at the crack of dawn, looking

world who could tail him without getting noticed. Last night, when he'd come to see Tracey, he hadn't sensed anyone else around. Bernard really

"There's something on my mind,

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