Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

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.

thought about it, the

After all, that person had been lurking around him for thirty years-it was time

slip by. But he couldn't act recklessly, not yet. He needed to be sure. Once he

on a clean T-shirt and jeans, and slipped out the door. He needed

luck wasn't on his side. Tracey's cozy cabin was dark, not a light on

lingered outside the door for a while,

he didn't

out, making his way back to Tracey's place. Elysia

was quiet, not a soul

to knock, but suddenly there was a thud behind him. He spun around, just in time to see Bernard and Evan dropping down from the

blinked in

him a knowing look. "You're awfully eager to see the old

"Huh?"

Bernard

smirked,

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

Bernard was one of the few people in this world who could tail him without getting noticed. Last night, when he'd come to

"There's something on my