Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1294

Late summer in the deep woods meant one thing: mosquitoes. Lots of them. Thankfully, Quincy's homemade bug spray worked like a charm.

No need for frantic swatting or desperate waving-one whiff of that spray and the bugs kept their distance, drifting off before they came anywhere near.

Elysia had spent enough time up here to know her way around the herb garden blindfolded. She led Baby straight through the brambles, past the old oak, and right to the patch where the wild herbs grew thick and wild.

This mountain was a treasure trove. Rare medicinal plants that city doctors would pay a fortune for? Here, they grew like dandelions in a summer lawn.

Tracey was already there, kneeling in the dirt with her old wicker basket, plucking leaves with the practiced ease of someone who'd done this a hundred times before. She spotted Elysia and Baby and beamed, waving them over.

"Elysia!" she called, her voice bright as morning.

Elysia grinned, taking Baby by the hand and walking over. "We brought you breakfast, Grandma. Better eat it while it's still hot-I'll take over here."

that 'oh, you didn't

Are these herbs for the antidote?" Elysia asked, eyeing the

"That's right. I'm hoping I can crack it with these common

were fine for the rich, but if the antidote cost a fortune, it wouldn't help anyone who really needed it. If things ever got bad, if the outbreak spread, even the government might struggle to afford the cure. But if she could make it cheap enough? Maybe it could be handed out for free—or at least be

pulling on her gloves. "Alright, Baby, you stay with Great- Grandma,

up, big-eyed. "Can I

"You can help by keeping Great-Grandma company. Make sure she

poisonous-you had to be careful. No way was

nodded solemnly. "I'll make sure she eats

her hair. "You're the

over her shoulder and got to work. She

pride shining in her eyes. But

bond. Tracey wanted nothing more than to pass