Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1298

Tracey paused what she was doing and called Tarquin over.

"Have a seat, honey."

She poured two glasses of water-passing one to Tarquin and taking a sip from her own. Setting the pitcher down, she looked Tarquin dead in the eye from across the table.

"So, who are you trying to dig up info on?"

Tarquin's voice was calm, almost too calm. "The person who created this virus."

Her eyebrows shot up and she gave him a long, searching look before responding, her tone slower and more cautious.

"And what makes you think I know them?"

He didn't hesitate. "I can tell, Grandma. You weren't surprised by the virus. Not really. It was more like you recognized it."

Tracey had been shocked when she saw the virus, but not because she hadn't expected someone to develop it. No, the real shock was that she was already familiar with it. She'd seen it before, which meant she'd been involved with it somehow—and probably knew who was behind it.

She furrowed her brow, staring at Tarquin in silence for a moment, then took another sip of water, eyes never leaving his face.

"All right then, what do you know? Let's hear it from your side first."

beat around the bush. "From what I've got, the virus originated in Karl Town, Alerasia. There's an OE News Agency there-looks like an ordinary newspaper, but under the

their research, but I'm pretty sure the virus is their

and she leaned forward, voice edged with

it came from

but it's highly likely. Our first identified case came straight out of that town. He grew up in Karl Town and told me the newspaper staff and even other townies were basically guinea pigs for that underground

pressed on, "Isn't that town mostly zhinorians? The paper, the whole

zhinorians. Karl Town's famous for

in her mind. She

the table with a bang, making the old wooden

she spat. "They think they can wipe us out? Dream

visibly shaking

narrowed as something

zhinorians? Testing out viruses

us?"

but didn't answer directly. Instead she asked,

it out

cousin, sort of. We don't get along. He came back

so we never crossed paths. Still, my people were watching him. The moment be got sick, I