Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1299

Chapter 1299

They never expected Tarquin's parents to be tangled up with those kinds of people.

If they'd had any idea, they would've dug up every bit of information about them

ages ago.

Tarquin frowned, his voice steady.

"I honestly don't know exactly why my folks got on their bad side. What I do know is, before my parents died, they left behind something that's really important to them."

"They've been watching me all these years, hoping I'll lead them to it."

"Whatever beef they had with my parents, it probably revolves around that thing."

Tracey's eyes widened. She leaned in, her tone urgent. "What is it? What did they leave behind?"

Tarquin shook his head.

"I wish I knew. My parents died so suddenly, and they never mentioned anything suspicious to me. I've gone through their stuff a hundred times-nothing stands out."

Tracey frowned, pressing further.

your parents scientists? Maybe in

shook his head

both more like literary buffs, really. My

blinked in surprise, staring at Tarquin for a

pause,

this thing is?

Tarquin's shoulders slumped.

have no clue. I've thought about it over and over. I keep replaying every little moment we had as a family, but... nothing. Maybe they were just trying to protect me. Or maybe they never got the chance to tell

never even hinted at

to those people. Otherwise, they wouldn't have spent all these years

it must matter to the country, too. Before my parents died, they reached out to the Ministry of National Security. It

sent in the military to try to get my parents out, but it all went

back a

never

thing, either."

rubbing her temples. After

think it's tragic, what happened to your

managed to

National Security,

even sent the military. That has to mean thei deaths were linked to

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