Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 1300

Tracey nodded, then asked,

"If our country was in danger, would you take your money and run overseas, or...?"

"I'd stay and stand with my country and my family."

Tarquin cut her off, answering without hesitation, his face serious.

Tracey looked at him, clearly pleased, her tone softening.

"The person you're asking about-I can't help you there. I honestly don't know who they are."

Tarquin frowned. "What?"

Tracey explained,

"I think you want to know who's really pulling the strings behind the virus. I've only ever heard rumors about their research team."

"The one truly responsible for your parents' deaths—that's gotta be the mastermind, the one calling the shots behind the scenes."

She leaned back, sighing.

"Scientists abroad, most of them are just highly-skilled employees. Their research directions, even what happens to their results—all of that is decided by the big shots funding them, not the scientists themselves."

"But if you want, I can dig up every detail I know about the research team later and send it to you."

there's something more important. Come with

for the lab, Tarquin hurrying after her, unsure

opened the safe right in front of

some sealed folders and eight small vials, each labeled

and lined them

virus for a long time.

myself. That's why I was so shocked

pointed to the

first version-the generation one virus. It

gestured down the

four... The one

the versions

stronger-two was worse than one, three worse than two, and so on. But the eighth version you gave me? It's weird. It's not stronger than

between four and five in

it's more dangerous than the fourth, but weaker than

came out in quick succession every three or five years, another one

She looked at Tarquin.

about it. After all that time, the eighth version should've

it's weaker. Do you

stared at the

it have something to do

Tracey nodded.

my hunch is right, the problem started