Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1284

Tracey’s face changed in an instant, as if she’d just stumbled onto something big.

She furrowed her brow, staring at the virus sample on the kitchen table for a long moment. Then she hurried over to review the files Elysia had brought with her.

The more Tracey read, the deeper her frown became.

Elysia could tell by her grandmother’s expression that this wasn’t just some routine check-up. Her heart began to race.

“Gran, what’s wrong?”

Tracey pressed her lips together, thinking hard, then shot a question back at her.

“Elysia, where exactly did this virus come from?”

Elysia blinked, a little confused. She’d already explained this part, hadn’t she? Why was Gran asking again?

Still, she repeated herself, just to be sure.

“My best friend’s lousy ex-husband started a pharmaceutical company. The virus sample and the antidote both came from him.”

“And his name?” Tracey pressed.

“Zane Livingston.”

“Zane?” Tracey repeated, eyebrows knitted, turning the name over in her mind.

After a pause, Tracey continued, “What’s his company called?”

“Central Pharmaceuticals.”

“Never heard of it. Is it new?”

“Yeah, it’s not even public yet. But from what Tarquin told me, this guy has big plans. Tarquin suspects he’s trying to release the virus, then sell the cure for a huge profit.”

Tracey fell silent again.

There’s no way, she thought.

A brand-new company couldn’t have developed something this advanced. If any pharmaceutical lab had the brains to create a virus like this, she would’ve heard about it already.

Elysia fidgeted, glancing at her grandmother.

“Gran, did you find something?”

She was nervous now. Elysia might not be the sharpest tool in the shed, but she knew her grandmother was practically legendary for her medical skills. That’s why she’d rushed out here to Grandma’s place in the countryside, after all.

She couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen her grandmother look like this. That face always meant serious trouble.

Tracey finally exhaled, her tone a little calmer.

“I can handle this virus, Elysia. Don’t worry.”

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