Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1361

Tarquin: “—”

Lucian leaned forward, his voice gentle but serious. “Tarquin, do you know why your parents went to Karl Town all those years ago?”

“…I don’t.”

“Your dad had a close friend from overseas. Very secretive guy. His name was Nice Eilman. He worked at a local newspaper in Karl Town. It was Nice who got your parents out there.”

Tarquin frowned slightly. “Nice…”

“You recognize the name?”

“It rings a bell.”

Lucian nodded. “You probably know his father. Nice himself wasn’t famous, but his dad—Eddie Eilman—was a world-renowned biologist from Alerasia.”

Tarquin’s eyes widened in realization. “Oh!”

No wonder the name sounded familiar. Back when he was in the mountains, chatting with his grandma about viruses, she’d given him a list of the scientists behind the foreign virus research. Eddie Eilman was right at the top.

His grandma had even singled Eddie out, saying he was the key member of his research team.

Lucian continued, “I don’t know every detail, but I do know that Nice invited your parents to live in Karl Town. A few years later, Nice handed over his father’s research to them. Not long after that, your parents had their ‘accident.’”

“I’ve always suspected their deaths weren’t just some random car crash. But I never had proof, so I kept quiet.”

Tarquin was silent, taking it all in. Finally, after all these years, the pieces were coming together.

No wonder his parents had access to such a dangerous virus! They weren’t doctors or scientists—in Karl Town, they were nothing more than test subjects, lab rats. Test subjects would never be allowed near such sensitive research.

It wasn’t an exaggeration. This was a biological weapon designed to wipe them out.

If it was ever released, it would devastate their country.

That’s why foreign powers were pouring so much effort into finding those missing samples and research data. That’s also why, when Tarquin’s country got wind of the truth, they dropped everything—mobilizing land, air, and sea—to bring people home.

Walter had been right all along: there’s never been real peace in this world.

There are always countries, organizations, and people scheming to start wars. They’re like rats hiding in the sewers—never fighting in the open, always plotting in the shadows.

This is still a world where only the strong survive.

If you don’t want to get pushed around or beaten down, you have to get stronger—no matter what.