The mysterious caller said,
“I’d love to come, but I can’t risk it. If I show up, you’ll just nab me. Way too dangerous.”
Tarquin didn’t reply. He lit a cigarette, took a slow drag, and stared out the window.
“Is it you?” he finally asked.
The caller shot back, “Is it who?”
Tarquin said, “My dad treated you pretty well back in the day. You used to be a real patriot, too.”
The mysterious man let out a low, creepy chuckle.
“Patriotism? Please. I love money more. Why don’t you take a guess who I am? If you get it right, I’ll come see you tomorrow.”
Tarquin said nothing. He wasn’t about to say the name on his mind—not until the last possible second. What if he was wrong? It could put him in the crosshairs.
He took another puff, tapped the ash into a coffee mug, and kept his tone steady.
“If you want the real Gen-8 virus, you’ll have to come see me in person. No show, no deal.”
The caller replied,
“But you haven’t even found it yet. Once you do, I’ll come running.”
He sighed,
“I’m sorry about your parents. Really. But don’t blame us for being ruthless. They were the ones who went too far!”
“We spent decades on this research. Poured in a fortune. You think we’d just let them walk off with it?”
“And we sure as hell weren’t going to let them leak anything back to Zhinora.”
“They were way out of their league, trying to play hero!”
Tarquin’s jaw tightened, his eyes dark.
“You don’t get to talk about my parents. Aren’t you a Zhinorian too? Aren’t you worried this virus could wipe you out as well?”
The mystery man laughed. “Who told you I was from Zhinora?”
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The readers' comments on the novel: Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem
For real you have been too slow in updates...
Hey please no more hitching yes I know am hitched but save me 🥺...
Hitched and hitched again indeed I am hitched too with the drama but please 🙏🏽 upload more not forget you guys...
Now am left in suspense , I guess I have to take a nap till the next update But the book is good . I had taken long time without reading a thrilling content that could keep me looking 👀 till sunset , so I give you thumbs up...
Oh, it should be Keit's doing, I am wondering why he do this thing he might be related to the Bradford or he's one of Bradford's enemy sons take revenge. Thanks for the update greatly appreciated :))...
What happen to the admin who translated this book why there's no update for a long time, please please post a new chapter, we greatly appreciate :)) Thanks in advance...
I still believe Zane is the mysterious man ........
My instinct told me that the mysterious guy is ZANE...
Why the translator always used the word stepdad this made me confused coz Tarquin is not their stepdad Tarquin is their biological dad ........
AHHHHHH the man is really stupid ..... Thanks for the update morex6 please :)...