Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1230

Ever since Elysia got her hands on those files about the virus, she’d become completely obsessed—eating, sleeping, everything else took a back seat.

To say she worked herself into the ground wouldn’t be an exaggeration.

She’d be up late into the night, sometimes staring at her laptop until three in the morning. If Tarquin didn’t practically drag her to bed, she’d probably pull all-nighters every night.

Even after less than four hours of sleep, she’d be up at dawn, pouring over the data all day.

That evening, she suddenly announced, “I need to go to the hospital.”

She looked so serious that Tarquin asked, “Is it urgent?”

“It’s urgent. I have to go now,” she replied, grabbing her coat.

Tarquin knew there was no stopping her, so he just got his keys and went with her.

Clayton and the kids all knew she was working on something important—they didn’t get in her way, just told her to go and not worry about things at home.

On the drive over, Elysia’s brows were furrowed in worry.

Tarquin reached over and squeezed her hand. “Do your best and let the chips fall where they may. Don’t put so much pressure on yourself.”

If she could help beat this virus, that’d be amazing. If she couldn’t, it wasn’t her fault.

Elysia nodded, but her frown deepened. “Zane is absolutely ruthless,” she muttered, shaking her head.

Just reading through the files made her sick to her stomach.

There were four people in critical condition from the infection.

Patient zero was a man in his thirties, background unknown, and he was already in the danger zone—barely hanging on.

The other three? All medical staff.

One was the attending physician—a man in his forties, breadwinner for his family, with elderly parents and young kids depending on him. Now, he was fighting for his life, and his whole family’s world had come crashing down.

The other two were nurses. One was a rookie, fresh out of college, working her first year. She’d grown up in a small town, her parents scraping by as farmers to put her through school. Now this—her family’s hopes were shattered.

The second nurse—she was newly pregnant, married six years, finally expecting her first baby after so many struggles. And now, infected. No one knew if she or her baby would make it.

Elysia didn’t even know these people, but her heart hurt for them.

This virus didn’t just destroy individuals, it wrecked families.