Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 55

Verity consoled her eldest sister, “Don’t beat yourself up over this. I’m on Lionel’s side here. We know how girls gang up on him. Lionel’s in the prime of his youth, and how could he resist temptation?”

Allegra nodded, “Exactly. But you heard how Dad made it sound like it was all Lionel’s fault.”

“That’s just dad blowing off steam. Don’t take it to heart. Right now, we need to figure out how to deal with that gold digger.”

“Yeah. That gold digger thinks she can waltz into the Bradford family’s grand estate? In her dreams! I’ll make sure she regrets it.” Allegra stormed off, her indignation fueling her stride as she hopped into her car and drove away.

Verity’s eyes narrowed with calculation as she watched her sister’s departure. Once inside. her car, she asked her driver, “Did you get the scoop?”

The driver replied eagerly, “All clear, ma’am. Elijah’s sickness is indeed serious; he almost jumped out of a window.”

“Jumped out of a window?”

“Yes, the doctors say that if you leave children with psychological issues untreated, they

end up taking their

flicker of excitement passed through Verity’s eyes.

Elijah passes away, the Bradford Group’s heir will have to be chosen from among the

her, always pleasant to everyone. But in reality, she was the most crafty of all. She had been nurturing her son so carefully away from the public eye, unbeknownst to even

ambition.

make our move when Elijah’s condition is critical. Did they say how long he has?”

uncertain. He’s got psychological issues, so even the doctors can’t say

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believe it will only worsen. This suicide attempt is just the

refuse to believe Tarquin can always swoop in to save him in time! Once he’s gone, our chance will

of

sure he’s hitting the books hard, especially in economics and management. He’s destined for great things!” She

“Understood!”