Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 821

Soren, the boy next door who grew up with Elizabeth, was always there for her. From sharing ice cream cones on hot summer days to cycling down the leaf-strewn paths of their neighborhood, they did everything together.

Soren knew Elizabeth inside out - her every joy, her every sorrow.

He had secretly been in love with Elizabeth since they were kids, promising himself that she was the only one he'd ever want to marry.

But then, out of the blue, Kendrick arrived on the scene.

And what's worse, Elizabeth fell for Kendrick. They started dating, got married, and even had a child together.

Soren was like a character out of a tragic love story, the childhood friend who couldn't compete with the charming newcomer.

the heartbreak, Soren's love for Elizabeth never wavered. He loved her from

busy, but mention Elizabeth, and he'd make time, plenty of it, ready to chat about anything related

mom again?" Soren would say, lounging

want to talk about my

whispers about from the Bradfords, a tale that followed him from childhood. The Bradfords loved to tarnish Elizabeth's reputation with the story, accusing her of being promiscuous before she met Kendrick and even suggesting that she had a child out of wedlock - all reasons, according to them, why she

instill in Tarquin a disdain for Elizabeth, hoping he'd join

Bradfords' dislike for Elizabeth wasn't truly about any illegitimate

to bolster their own influence and benefits, not because

was well-read, fiercely independent, and led by her own moral compass, qualities that made her difficult for the Bradfords to control or

could only dream of. Their lives were dictated by countless

a wedge between Kendrick and Elizabeth. When those efforts failed, and Kendrick severed ties with the Bradfords to start a life abroad with Elizabeth, they