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.

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

was always busy, but mention Elizabeth, and he'd make time, plenty of it, ready to chat

would say, lounging back in

clear agenda, said, "I want to talk about my mom's so-called

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

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

dislike for

to marry into another powerful family 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

lived her life with a freedom and ease that the women entangled in their high-society web could only dream of. Their lives were dictated by countless rules and the absence of true love, unlike Elizabeth and Kendrick's

fueled the Bradfords' efforts to drive 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 resorted to slander and