Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 854

Elysia took a deep breath, her voice heavy with emotion,

"Keith himself didn't even know. He said after he blacked out, the next thing he knew, he was in the hands of some traffickers." Tarquin frowned, puzzled. "How?"

Gideon's security was sharp and cautious; it was impossible they didn't sweep the area while cleaning up the mess.

And Keith was so young, how did he manage to escape from under the noses of professional bodyguards?

"What about his sister?"

"No clue," Elysia replied. "Keith said when he woke up, his sister was nowhere to be found. He hasn't mentioned anything about her whereabouts since."

Tarquin was silent for a few seconds before asking another question, "Then why does he hate the entire Bradford family? This was Gideon's doing. What do the others have to do with it?"

Elysia grew agitated again, "Gideon is a monster, and so are the rest of the Bradfords..."

Keith's hatred for the rest of the Bradford family was not only because of Gideon but also due to Phineas' art studio.

After committing his atrocious acts, Gideon, in an attempt to destroy evidence, bought the surrounding property to build a luxury housing development.

involving eviction processes, which meant

owners.

owner was an upstanding middle-aged woman, who had rented out the property. The lease wasn't up, and the studio was filled with Phineas' artwork; she couldn't just dispose of them. Now faced with eviction, she

reach them, the Bradfords were unable to strike a deal with the

waiting until she could get in touch with

lost their temper, and

home; the landlady had moved to the city for her daughter's education and was reluctant to agree to its demolition. She told the Bradfords she wouldn't negotiate any further;

this, the Bradfords resorted to foul play, ultimately

verge of starting her Ph.D., led a disciplined life focused on her studies, barely having time for a boyfriend. Yet, the Bradfords drugged her and

even recorded a video, using it to force the

the landlady's daughter took her own

had raised her daughter single-handedly.

her daughter but

even leaked the video they had recorded, paying for media coverage to slander her daughter's reputation, claiming she was a

public backlash was immediate, with all manner of vile comments directed at the

bear it and died

used to rent the studio from the landlady, and their families were close. The landlady and her daughter