Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Elysia eyed Verity with a mix of suspicion and concern etched across her face.

How on earth did she come across such vital information?

All these years, Tarquin had been on a relentless hunt for the murderer, without a single clue in sight. How could Verity possibly know anything? "Who's the killer?" she finally asked.

Verity replied, "I'll only tell you if you agree to my request first."

Elysia frowned, "Alright, let's hear your request then."

Tears instantly welled up in Verity's eyes. She stared at Elysia for a few seconds before suddenly dropping to her knees with a thud!

Elysia jumped, startled. "What are you doing? Get up, right now!"

But Verity remained on the floor, her voice breaking as she pleaded,

"Elysia, please, you have to save my son! I wouldn't have come to you if I had any other choice... Please..."

was shocked. Verity

that she only had

up first,"

shook her head, refusing to

only one who can save him now. Tarquin has a soft spot for you; he listens to you. If you could

love a mother holds for her son. I'd do anything for

you... Help

of Tarquin, forcibly helped Verity up from the ground and seated her on a bench in the hallway.

take your time to

but didn't drink. After a

always been a tight-knit clan, with a tradition that the direct daughters of the family don't marry out. Their

entitled to a small portion of the Bradford estate, with no rights to the

us sisters, but only Kendrick and his descendants were eligible

happen to Kendrick's line, our sons could then vie for the

everyone's been secretly hoping for something to happen to Tarquin and Elijah; it would open up an

is like a den of wolves; what

my son to inherit the family's troubles. I hid him away out of love,

that his foster parents, upon learning of his heritage, would encourage