Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem ( Elysia and Tarquin) novel Chapter 756

Although the face before her had changed, as if touched by the skillful hand of a plastic surgeon, Elysia recognized her instantly.

After all, they had shared two decades of life together. Elysia knew her more intimately than anyone else.

The woman in question was Daphne, Elysia's sister, whom she hadn't seen in six years.

The long-lost 'lawful wife' of Tarquin Bradford that the entire Bradford family had been desperately searching for, and here Elysia stumbled upon her, right in front of the Bradford Group's towering skyscraper!

Their eyes met, and shock mirrored in both their gazes.

Clearly, neither had expected this chance encounter!

After a moment, Daphne, clad in her towering high heels, sauntered over, arms crossed, her attitude as disdainful as ever.

"Well, well, if it isn't the little tramp herself! I thought my eyes were deceiving me!"

Her words were laced with venom as she scrutinized Elysia from head to toe, her jealousy of Elysia's beauty barely concealed behind gritted teeth.

"You ungrateful snake! After all these years the Thorne family took you in, and you had the audacity to vanish without a word six years ago! We should've adopted a dog instead!"

Elysia's brows furrowed, her breathing quickened from the emotional turmoil.

Overwhelmed, she found herself speechless, her lips trembling, unable to form words.

Seeing Daphne brought back a flood of painful, repressed memories, reminding her of the dark times within the Thorne household…

The two girls who emerged from the Bradford Group building with Daphne glanced at Elysia, curiosity piqued.

"Annie, who's this?" they asked.

"We once took in a stray, no, even a stray dog would show gratitude, unlike her. We gave her everything, and she repaid us with disgrace, marrying a disabled old man for his money, then cheating on him and getting pregnant with another man's child. The old man kicked her out in a fit of rage!"

The girls tsked in unison,

"Not even an old man could stand her, must be quite the player."

"She looks so innocent, but who knew she'd be so scandalous. Just goes to show, you can't judge a book by its cover."

Daphne eyed Elysia mockingly once more,

"Six years, and you're still dressing like a pauper. What are you wearing? Can't even spot a brand logo. Did you snag that outfit on a clearance sale or fish it out from a thrift shop?"

By late April, Jindale City had shrugged off the chill of winter. Elysia was dressed in a simple cream-colored midi dress under a camel long coat, her feet adorned in a pair of genuine leather low-heeled shoes.