Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem novel Chapter 1514

As Wyatt spoke, his voice grew choked with emotion again. He looked at Tarquin with red-rimmed eyes.

"I'm an orphan. My parents died a long time ago. Back in the day, I used to cause trouble on purpose, just to make people afraid of me so they wouldn't mess with me."

"Everyone around me hated me back then, but Dilan... he was patient with me!"

"He said we were childhood buddies, that he knew I wasn't a bad person. Even after I cracked his head open with a brick and he got so mad we got into a huge fight, he still brought me food that night!"

"Dilan and I weren't related by blood, but he was my real brother!"

"Later, he got terribly sick, was on the verge of death. It was just then that we ran into Mr. Bradford. Mr. Bradford stepped in to help, paying for a doctor."

"The snow had blocked all the roads back then, so Mr. Bradford stayed at Dilan's house for over a month. That's how their deep bond was forged."

"Later on, after Mr. Bradford went abroad, he contacted Dilan and said he'd settled in Alerasia and could arrange a job for him there."

"Back in those days, forget going abroad, just getting out of these mountains made you a big shot! We all wanted to go out and make something of ourselves!"

"But Dilan's parents were in poor health and needed him, so he gave the opportunity to me."

"The job I had in Alerasia, Mr. Bradford arranged it for me through a contact. He looked out for me a lot, and I was so grateful to him!"

"So when he asked for my help, I didn't hesitate for a second!"

"He saved Dilan's life, so Dilan would have done anything for him! In your educated people's words, what's it called... ‘eternal devotion’ or something like that!”

"It's just... you guys came a little too late. Dilan's already gone..." His voice broke, and he buried his face in his hands, weeping bitterly.

Perhaps because he had held it in for so long, Wyatt poured everything out, speaking through his tears.

By the end, he was sobbing uncontrollably.

Tarquin sat across from him, a lump in his throat. A man who couldn't even properly say ‘eternal devotion,’ yet for the sake of loyalty, he'd played the fool for over twenty years...

Twenty years. How many twenty-year periods does a person get in one lifetime?

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