Iris Sykes was engaged to one of childhood friends, Ethan James and Gary Carlson, but was disrupted by Serena Larkin, whom they jointly sponsored. Over the course of five years, Iris noticed that their hearts had shifted towards Serena, so she resolutely gave up the engagement and accepted the proposal of their friend Kingsley Shaw. When Ethan and Gary found that the bride was actually Iris and the groom was their friend Kingsley, it was too late.