Generation 2 starts with Elise Woods being 7 months pregnant with Ben Whitman’s baby, and Poppy Gael and Flynn Woods getting married. Elise and Ben are also about to get married in a few months.

While driving, Ben and Elise get into an accident. Ben dies on impact, and Baby Noah is stillborn.

While Elise grieves for her fiancé and her baby, Zach also struggles with his grief and guilt over his twin brother’s death (although he is not to blame). Zach’s depression and grief take a toll on his relationship with Ember Williams, and they break up.

Ember decides to go to uni to finish her bachelor’s degree, together with Heather (Zach’s sister), who is just entering college. The two have always been close but they got closer in uni, as they are also roommates.

Meanwhile, Elise and Zach soon start to pick up the pieces of their broken hearts, and they resume working at Anna Woods’s PR company (which Elise will soon inherit). 

Elise and Zach help each other deal with their grief.

Back to Ember and Heather: One drunken party night, Ember, who is pansexual, kisses Heather, leaving Heather confused. Heather gives Ember the silent treatment and soon begins a relationship with her classmate, Landon Davis.

Heather opens up to her mom, Vanessa, about her sexuality — that she realizes she is bisexual.  She breaks up with Landon not soon after, and Landon is actually proud of Heather for coming out. The two decide to remain friends.

Heather and Ember finally speak to each other, and they begin a romantic relationship. Heather is worried that she is dating her brother’s ex. Zach is, of course, understanding and supportive of her sister and her ex’s happiness.

Meanwhile, Zach is starting to fall for Elise. He feels guilty because it felt wrong to love his late brother’s ex-fiancée. It’s revealed that Zach has always had a crush on Elise since childhood, but he gave way for Ben, knowing that Elise also likes Ben back. 

Zach’s rekindled feelings for Elise are intensified when Yohan Park, Arendelle Corp’s client and CEO of Park Industrial, starts to court Elise. Zach denies being jealous. 

Meanwhile, Poppy and Flynn are stressed trying for a baby. It’s revealed that Poppy is suffering from many reproductive health issues. To unwind, they go on a camping trip with Zach and Elise. 

During that trip, Zach and Elise kiss each other. Elise walks out upset and confused. She is also falling for Zach, but she also feels like she’s betraying Ben.

After the trip, Elise turns down Yohan. Yohan gives Elise love advice about Zach, as Yohan has also witnessed his own dad grieving for his dead mom.

Days of silent treatment later, Elise and Zach open up to each other and finally become official. 

They soon get married, and Elise gives birth to twins Dean and Ariadne. Poppy and Flynn also have a baby boy named Hunter. Meanwhile, Yohan got married to Lauren Taylor, and they have a baby boy named Liam.

Years later, Yohan’s wife abandons them. It’s revealed that Yohan’s father is against their marriage, as Lauren is poor and of a different race (white whereas Yohan is Korean). 

Yohan seeks help from his brother, Ewan, and sister-in-law, Hana. Toddler Liam also happens to meet Ari and Dean in preschool and became quick friends. 

Yohan opens up to Zach while waiting for the kids, and soon, Zach and Yohan become best friends.

Yohan decides to move back to Korea with Liam, Ewan, and Hana. Liam, who is always shy, comes out of his shell to hug Ari and tell her that he will miss her.

Years later, Heather and Ember, who are now married, decide to adopt. They house a foster daughter named Inez Alonzo, who came from a troubled home. 

Inez became friends with the kids, but she is particularly close to the quiet and stuttering Dean.

It turns out that Inez’s father is abusive and a drug pusher and addict, and her mother was murdered by her own dad. She is eventually adopted by her maternal uncle, and they leave for the Philippines, cutting off all contact with her foster family, including Dean.

Months later, Heather and Ember finally adopted a newborn baby boy named Cole.

Fast-forward to the kids’ teenage years, Olaf and Vanessa pass away while Anna, Kristoff, and Sven are still alive. Tina passed away mid-story because of cancer.

Yohan remarries to a Korean named Aera Seo, and they have a son together, Jason (Jae). Liam is revealed to be a boy genius, although somewhat reclusive.

Hunter grew up to be a handsome, kind, and popular athlete. Dean still stutters and is still quite shy and nerdy. Ari grew up to be the smart, popular, and headstrong class president.