His expression hardened.
“Then we’ll find out.”
We spent the next hour checking the details of the wedding. Margaret contacted the venue manager, Ryan confirmed that the rings were locked in his possession, and Chloe arranged for the bridesmaids to receive updated instructions without explaining why.
Vanessa would be allowed to arrive at the estate with the others.
She would not have access to the bridal suite, my dress, the rings, or the ceremony schedule.
I had not yet decided whether she would be removed from the wedding entirely.
Part of me wanted to send her home immediately. Another part needed to see how she would react when her carefully constructed plan stopped working.
At 9:05, the first warning came.
Kendra called Chloe.
“She says Olivia is having a breakdown,” Chloe told us after ending the call. “Vanessa is telling everyone that you haven’t slept and that you might cancel the ceremony.”
