My Fiancé Left the Phone Line Open One Day Before Our Wedding, and I Heard Him Tell His Mother He Planned to Take My House, My Savings, and Then Get Rid of Me. So I Changed a Few Details About the Ceremony—and When the Final Wedding Gift Appeared on the Screen, Nathan Learned He Had Never Been the One Running the Con.

I leaned toward him.

“Will you arrest him today?”

Alvarez chose his words carefully.

“We are coordinating with local authorities and reviewing existing warrants connected to identity and financial fraud.”

“That isn’t an answer.”

“No.”

I appreciated the honesty.

Then I asked, “If I still go to the venue?”

Rebecca muttered, “Sharon.”

Alvarez frowned.

“You should not confront him privately.”

“I won’t.”

“Do not threaten him.”

“I won’t.”

“Do not accuse him of crimes we cannot substantiate.”

“I won’t.”

“Do not physically prevent him from leaving.”

“I won’t.”

I stood.

“But I am walking into that wedding.”

Ben stared at me.

“Mom.”

I looked at my son.

“Do you know what Nathan believes?”

Nobody answered.

“He believes I am weak because I wanted a family.”

I looked at Grace.

Then the screen where Lily was still watching remotely.

Then Rebecca.

“He believes grief made me easy to control.”