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.

Linda shouted, “Shut up!”

He laughed.

Now he seemed almost euphoric.

Like destruction freed him from pretending.

“She never told you, did she?”

I stared at him.

“Told me what?”

Nathan’s eyes moved toward Rebecca.

“You’re the family lawyer. Surely you know.”

Rebecca frowned.

“Know what?”

His smile grew.

“Oh, this is beautiful.”

Alvarez placed a hand on his shoulder.

Nathan twisted away.

“Ask her!”

“Ask who?”

“Melissa.”

My heart stopped.

“She’s dead.”

Nathan stared at me.

Then he said:

“Not everything she owned was.”

The officer handcuffed him.

But the damage was done.

I looked at Rebecca.

“What is he talking about?”

Rebecca shook her head.

“I don’t know.”

Nathan laughed as police began leading him away.

“Check the original trust documents, Sharon!”

My chest tightened.

“Why?”

He looked over his shoulder.

“Because Melissa didn’t leave her daughters a few investments.”

Linda closed her eyes.