The candles continued flickering, and the flowers still looked beautiful, but nobody was admiring them anymore. The expensive decorations suddenly felt like props on a stage where everything had gone terribly wrong.
Daniel looked at me, panic replacing every bit of confidence he’d shown earlier. “Claire, please… we can explain everything,” he said. Sophie reached for his arm, but neither of them looked convincing anymore.
I slowly shook my head. “You didn’t just betray me,” I replied. “You tried to build your future by stealing mine.” The words left both of them speechless.
Around us, guests quietly gathered their belongings. Some slipped away without saying goodbye, while others stayed frozen, unable to believe the wedding they had attended had become a fraud investigation-
