After that day, I made a quiet decision.
Whenever Nick asked about the next payment, I said it was already done.
“Sent it this morning,” I’d tell him.
He never checked.
Why would he?
As far as he knew, the wedding was already fully paid for.
Over the next three months, I discovered just how deep the betrayal went.
Nick left his phone by the sink while showering one night. Messages and photos from Lori lit up the screen. My fiancé had been cheating on me with my sister.
But the worst moment came at my parents’ house.
I was there one afternoon when a message preview appeared on Mom’s iPad.
What do we do if Andrea freaks out? — Lori.
Mom was in the bathroom. The device wasn’t locked.
I opened the conversation.
Mom had replied: She won’t. She’s always been too soft to fight back.
Then another message appeared.
Let her pay for the wedding first. Andrea will land on her feet. She always does.
My mother wasn’t just aware of their plan.
She had helped them.
I took screenshots and sent them to myself before deleting them.
The three of them had no idea what was coming.
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