Chapter 4: The Family Finally Falls Apart
Chapter 4: The Family Finally Falls Apart
My mother screamed.
"You can't arrest my son!"
My father immediately pointed toward me.
"She's lying!"
"The footage has to be edited!"
The hotel manager calmly answered.
"Our security recordings are encrypted."
"The files cannot be altered."
The lead detective nodded.
"We've already confirmed the timestamps."
Two officers placed handcuffs around Preston's wrists.
He struggled violently.
"You don't understand!"
"She ruined my wedding!"
"No."
The detective corrected him.
"You ruined your own wedding."
His bride stood frozen.
Still wearing her white gown.
Still holding her bouquet.
She slowly removed her wedding ring.
Walked over.
Placed it in Preston's cuffed hands.
Then looked him straight in the eyes.
"I almost married a man who framed a child."
"I'm done."
She walked away without looking back.
The ballroom doors closed behind her.
Everything Preston had spent years building—
His reputation.
His marriage.
His family's image.
Collapsed in a single night.
As officers escorted him away, he turned toward our parents.
"Do something!"
Neither of them could.
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For the first time in his life...
No one could save him.
