that evening.
Outside, headlights were already cutting through the rain.
And the man my family believed I’d invented was about to arrive….
The ceremony hadn’t even begun when Vanessa decided to humiliate me further.
She took the microphone from the wedding planner and faced the guests, smiling brightly enough to appear innocent from a distance.
“Since family means everything to me, I want to say something about my sister.”
My stomach tightened, but I kept my expression neutral.
Vanessa looked directly at me.
“Emma has always been independent. Some people
