I still had questions—like, what if it had started as a scam? How long had they hidden it? But for now, I let her sit with her thoughts.
Dad tried to make excuses, like, “Well, at least she’s happy now,” but even he couldn’t fake the cheer.
Later that week, I found out the wedding had been Gavin’s idea. He wanted Celine to have the big moment she never got the first time. His gift to her, he’d said.
And strangely, that made me soften.
About two weeks later, things got weirder.
I was cleaning out my inbox when I found an email from a woman named Tamra. The subject line read: “URGENT – Regarding Gavin J.”
I opened it, heart pounding.
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