Liam's Shadow, Chloe's Lie

ger to build with Chloe, my fiancée of a decade. Our wedding, a meticulously planned ex

ce, delivered words that detonated my entire world: "I

ed mother's "dying wish" for her to settle him. My shock curdled as she explained it was "just a formality"

fabricated apologies came, they were delivered with Liam's leftovers, the subtle taunt a final blow. What was this absurd wish, this sudden, desperate need

he supposed woman of my dreams, prioritized a con artist