"So you admit it. You took advantage of her."
"You did."
My face grew hot.
I still couldn't honestly defend the marriage.
"I should have refused the marriage. But I didn't marry her for money."
"You were in her room every day."
"Yes. You can tell them that. You can also tell them what you knew about the wedding when you helped with it."
My face grew hot.
She pulled her hand away from the box.
"The inheritance changed everything."
"It raised questions. I understand why."
I slid the papers across.
She read the notice, then the refusal, checking the dates.
"The inheritance changed everything."
- My MIL Convinced My Husband to Move Out and Take Everything He'd Paid For – I Let Them Think They'd Won Because This Was My Plan All Along
- I Adopted the Girl Everyone Blamed for My Daughter's Disappearance – 10 Years Later, She Faced Me and Said, 'Everything You Know About That Night Is a Lie'
- I Raised My Brother After Our Parents Passed Away – The Day He Turned 18, He Handed Me Mom's Old Jewelry Box and Said, 'There Was One Thing She Never Wanted You to Find Out'
"This doesn't prove you didn't know."
