I married my high school sweetheart after 15 years together — on our first anniversary, I heard him say, “She still has no idea what I’ve been planning.”

accused me of misunderstanding Deirdre. Wesley sent long messages saying he had loved me despite the original arrangement. Deirdre claimed she had merely been helping Wesley’s family and that I had turned an innocent business proposal into something disgusting.

Then Mr. Leland began looking through the records.

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