“You think you’re better than everyone.”
“No.”
I stepped forward.
“I just stopped letting you destroy me.”
The guests watched silently.
For the first time that night, Camille didn’t look like the beautiful bride.
She looked cornered.
Then my attorney walked into the room.
The crowd parted.
Beside her was a man carrying a laptop.
My forensic accountant.
Camille recognized him immediately.
And that was when her confidence finally broke.
“Why is he here?”
My attorney smiled politely.
“Because your wedding venue is now a crime scene.”
A gasp moved through the ballroom.
My father stood up.
“What are you talking about?”
She opened the laptop.
“The bank investigation has been completed.”
She turned the screen toward the room.
“Over the last year, $286,000 was transferred from the company reserve account into six different accounts.”
She paused.
“All six accounts connect back to Camille.”
My mother covered her mouth.
“No…”
Camille shook her head quickly.
“That’s not true.”
The accountant spoke.
“The transfers were made using your sister’s authorization credentials.”
Camille pointed at me.
“She gave them to me!”
Everyone looked at me.
I said nothing.
Because I didn’t need to.
My attorney pressed a button.
A recording played through the ballroom speakers.
Camille’s voice filled the room.
“Ellie is perfect for this. Everyone already thinks she’s controlling. When the money disappears, they’ll believe she did it.”
The room froze.
The recording continued.
“She’ll lose her shares, Mom and Dad will cut her off, and then everything becomes mine.”
A glass shattered somewhere behind me.
Someone gasped.
My mother slowly turned toward Camille.
“Is that real?”
Camille looked around.
At the guests.
At Daniel.
At her parents.
Then finally at me.
Her expression changed.
The sweet smile disappeared.
The mask was gone.
“You think you won?”
Her voice became cold.
“You really think this ends here?”
Daniel stepped closer.
“Camille.”
But she ignored him.
“You don’t understand what I had to do to get here.”
I felt a chill.
“What does that mean?”
She smiled.
