My daughter called me from her wedding suite while I was lying in a hospital bed, still bl:eeding from the ac:cident. “Don’t come tomorrow, Dad. Your house and car are sold. Goodbye.”

The police arrived before the wedding cake was cut.

At first, guests smiled, assuming it was part of the entertainment.

Then Detective Morales stepped forward.

“Clara Whitaker?”

The room froze.

I entered behind him in a wheelchair wearing a dark suit, bandages still visible beneath my collar.

Clara’s face drained of color.

“Dad?”

Victor laughed nervously.

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