THE TRUTH BEHIND THE $74,000 WEDDING BILL
Cecilia didn’t immediately explain the enormous wedding bill my son had demanded I pay. Instead, she asked a question that made me uneasy.
“Desiree, are you somewhere private?”
I glanced toward my office door.
“Yes, I’m alone. What’s going on?”
She hesitated before answering.
“Because what I’m about to tell you may completely change the way you look at your son.”
I tightened my grip on the pen in my hand. Outside my office in Anchorage, dark clouds gathered over the mountains, and a cold wind rattled the windows.
“Cecilia, please. Just tell me.”
She took a shaky breath.
“Bryce knew you weren’t allowed into the wedding.”
For several seconds, I couldn’t speak. I’d spent the past six days trying to convince myself that my son hadn’t known what happened at the entrance. I wanted to believe his bride had acted without consulting him.
“What do you mean he knew?”
“He was standing by an upstairs window, Desiree. He watched you leave.”
My stomach tightened.
“Are you absolutely certain?”
“I saw him myself.”
I closed my eyes. Suddenly, I could picture Bryce standing safely inside that beautiful estate while his mother walked away carrying the wedding gift that had belonged to his late father.
He had watched me leave.
And he’d done nothing.
“Did he say anything?” I finally asked.
Cecilia paused.
“Yes. He asked the staff whether you’d gone.”
I held my breath.
“And when they confirmed you’d left?”
“He said everything was fine.”
Everything was fine.
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