Chapter 4 - Ryan Desperately Tries To Deny The Truth
Ryan shoved Vanessa aside, regaining a shred of his desperate composure as he pointed a shaking finger at his legally wedded wife.
“You’re dead, Emily!” Ryan shouted, his voice cracking with sheer panic as he tried to gaslight the entire room in broad daylight.
“The coroner signed the death certificate! The insurance payout was finalized! You died in that hospital fire in Austin!”
Emily stopped walking, a bitter, heartbreaking smile touching the corners of her pale lips as she listened to her husband’s lies.
“You didn't put me in a hospital fire, Ryan,” Emily spoke up, her voice raspy from months of silence but carrying absolute clarity.
“You paid a corrupt doctor in a private facility forty miles outside Dallas to fake my medical records and keep me locked in a basement.”
“You did it so you could steal my inheritance trust and marry your wealthy mistress before my body was even cold.”
A collective gasp swept through the ballroom as the guests realized the horrifying extent of Ryan’s calculated betrayal.
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Vanessa’s father, a prominent Dallas oil tycoon sitting at the head table, slowly lowered his napkin and stared at Ryan in sheer disgust.
The multi-million-dollar merger between their families was evaporating into a public nightmare before dinner was even served.
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