Chapter 4 - Confronting the Bride
Before Graham could respond, Vivian emerged from the grand corridor leading from the kitchens, looking immaculate in her designer wedding gown.
“Graham, darling, the guests are seated, we need to line up—what is going on here?” Vivian asked, her smile freezing.
Natalie lunged forward, closing the distance between them with terrifying speed and grabbing Vivian by her satin sleeve.
“Where is she, Vivian? What did you do with Maisie?!” Natalie screamed, shaking the bride violently.
Vivian’s face twisted into an expression of theatrical shock and deep offense, stepping back into Graham’s arms.
“Graham, are you going to let your unhinged ex-wife physically assault me on our wedding day?!” Vivian wailed dramatically.
Graham gently pushed Natalie's hands away, stepping between the two women with a desperate look in his eyes.
“Natalie, stop it! Vivian was in the kitchen talking to the head chef about the appetizers!” Graham defended her immediately.
“Ask the chef! She was down there the whole time!”
“I don't care about the chef!” Natalie cried, shoving Graham’s chest with both hands.
“Your precious bride has been terrorizing my daughter for weeks, and now she’s vanished on your wedding day!”
Vivian dabbed her dry eyes with a lace handkerchief, casting a subtle, triumphant glance at Natalie when Graham looked away.
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“The child must have wandered off because she didn't want to participate in the ceremony,” Vivian said sweetly.
“You know how rebellious and difficult she’s been acting lately.”
