Chapter 4 - Caroline Received Twelve Thousand From Margaret
Caroline Price was standing near the cake when Margaret approached.
Margaret did not confront her publicly.
She asked her to join the private meeting.
Caroline entered smiling nervously.
Tiffany immediately said:
“This is ridiculous.”
Margaret placed the invoice on the table.
“What is Everly Bridal Consulting?”
Caroline’s face changed.
“A planning service.”
“Sofia planned the wedding.”
“I helped.”
Sofia shook her head.
“I’ve never contracted with you.”
Caroline claimed she provided design advice to Tiffany.
Margaret asked why her card paid the bill.
Caroline said Daniel approved it.
Daniel denied that.
The invoice approval came from the fake Margaret email.
Now the issue was larger than overspending.
Someone had represented themselves as Margaret to authorize payment to
the bride’s mother.
Caroline insisted she believed the authorization was legitimate.
Margaret asked for the contract.
There was none.
“Then return the twelve thousand until the bank determines what
happened.”
Caroline became defensive.
“I already spent it.”
“On what?”
Silence.
Tiffany interrupted.
“You don’t get to interrogate my mother.”
Margaret looked at her.
“I do get to ask where money charged to my account went.”
Daniel sat down heavily.
This was no longer the wedding night he imagined.
Margaret almost felt sorry for him.
Almost.
Then Caroline said something strange.
“You were going to give Daniel the house anyway.”
Margaret went still.
“What house?”
Caroline looked at Tiffany.
Tiffany’s face drained.
Margaret owned several properties.
Only one had ever been discussed as a possible future gift to Daniel.
A lake cottage that had belonged to his late father.
Margaret had never promised it.
Yet Caroline spoke as if its transfer were already arranged.
Daniel whispered:
May you like
“Tiffany, what did you tell her?”
Tiffany did not answer.
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