Chapter 3 - Carter Realizes The Extent Of His Family Deception
Carter stood frozen in the center of the ballroom, his gaze shifting back and forth between Sarah and his mother, Eleanor. The shock on his face rapidly curdled into a dark, suffocating fury as the pieces of a five-year-old lie snapped together.
"Mom, you told me her transport vehicle was hit by an IED... you told me there was nothing left to recover," Carter whispered hoarsely. Eleanor clutched her pearl necklace, her face draining of all color as she refused to meet her son's eyes.
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"We had to protect the estate, Carter! She was a liability to our shipping contracts!" Eleanor stammered defensively, stepping away from the altar. Carter turned his back on his mother, his heart breaking for the wife he had mourned in silence.
The illusion of his privileged, honorable family dissolved right before his eyes in front of elite Newport society.
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