Chapter 10 - THE NIGHT THE TRUTH CAME OUT
Ethan discovered the truth during a conversation with the wedding planner.
He'd gone to the Hawthorne Hotel to settle the remaining expenses.
The planner, a woman named Caroline, looked uncomfortable.
“Mr. Whitmore, may I ask something?”
Ethan nodded.
“Of course.”
“Did you authorize Miss Cole to change the bridal arrangements?”
He frowned.
“What changes?”
Caroline opened a file.
“The limousine.”
He stared.
“The dress delivery.”
His jaw tightened.
“The photography schedule.”
Ethan looked up.
“What photography schedule?”
Caroline hesitated.
“Miss Cole requested that the photographer capture her arrival before the bride's.”
Silence.
Ethan stared.
“Why?”
Caroline looked uncomfortable.
“She said it would make a beautiful social media moment.”
Ethan closed his eyes.
For months, he'd told Clare she was imagining things.
That Vanessa wasn't trying to compete.
That every objection was insecurity.
Now he saw the pattern.
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Vanessa had been taking pieces of Clare's wedding long before the limousine arrived.
And he had helped her.
