"She actually tried to trick Mr. Delgado into marrying her. Disgusting! Why are we even interviewing her? Hit her!"
A woman in the crowd seized Clara's ruined arm.
White-hot agony ripped through her entire body. Her back hit the wall, and her legs gave out. She crumpled to the floor.
Fists and feet rained down on her from every direction.
Through the chaos, she saw Ian tighten his arm around Nadia's slender waist, laughing as they walked away.
By that evening, Clara was trending nationwide.
[BREAKING: Delgado family's former fiancée exposed as con artist! Used superstitious rituals to defraud the Delgados of nearly a million dollars over three years! Shameful! Despicable!]
[Delgado family deceived for nearly a century — saved at last by Miss Henson, who debunked the so-called "curse" with real science! A reminder to trust evidence, not folklore!]
Clara stumbled away in the charred remains of her wedding dress. She wanted to buy something to change into—anything—but her bank accounts had been frozen.
The voice on the other end of the line was flat and mechanical.