My sister threw red wine across my dress uniform and told me I didn’t belong in that ballroom, my father told security to take me out before I embarrassed his future son-in-law, and I looked at the stain running over my ribbons, checked the countdown on my watch, and said, “You’re right. I don’t,” because in sixty seconds the room was about to learn why I had really come

Across the room, the large projector screen flickered to life and displayed bank records and offshore account transfers that were impossible to explain away. The guests leaned forward as they watched the evidence of his corruption scroll past in bright colors.

The next image showed Preston on a yacht with another woman which caused a ripple of shock to move through the crowd. Jessica stepped back as she realized the man she was about to marry had been lying to her about everything.

The illusion of their perfect life broke instantly as Jessica looked at Preston and realized he was not going to deny any of the evidence. Russell stood frozen as he watched the records and realized his own involvement was being exposed to the world.

Russell snapped and began shouting that I was an ungrateful person who was destroying the family he had worked so hard to build. He tried to call a high ranking contact on his phone while claiming the entire operation would be shut down in minutes.