HE TOOK HIS FIANCÉE TO HIS POOR HOMETOWN TO TEST HER—BUT THE PAPER SHE HANDED HIM LEFT HIM TOO ASHAMED TO MEET HER EYES

Diego Martinez was thirty-two years old and served as a technical department manager for a major construction company in Houston, Texas. He earned a comfortable income—nearly $95,000 annually—which allowed him to drive a new truck, rent a pleasant apartment near the Galleria, dine at upscale restaurants, and enjoy the reputation of being a successful continue reading …