HER FATHER PUSHED HER INTO THE FOUNTAIN AT HER SISTER’S WEDDING—THEN HER SECRET HUSBAND WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR

Ernest noticed. “Your husband didn’t come?”

“I didn’t need him to.”

That answer made him look down.

Silence stretched between them.

Then Ernest said, “I watched the video again.”

Mariana didn’t respond.

“Many times.”

“Why?”

“Because my attorney told me to understand what people saw.”

“And what did you see?”

He swallowed. “At first, I saw a bad moment.”

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