I hesitated for a moment before sitting down on the sofa opposite Catherine. I glanced at her, but her sweet smile gave nothing away.
Deciding to take a risk, I said, "Yes."
The moment the word left my mouth, I studied her face carefully. Maybe I had just ruined yet another wedding.
But Catherine's smile didn't waver in the slightest.
"Oh, so it was you who sent me the recording," Catherine said casually.
I kept my expression neutral. "Maybe." I neither confirmed nor denied it.
"But what I'm curious about," I continued, "is why you forgave Mr. Nickel."
At that moment, I fully understood that the seemingly naive heiress in front of me was anything but.
Catherine chuckled softly. "It doesn't matter," she said. "Whether you sent the recording or Nathan actually said those things, none
