My mind went back to the wedding preparations. Emily helping me pick my wedding dress, making jokes about how perfect the lace looked on me, and how Jared wouldn’t be able to take his eyes off me.
Every laugh we shared, every compliment she gave me, it had all been part of their plan.
My sister folded her arms. “Don’t act so shocked. You were too blind to notice anything anyway. You were always too trusting, and so naïve.”
Jared smirked. “You really thought you had it all, didn’t you? The love, the money, and the perfect man. Turns out you were just the easiest one to fool.”
“And even if we couldn’t get your inheritance, the look on your face now is enough reward,” Emily said as they burst into another fit of laughter.
My father’s voice cut through the tension. “That’s enough.”
We
