Four weeks before the wedding, Rachel Chen called.
"I need to tell you something," she said. "About Vivienne."
Izzy put her on speaker. Alex and Sophie were in the office reviewing seating charts.
"What about her?" Izzy asked.
"She's been writing to me. From prison. Three letters so far."
Alex looked up sharply. "What does she want?"
"To apologize. To explain. To ask if there was anything she could do to make amends." Rachel's voice was cautious. "The third letter included a check for two hundred thousand dollars. Her share of the restitution before the court ordered it."
"She's trying to buy forgiveness," Sophie said.
"Maybe. Or maybe she's actually changed." Rachel paused. "She asked if I'd be willing to visit her. To talk about Lila, about what happened. Her therapist thinks it
