Then Charles Sinclair approached the microphone.
“Our family values honesty,” he said, his voice smooth and deadly calm. “And I cannot celebrate a union built on deception.”
The room went still.
“Two days ago, I received a report concerning Ryan Walker. I hoped it was untrue. But our investigation confirmed it.”
Lauren snapped her head toward Ryan.
“This man failed to disclose he was recently divorced,” Charles continued. “He abandoned a child fighting leukemia. He signed away his parental rights mere days before proposing to my daughter.”
The silence grew suffocating.
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