I couldn’t shake the feeling that something about Aaron didn’t add up. He was polite, attentive, and almost too perfect — the kind of man who made everyone else relax while my instincts screamed for caution. I told myself I was only looking out for my mom, so I played the supportive daughter while secretly digging through anything that might reveal his true intentions. Then I found the locked papers — a mountain of debt in his name and a property suspiciously listed under my mother’s. My heart pounded with certainty. He wasn’t a partner; he was a parasite. Without hesitation, I crashed their wedding, determined to save her before it was too late.
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