Caleb didn’t stop.
“Or are you still tied up in litigation? I imagine it’s hard to keep track, with all the lawsuits and unpaid debts. Oh, and the bankruptcy — should we toast to that too?”
Rowan’s smile disappeared.
Silence enveloped the room.
Then Caleb raised his phone and turned the screen toward the crowd. “These aren’t accusations — they’re legal records. Public ones, actually. They were filed years before you ever met Rowan or our mother. You just failed to mention them.”
Arthur’s mouth opened, but no words came out.
Rowan’s smile disappeared.
Then Caleb delivered the final blow, each word crystal clear.
“Tell me, Arthur, when were you planning to tell Rowan? After the wedding? After the honeymoon? Or never?”
Caleb then locked eyes with his sister.
“You didn’t know. I get it. He’s good at hiding things. He tried it with Mom too, but when he couldn’t manipulate her finances, he lost interest.”
Then Caleb
delivered the final blow,
each word crystal clear.
Rowan stood slowly, eyes wide. Her hands trembled as she looked between Arthur and the documents flashing across the screen. I moved toward her, but she didn’t look at me.
She stared at Arthur and asked, “Is it true?”
Arthur finally spoke. “I… It’s complicated, my love.”
That was all she needed.
“No,” she said, her voice low but clear. “It’s not.”
Then she turned to me, eyes wide, betrayed, horrified.
