“Unless he secures a massive influx of capital or a corporate guarantor.”

December fifteenth was exactly the deadline Douglas had set for the final wedding catering payment.

He had timed his warehouse default date to match our final payment schedule.

I remembered Samantha demanding the Crown Plaza ballroom the very first night we met her for dinner at the downtown steakhouse.

I had suggested smaller, elegant alternatives.

She had refused every single one.

She had pushed for expedited vendor wire transfers, insisting we use Kingsley Logistics to handle the administrative payments.