My Fiancé Planned to Sell My House and Send My Son Away After Our Wedding—So I Left a Blue Folder Beside His Mother’s Plate at the Rehearsal Dinner

Unromantic.

Exactly what I needed.

I authorized the work and paid the necessary initial fees from my savings.

I had four thousand dollars set aside for emergencies.

Using part of it frightened me.

But that money existed for situations threatening our security.

I couldn’t imagine a more appropriate use.

Before I left, Marcus asked:

“Have you told Oliver you’re reviewing this?”

“No.”