My Twin Made Me Reveal My Scars in Front of 200 Guests — She Didn’t Know What I’d Say Next

Chapter 5 — The Investigator

The man crossing the ballroom toward us was Samuel Ross, a retired fire investigator, and the sight of him drained the color from my mother’s face.

Jessica glanced between us, uncertain for the first time.

“Who is that?”

“The investigator who handled the lake-house fire,” I said.

My father stepped between us.

“Kristen.

Enough.”