I came home expecting wedding plans—but found my mother in tears and my fiancée’s cruelty, so I canceled everything… not knowing something even darker was waiting

set the ring on the table, right beside the bowl of fish bones. The clink against the wood sounded like a gunshot in the silent kitchen.

“The wedding is off,” I said.

Vanessa froze. Then came a short, barking laugh. “Right. Okay. You’re having a moment. Go take a shower, Ethan. We’ll talk about this when you’ve calmed down.”

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