The Father Who Paid $58,000 for the Wedding Was Told to “Sit With the Guests.”

was staring at the table. “Her cousin. He’s a lawyer in Tampa.”

“Has he met me?”

“No.”

“Has he met you?”

“Once. At the engagement party.”

I set the document down. I felt very calm, the way you do when a piece of something falls into place and you understand you were the last person at the table to see it.

“Gareth,” I said. “How long have the two of you been continue reading …