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No guests she could manipulate.
Margaret arrived in cream silk, diamonds at her throat, grief arranged carefully across her face.
“This is disgusting,” she said coldly. “Dragging a grieving family into legal theater.”
The prosecutor opened a folder.
“Mrs. Whitmore, did you request a separate serving be prepared for Claire Whitmore?”
“Did you request chopped shrimp be added to that serving?”
Marco sat across from her, hands clasped tightly, his face pale.
“Mr. Alvarez?”
Marco inhaled shakily.
Margaret’s composure cracked.
“That is a lie.”
Text messages from Margaret to Marco’s catering phone.
Tiny pieces. She won’t notice until she stops pretending.
Daniel stared at the pages like they were written in blood.
“Mom,” he whispered.…continue reading …
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