Another pair approached Vivian.
Her name appeared on records showing that part of the stolen loan had been transferred into an account used to purchase property.
Celeste was presented with messages proving she had helped disguise her wedding expenses as corporate investor events.
Vivian looked at Lily in my arms.
“I’m her grandmother.”
“You sent her a bracelet calling her second place.”
Grant reached toward me, but I stepped away.
“I made one mistake,” he whispered. VisualArt & Design
“No,” I replied. “You made a deliberate choice every day.”
I held Lily closer.
“You rejected your newborn daughter. You betrayed your wife. You stole from the company’s employees and investors. Then you built your new life around another man’s child.”
As the investigators escorted Grant out of the ballroom, the guests silently moved aside.
No one defended him.
The wedding photographer continued documenting everything until Vivian demanded that he lower the camera.
Eight months later, Grant pleaded guilty to fraud, forgery, and misuse of corporate funds.
