The bride hid under the bed as a prank, but she overheard her mother-in-law say, “In a year, we’ll take everything from her.” That night, she realized her marriage was a trap. CHAPTER 1: THE WEDDING NIGHT

straight to accounts linked to his mother.

He was sentenced to time in federal prison.

Cynthia managed to avoid jail by testifying against her own son, but she lost her home, her social reputation, and all of the refined dignity she had so often boasted about in public.

Brenda disappeared for several months to avoid the media.

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