as cold and sterile. Fluore

e our lawyer friend, Mark, whom David had called frant

bing at her eyes with a tissue, putting on a masterclas

to hear. "She's always been jealous of my bond with D

ittany looked skept

expression grim. "And she's shown them some text messages and a voi

I'm sure," D

d. "But we need to cou

n pounding, steadied. I

policewoman who was now approach

no

e and pulled out the c

iage cer

three weeks ago. Secretly. Because we anticipa

er eyes scanning it. She looked fro

e certificate in the officer's hand. Her sobbing

, her voice cracking. "N

ctions today, and your previous attempts to interfere in their relationship, we ar

iage certificate. "Ms. Albright, your claims about Mr

ounded. "But... the te

e happy to have them forensically analyzed if Ms. Albri

y's face. She knew her "proof"

plaint sighed. "Ms. Albright, making

efully constructed victim na

e. "Congratulations on your marriage. And Mr. Chen, you

f was a palpable thing in the

ut making false reports an

der. "That marriage certificate was a maste

said, the memory of that other lif

knew Brittany. This wasn'