scorned woman, a "witch" who had cast a spell on a good man. Nicole' s parent

r daughter. "That woman, Maria Fuller. She came to the wedding to dest

eir raw, unfiltered anger. I felt a deep, hollow ache for them, for their daughter. N

ding. They shouted questions every time I

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ameras and microphones. My silence fueled their stories. They called me cold, enigmatic, heartles

a kind, elderly man named Mr. Abe

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completely isolated, the villain in a story everyone thought they knew. But their condemnation didn' t touch me. It