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THE COUSIN FROM LONDON 👰‍♀️💸 / Chapter 5 / 10

Chapter 5 - The Panic in Cedar Bluff“Fix this right now!” my mother demanded, her polished facade completely crumbling. “You signed those contracts! You gave us your word!”

“I signed those contracts as your daughter, Mom,” I replied, my voice steady as steel. “But you told Margaret Caldwell I was just a confused distant cousin. Cousins don't pay $38,000 for weddings they weren't allowed to attend.”

“That was just... it was complicated!” she stammered frantically. “The Caldwells are old money! Margaret is very traditional! If she knew we needed our daughter in London to fund the wedding, she would have looked down on Brooke!”

“So you erased me to protect Brooke's social standing,” I said softly.

“It was just for one night, Clara!” my father’s voice boomed as he took the phone from her. “Do you have any idea what you're doing to this family?! Brooke and Cole are on their honeymoon in Jamaica! If Margaret finds out about this debt, it will ruin their marriage!”

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I hung up the phone and blocked both of their mobile numbers.

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Chapter 6 - The Caldwell InquiryBy Friday afternoon, the rumor mill in Cedar Bluff had reached a boiling point.
Chapter 7 - The Boardroom ConfrontationWhen Margaret arrived at my parents' house, she didn't knock politely. She walked directly through the front door, holding a printed copy of the vendor contract summary she had demanded from Meadow Creek Barn.
Chapter 8 - Cracks in the PolishOver the next forty-eight hours, the Bennett family’s carefully crafted illusion completely shattered.
Chapter 9 - The Settlement in LondonTwo weeks later, my father was forced to liquidate his remaining investment shares and take out a high-interest personal loan to pay off the $38,000 vendor debt to avoid criminal prosecution.
Chapter 10 - A Home of Her OwnOne year later.

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