Chapter 6

I edited together a highlight reel of the wedding footage and had Justin upload it using an overseas server. The headline was sensational. "Gold-Digging Groom Cheats With Bridesmaid on Wedding Day—Live Stream from the Honeymoon Suite." Stanley's mother tried to plead with me. "Sylvia, it's my fault for failing to educate Stanley. Please, for the sake of—" I listened quietly, then replied, "Mrs. Sinclair, take care of yourself." Stanley's father called him directly. "You bastard! You've ruined the Sinclair family's name. Don't ever come back again!" Mandy had it worse. The scandal spread all the way back to her hometown. Her parents were ridiculed and talked about until they eventually cut ties with her. The men she'd been keeping as backup options blocked her one by one. The Morningstar project team released an official statement. "Due to serious misconduct by the former project leads, Stanley Sinclair and Mandy Shaw, which severely damaged the project's reputation, they are