(Hailey's POV)
The banquet hall is in chaos.
People are shouting, arguing, demanding explanations. Richard Daves is yelling at Samuel. Reporters are frantically making calls. The carefully cultivated image of the perfect Daves family has shattered into a thousand pieces.
And it's all because of Caroline.
Part of me wants to be angry. She just exposed my daughter to the entire city. Announced Wendy's existence—and my shame—to everyone who matters in this town.
But the larger part of me feels... relieved?
No more hiding. No more pretending. No more keeping Wendy in the shadows while Samuel parades his legitimate family in the light.
Caroline did what I never had the courage to do.
She told the truth. And now, my daughter and I will no longer have to hide in the shadows. We'll finally
