My ex abandoned me and our son for a wealthy man—ten years later, she invited me to her wedding, so I hired an actress to pose as my wife.

would mean a lot if we could show everyone there’s no bad blood. How will I look in front of my fiancé’s family if my own son isn’t there with me, right?”

I read it twice.

There it was. The real reason.

Not Liam.

Not me.

“She wants us at her wedding.”

How will I look.

Liam looked up from his math sheet.

“Was that Mom?”

“Yeah,” I said.

“What does she want?”

“She continue reading …