He married the woman everyone called “the ugliest” daughter of a powerful family for money. But on their wedding night, he found bl00d beneath her dress. She whispered, “My father did this.”

Then they found a blue folder.

It contained payments connected to the scandal that destroyed Manuel’s father.

“My father was framed,” Manuel whispered.

Emmett had ruined the Nelson family because Manuel’s father had discovered his fraud.

Rosalie struggled to breathe.

“I was seventeen. I was locked away. I knew nothing.”

Manuel hesitated, anger briefly clouding his expression.

Then he reached for her.

“You are not responsible for your father’s crimes. Forgive my silence.”

The folder contained something even worse: a forged marriage clause stating that if Rosalie died and Manuel was investigated, her fortune would return to Emmett.

There were also photographs of a dangerous highway curve and a note explaining how an accident would make Manuel appear to be a desperate husband who murdered his wealthy wife.

Rosalie finally understood the plan.

Emmett had selected a financially ruined man because he would make the perfect suspect. Rosalie would die, Manuel would be imprisoned, and Emmett would reclaim the trust.