His Greed, Her Triumph

My world shattered on a Tuesday afternoon while I was scrolling through a local city forum.

An anonymous post popped up, short and alarming. "Warning to anyone dating a guy who hangs out at the 'Gilded Bean' café downtown. Overheard a man and a woman, 'Liam' and 'Chloe' , plotting something vile. They were talking about drugging his rich girlfriend, staging an 'accident' , and getting her money. He mentioned she' s a tech exec."

Liam. My Liam. My breath caught. We went to the Gilded Bean all the time.