A Boy in the Video Called My Late Fiance Dad, Standing Before My Bestie’s Wedding Photo Chapter 08
I watched as the future versions of them, sevenÂ
years ahead in that parallel timeline, finally turnedÂ
on each other.Â
The illusion of a loving, devoted marriage.Â
shattered in an instant.Â
Years of betrayal had finally ripped away theÂ
mask.Â
Their seven–year marriage had been built on liesÂ
and my blood. Now that the foundation hadÂ
cracked, everything they’d built came crashingÂ
down with it.Â
I ignored their screaming match and walked out ofÂ
the police station with my phone in hand.Â
A cold drizzle had started falling from the grayÂ
sky.Â
I didn’t bother opening an umbrella.Â
I let the rain soak through my clothes as I droveÂ
home.Â
My mother was sitting on the couch waiting forÂ
- me.Â
The second she saw me walk through the door,Â
she jumped to her feet.Â
“Hazel! Where have you been? Why are youÂ
completely drenched?”Â
The sight of her standing there, healthy and alive,Â
made my eyes sting.Â
“Mom, I’m okay.”Â
I crossed the room and wrapped my arms aroundÂ
her.Â
Holding her tightly, I whispered, “Julian isn’t dead.Â
He’s a liar. The police arrested him.”Â
She froze.Â
Then her entire body began trembling.Â
Not from fear.Â
From rage.Â
“That monster!” she snapped. “How could he doÂ
something so sick to another human being?”Â
After calming her down, I retreated to myÂ
bedroom.Â
My phone screen was still glowing.Â
The video call had now lasted more than threeÂ
hours.Â
The image on the other side was dim.Â
Seven–years–later Julian sat on the floor with bothÂ
hands tangled in his hair.Â
Vivian was nowhere to be seen.Â
“Where is she?” I asked coldly.Â
Julian slowly lifted his head.Â
His eyes were bloodshot.Â
“She packed her things and left. She’s terrified thatÂ
if the past changes, her company will collapse.Â
She’s already trying to move whatever assets sheÂ
has left.”Â
A bitter laugh escaped him.Â
“Hazel, you won. You successfully turned usÂ
against each other.”Â
“This isn’t paranoia,” I said as I pulled out a chair and sat down. “It’s reality.”Â
I stared directly at him.Â
“You’ve always been a selfish coward. You didn’tÂ
have the courage to break up with me honestly, soÂ
you faked your death and ran away fromÂ
responsibility.”Â
Then I continued.Â
“And Vivian is a greedy opportunist. She wantedÂ
your money, but she didn’t want the reputation ofÂ
being the woman who destroyed someone else’sÂ
marriage.”Â
My lips curled into a cold smile.Â
“The two of you were perfect for each other.”Â
The next morning, the investigation moved atÂ
lightning speed.Â
Julian’s offshore accounts were frozen.Â
The corporate accounts under Vivian’s name wereÂ
seized as well after authorities uncoveredÂ
evidence of money laundering and the transfer ofÂ
fraudulent assets.Â
As both the victim and Julian’s legal wife, IÂ
cooperated fully with investigators.Â
I handed over extensive evidence documenting the movement of marital assets throughout ourÂ
marriage.Â
For the past three years, I’d pinched every penny.Â
Meanwhile, Julian had quietly transferred our joint savings into a hidden account in small amountsÂ
over time.Â
Eventually, that money had ended up in Vivian’sÂ
overseas accounts.Â
With my attorney beside me, I began a full forensic review of every asset Julian owned.Â
As I looked down at my phone, the image from the seven–years–later timeline suddenly flickered.Â
Inside the mansion, priceless paintings vanishedÂ
from the walls and were replaced by cheapÂ
reproductions.Â
The bottles of Château Lafite in the wine cellarÂ
disappeared one after another, leaving behindÂ
nothing but empty shelves.Â
Future Julian shot to his feet in panic.Â
His eyes darted wildly around the room.Â
“What the hell is happening?” he shouted.Â
“Where’s my stuff?”

