Chapter 2 – The Trap Unravels
Chapter 2 – The Trap Unravels
Inside the hotel's security office, investigators replayed the recording.
The timestamp showed Preston walking toward our table while everyone watched the bride's first dance.
He glanced over both shoulders.
Then...
he quietly slipped his titanium iPhone into Sophie's denim jacket.
Less than fifteen seconds later, he returned to the center of the ballroom and announced the phone was missing.
Nobody spoke.
The room was filled only with the sound of the video.
Then came another angle.
It clearly showed Preston ripping the oak menu board from its stand.
There was no hesitation.
No accident.
No self-defense.
He deliberately swung it into an eight-year-old child's head.
The officer paused the recording.
"You understand this is felony aggravated battery against a minor?"
Preston swallowed hard.
"It was an emotional moment."
The detective shook his head.
"No."
"It was premeditated."
The footage continued.
Another camera captured my parents standing only a few feet away.
Neither tried to stop him.
Neither attempted to help Sophie afterward.
Instead...
they ordered us to leave.
Even the officers exchanged uncomfortable looks.
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The truth wasn't just ugly.
It was undeniable.
