“Oh Bradley, you only took my grocery money and not my actual fortune,” I said calmly while looking into his eyes. I asked him if he had already handed over the keys to the buyer and he told me that he had received a large cash advance that morning.
I explained to him that the apartment belonged to a holding company and that the power of attorney he stole in the hospital was not valid for such a sale. “You sold something that you do not own, which means the buyer will discover the scam as soon as they try to register the deed,” I added.
Tiffany approached us with a look of anger and asked why I was ruining the ceremony with my presence. I looked at her and told her to enjoy the party because their honeymoon in Maui was definitely not going to happen.
The doors to the hall opened and instead of waiters with dinner, two police officers walked inside with my lawyer. The music stopped and the guests began to whisper as one of the officers walked directly up to Bradley to identify him.
“Bradley Miller, you are under arrest for fraud and the falsification of legal documents,” the officer said while reaching for his handcuffs. Tiffany let out a scream and claimed they were good people but the officer ignored her and continued with the arrest.
Bradley looked at me with terror and begged me to tell the police that it was all a big misunderstanding or that I had authorized the sale. I took his face in my hands and told him that I loved him but I could not save him because doing so would condemn him to be a coward forever.
The police handcuffed him in front of all three hundred guests while Tiffany realized the money was gone and began shouting at him. “You told me you were rich and that your mother was out of the way, but I am not marrying a criminal,” she yelled before throwing her bouquet at him.
The wedding ended right there as the guests left and the vendors began to complain about their unpaid bills. I stood alone in the middle of the room with a broken heart but I felt a strange sense of peace for the first time in months.
In the following months, Bradley saw his entire life fall apart as the buyer sued him and the bank investigated his fraudulent transactions. I hired an honest lawyer for him but the evidence was overwhelming and he was eventually sentenced to several years in prison.