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The Maid Who Cut the Wedding Cake

The grand ballroom of the Dallas mansion was filled with bright sunlight and soft classical music. White roses decorated every corner, and the marble floor sparkled. In the middle of the room stood a gorgeous multi-tiered wedding cake. Everything seemed perfect for the wedding of Marcus, a successful real estate developer, and his fiancée, Victoria.

Suddenly, the music stopped. Elena, a young maid in a neat black uniform, walked quickly up to the wedding cake. She held a sharp kitchen knife in her gloved hand. Before anyone could react, she slashed the blade deep into the white frosting.

Victoria: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?!

Victoria rushed across the floor, her red dress rustling loudly against the pristine marble. Marcus followed close behind, grabbing Elena's wrist before she could make another cut.

Marcus: Stop right now! Have you lost your mind?

Victoria: Please don't cut it yet! She burned herself in the bakery, she's sterile!

Marcus frowned, his brow furrowing as he looked at Victoria's frantic expression, then down at Elena's trembling hands. Something about Victoria's wild accusation did not make sense.

Marcus: The bakery left before 4 PM... Take it off.

Marcus gently pulled back Elena's sleeve. Deep burn marks were visible across her skin. Tears welled in Elena's eyes as she looked up at him.

Elena: Sir, the cake isn't the problem...

Elena reached into the hollow center of the sliced cake. She pulled out a black USB flash drive covered in red filling and held it out to Marcus.

Elena: The woman from the bakery said you had to see it before you married her! This is New York proof!

Marcus took the flash drive, his jaw tightening as Victoria gasped in panic. The entire ballroom fell into a heavy, suffocating silence.

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