Exposing the Scumbag's False Paradise

Summary

I have killer pollen allergies, but I absolutely love flowers. My husband, Leo, always picked out the most realistic silk flowers to cheer me up.

I wasn't crazy about him at first, honestly. But he bent over backwards for me, treated me like gold. After my parents died unexpectedly, nobody had been that good to me, so… yeah, I married him.

This was supposed to be our honeymoon. Leo brought me down to Cancun.

My best friend, Ashley, had called me countless times, warning me not to trust Leo so completely. Back then, I was so naive. I told her, "Ash, he promised he'd stop gambling.