Chapter 151

Clara gestured to a nearby spot. "Come and sit here," she said to the bridesmaid. "We need to talk. Tell me what happened on the wedding day. Was your death an accident, or were you harmed? What led up to it?" The bridesmaid moved slowly to the indicated spot and settled down. Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper, meant only for Clara's ears. "My last name is Taylor," she began. "I was college friends with Maddison Brown, the Clay family's daughter-in-law. We were incredibly close, like sisters." Jessie Taylor, the bridesmaid, started to recount the events of the wedding day. "Maddison and the Clay family's son worked together at the same company. After more than a year of dating, they decided to get married. Since we were so close, she asked me to be her bridesmaid. Naturally, I said yes." "When I found out I'd be Maddison's bridesmaid, my mom gave me a serious warning. She said weddings in the Clay family often faced wedding pranks and disruptions and advised me to be cau