I knew that before we got to this moment, but the certainty settled in over the past week.
After Alex and I had our heart-to-heart, we went back to the hotel, and I told the guys everything—including that I was actually Sarang.
Micah and Rhodes exchanged looks and then replied, “Duh.”
They both explained to my astonished expression that they both figured it out at different times, but they definitely figured it out. I was just too different from the wife they knew. There was no way I was the same person.
When I asked why they didn’t call me out, they said by that point they’d fallen in love with me, and they didn’t want to do or say anything that might scare me off.
All of that was shocking enough news, but then I explained who I believed the killer really was and why they did it. I told them that Soo Min obviously wanted the inheritance Omma tried to give solely to me, and to make her plan work, she had to kill me like she killed everyone else who’d seen the true will.
“But if I was the only one left who has to die, she would’ve done it already,” I explained. “It doesn’t make sense that she’s waited this long unless it’s not just me. She wants to get rid of everyone who can lay claim tohermoney... and that includes her husbands and child.”
They denied that it could be true at first. For a whole day and night, we went back and forth until I proposed a simple test. If Sue was waiting for us all to finally be alone in the house so she could pull something, I’d catch her in the middle of it and prove it. And if that happened, we needed to havean escape plan waiting, because she still had information that could destroy our lives.
The guys agreed and that set off a flurry of activity. I went to the prison to speak to Mrs. Finley. I told her that I believed my sister was still alive, and if she wanted revenge against the sister who truly wronged her and her son, I could make that happen.
Mrs. Finley said yes so fast, I didn’t even get a chance to explain the plan. With her on board, I pressured the detectives into letting her go. I pressed on the point that she never would’ve gotten in my home in the first place if one of their own hadn’t let her in, and her assault against me hadn’t left any damage. I was fine, and I’d tell the jury that, along with what a massive waste of time and taxpayer money this trial was. They’d inevitably vote not guilty, and there would’ve been no point to any of it.
In the end, the detectives agreed and released her with no charges. Her next step from there was to charter the boat so it couldn’t be connected to us.
Our next step was to send Lily, Courtney, and Taylor on an impromptu vacation to New York. We wouldn’t have Lily anywhere near her unpredictable, homicidal birth mother.
Micah even bought a child-size mannequin that we covered with a blanket and carried into the house under the cover of night, just in case Soo Min was watching from somewhere. We needed her to believe we’d all come home.
With all of that done, we waited... and she came.
“There’s one thing I don’t get,” Alex mused. “Why did she stash my bloody clothes and the drive in my vent? What was the point?”
“I know exactly what the point was,” I told him. “Before he died, Agassi tipped Sue off to how suspicious I was of everyone—including you guys. She purposely stashed those things in my old hiding place because she wanted me to find it... and she wanted me to think one or all of you killed Omma. Even though she planned to kill us all and it didn’t even matter, she wanted us to spend our final days fractured and fighting. Because shehatedwatching us fall in love.”
“Wow,” Micah breathed. “That’s a whole new level of vindictive.”
“Yes, it is, but now, it’s over,” I said. Behind me, I heard Mrs. Finley start the engine. “The inhabitants of Kim Manor are all officially dead. When— If Sue’s body washes up on shore, cops will just assume the rest of you weren’t so lucky and washed out to sea.”
My men— My loves— My husbands held me as we sailed away.
“You know, I’m not going to miss being Fritz Calloway or Alexander Montgomery,” Alexander mused. “Both of those poor bastards had the worst luck.” He stroked my cheek. “They had to spend most of their life without you.”
I once again blushed like the silly mare I was. “Don’t worry, baby. Sarang has an almost-billion-dollar inheritance coming her way. She’ll buy you whatever name you want.”
Micah put up his hand. “Let the record reflect that I did not fall in love with you for your money, but all the same, I’m very much looking forward to you becoming my sugar momma.” He captured my lips in a searing kiss that rocked me on my feet. “As long as it comes with lots of sugar.”
“Oh, I can confirm for the record, it will.”
“We should change out of these wet clothes and check on Lily,” Rhodes reminded. “Although, I’m sure she’s having a great time with Auntie Courtney and Cousin Taylor on their impromptu trip to New York.”
I laughed. “One hundred percent, there will be a million cheesy, touristy photos waiting on my phone. We were all wrong, guys. It’s Courtney who’s going to beat us out as Lily’s favorite.”
Rhodes smiled into my eyes—making my heart flutter even then. “Good news is, we’ve got the rest of our lives to challenge her title.” His kiss was just as sweet, and just as hot. “Let’s go get our daughter.”
Alex compounded my heart palpitations with a kiss of his own, nipping my bottom lip as he drew back. “And start our new lives.”
“Together.”
Five Years Later
“HELLO, EVERYONE, ANDthank you for joining us on this special tour.”
