Chapter 6

Jessica helped me run mock trials.

"Em, Ryan's gonna say you gave him everything willingly, that he didn't scam you."

"So what should I say?"

"Tell them if you'd known he was cheating, you never would've kept spending on him. He hid everything and kept letting you pay—that's fraud."

"Got it."

"He might even claim he bought the furniture himself."

"I've got every receipt. All in my name, paid with my Venmo."

"That's solid proof." Jessica looked at me. "Em, you're in a really good headspace. Just stay calm, logical, stick to the evidence in court."

"Yeah." I looked at…