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The days following the wedding were a flurry of activities, each moment carrying the weight of Ariel Maze's elaborate deception. As the newlyweds settled into their roles, the mansion became a labyrinth of whispered secrets and hidden agendas.
Victor Pierce's curiosity was insatiable, his keen intellect driving him to delve deeper into Ariel's background. He had always been adept at reading people, and something about his new wife intrigued him—a complexity that seemed to hide beneath the surface.
One evening, as the sun dipped below the horizon, Victor found himself in his study, poring over the documents that detailed Ariel's fabricated past. His fingers traced the lines of ink, his mind sifting through the information, searching for inconsistencie
