But what really sent Sutton into a spiral wasn’t his career or his character.
It was his last name.
Sterling comes from old Charleston money, the kind of family whose ancestors signed important documents and had ships named after them, the kind of family that still gets invited to garden parties at historic estates—the kind of family Sutton desperately wanted access to.
During the wedding preparations, she turned into an absolute nightmare.
It started three months before the wedding.
I was sitting in my apartment, reviewing vendor contracts, when Sutton showed up unannounced.
She walked in wearing yoga pants that cost more than most people’s monthly grocery budget, carrying a designer handbag I knew she couldn’t afford.
