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What followed was a meticulous collection of evidence. The narrator, with the help of a private investigator, discovered Melissa’s secret rendezvous with Ethan, her brother-in-law, in a hotel suite they rented weekly under false identities. Video footage, hotel receipts, phone taps—all constructed a portrait of betrayal. Melissa's repeated trysts, the room service of champagne and strawberries, and her laughter with Ethan confirmed what he suspected but had ignored for years.