Chapter 8 - SIENNA REED
Sienna contacted Allison four days before the wedding.
Not me.
Understandable.
She had lost her banquet-lead role after Grace’s allergic reaction.
She now worked for a convention center.
Her attorney had advised her not to contact our family during the insurance matter.
Once that closed, she waited.
Then saw a wedding-industry post showing Celeste overseeing another Rosati event.
She sent Allison one email.
I think you should know I never authorized the dessert Grace received.
Attached:
A photograph of a printed kitchen ticket.
GRACE ROSATI — ALLERGY SAFE.
Dessert:
Chocolate mousse — safe production.
Service:
Covered.
Deliver by S. Reed only.
Then handwritten in blue ink:
REMOVE SPECIAL SETUP. SAME PRESENTATION AS TABLE 2. C.R.
C.R.
Celeste Rosati.
Could handwriting alone prove?
No.
Sienna explained.
“Celeste came into the service corridor before dessert. She said the covered plate looked like hospital service and told us to match everyone else.”
“What did you do?” Allison asked.
“I told her we could plate the safe mousse identically but needed to keep the cover until delivery.”
“Then?”
“The event director pulled me to a spill in another room.”
“When you came back?”
“Grace had already been served and was reacting.”
“Who delivered?”
Sienna did not know then.
Staff logs were incomplete.
Why had she not said this during original investigation?
She had.
Sort of.
Her written report said:
Host requested allergy presentation be visually standardized.
That line was interpreted as appearance only.
Then Celeste submitted her witness statement:
Grace reached to neighboring dessert plate.
Hotel management focused on child plate swap.
Sienna challenged.
Management considered her defensive.
The insurer settled without finding exact source.
Sienna was transferred.
Her version never became central.
Allison forwarded the email to me.
I stared at C.R.
Then called Laurel Price.
“Has Celeste changed anything about Grace’s meal?”
Laurel became quiet.
“Why?”
“Answer.”
“She asked whether the dedicated server was necessary.”
“What did you say?”
“Yes.
“Anything else?”
“She asked Palais to remove the child’s name from the service card.”
“Did they?”
“No.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Because they refused the request and safety control remained intact.”
Professional answer.
Reasonable.
May you like
I still felt cold.
Celeste was repeating the same fight.
