I didn’t scream. I didn’t flip a table or claw at the bride’s five-thousand-dollar dress. I simply scooped my baby up, pressed her face against my chest so she wouldn’t see the judgmental stares, and walked out of the Golden Vine Estate without saying a single word to anyone.
But as I walked across that manicured lawn, leaving the scent of expensive roses and betrayal behind me, I made a promise. I wasn’t just leaving; I was regrouping. The next morning, I would hand my sister’s brand-new husband one small, harmless-looking envelope. Forty-eight hours later, the marriage would be over. And my sister, the perennial princess, would finally understand that while photos can be retouched, some mistakes leave scars that no filter can hide.
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