On my wedding day, I walked in with a black eye. My fiancé stood beside me… and when he looked at my mother, he smiled. Then he said, “She needed to learn.” The room burst into laughter. And that’s when I did something no one expected.

I thought I was going to marry him. I thought we could be happy.”

Megan took her hand, squeezing it gently. “You don’t need him, Olivia. You never did. You were always enough.”

Aunt Linda nodded in agreement, her eyes kind and understanding. “You deserve someone who sees you—truly sees you—for who you are. Not for what they want you to be.”

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