The Bride Was Not Me
It was her deliberate care and protection that made me believe, for a fleeting moment, that I had found that long-lost maternal love again.
But now, standing beside Victor was Anna, smiling sweetly, while behind them stood Victor's mother, Olivia Parker, gazing at the couple with indulgent affection. They looked like a warm, happy family.
Only I stood apart, like an excluded stranger, completely unaware that I had already become an outsider.
So all that tenderness from before had been fake.
The bells rang, and the wedding began.
Under everyone's gaze, Victor held Anna's hand and walked to the center of the stage.