But there was one thing she didn’t know: a few minutes before the reception began, I had noticed something in her handbag that made me question her true intentions.
That was the moment I decided that this evening would remain etched in her memory for a very long time.

Part 2
I didn’t respond to my mother-in-law’s cruel remarks. Instead, I waited for the emcee to announce the mother-son dance.
My mother-in-law immediately stood up, adjusted her white dress, and made her way to the dance floor. It was obvious that she wanted to be the star of the evening.
But before the music could begin, I asked the emcee to hand me the microphone.
“Before the dance begins, I’d like to show our guests a little surprise,” I announced.
Several photos appeared on the screen behind our tables. In the first, my mother-in-law was trying on a white dress in a bridal boutique. In the second, she was posing with a bouquet. In the third, there was a conversation in which she bragged to a friend about wanting to ruin my wedding and making sure that all the guests would talk about nothing but her.