But four days before the wedding, Daniel called with a question that troubled her.
“Mrs. Carter, I’ve received another set of revisions from the couple.”
“Are they within the agreed budget?”
“Some are. Others concern additional services. But there’s also a change to the family arrangements.”
“What kind of change?”
He hesitated.
“I think it’s something you should review personally.”
Evelyn was standing in her kitchen, preparing tea.
She set down the kettle.
“Send me the revisions, Daniel. All of them.”
A few minutes later, the documents arrived.
She opened the first attachment.
Then the second.
By the time she reached the final page, her tea had gone cold.
And for the first time, she began to wonder whether Marcus had told his future wife something about her that simply wasn’t true.
The revised event schedule contained three changes that had nothing to do with flowers, food, or music.
The first removed Evelyn from the family table.
The second canceled the mother-son dance.
The third instructed hotel staff to escort her to a private lounge after the main dinner service so that the remaining family photographs and speeches could continue without her.
Beside that instruction was a note.
Please handle discreetly. The groom’s mother becomes emotional at family events.
Evelyn had read that sentence three times.
She was emotional?
The woman who had stood beside Marcus through his father’s funeral?
The woman who’d worked twelve-hour shifts and still stayed awake helping him prepare for college examinations?
The woman who hadn’t missed a single important event in his life?
She called Daniel immediately.
“Who requested these changes?”
“The wedding planner forwarded the revised schedule. It was submitted as approved by Marcus and Brielle.”
“Did my son approve it himself?”
