Two years later, Jim proposed. As wedding plans unfolded, Amy was excited to be the flower girl. However, Emily suggested her nephew take the role. “No, Emily. Amy is my daughter and she’ll be the flower girl,” Jim insisted.

The night before the wedding, Jim overheard Emily’s bridesmaids plotting to lock Amy in a room. “Emily said she cannot stand seeing Amy,” one bridesmaid said. Anger surged through Jim. He had to protect his daughter.

On the wedding day, Jim found Amy and decided she would walk down the aisle with him. When Emily saw Amy, she was furious. Jim confronted her. “Emily, I thought you loved Amy as much as you claimed to love me. But your actions show otherwise.”