Later that evening, when the music played and the room filled with laughter, I approached her deliberately. “Thank you,” I said—not just for fixing the bouquet, but for stepping back earlier without making a scene, and for trying to do what was right for my daughter. She nodded softly. In that small exchange, something long-buried inside me finally loosened. I realized the past no longer had to control my present. My daughter’s wedding day became not only a celebration of love but also a turning point—proof that forgiveness, even when difficult, can free us to build new beginnings of our own.