Instead of making a scene, she contacts the vendors and explains what happened. Because she remains the contracting client, the orchestra stops performing, catering service is suspended, and other vendors begin withdrawing from the celebration.
Caleb desperately calls as the wedding begins falling apart. Paige eventually leaves a tearful message explaining that her parents convinced her it would be easier to exclude her grandmother because her mother wanted her own relatives to receive more attention.
Paige admits she froze when she saw her grandmother outside and deeply regrets remaining silent. The narrator is hurt by the betrayal, but Paige’s apology softens her heart, showing that the real damage came not from money or contracts, but from how her own family chose to treat her.
