I Asked My Stepdad Not to Attend My Wedding to Please My Biological Father

My stepdad, Tim, raised me since I was 8, as my dad was often away for work. My dad always hated Tim. Mom tried to calm things between them, even until she passed away last year. For my wedding, I wanted my dad to walk me down the aisle. My dad agreed and said that he would even pay all the expenses, but he had one condition: Tim can’t attend the ceremony. I was shattered because I love my stepdad.

But as I had lost my mom, I wanted at least my dad to be present, so I had no other choice but to tell Tim not to come. He agreed and didn’t say another word. On the big day, as dad was walking me down the aisle, Tim left the country and wrote me a letter. I was shocked to find it a few days later and couldn’t stop crying as I read it.