The Wedding That Never Was Chapter 1

After Ethan Hunt left me at the altar, I moved abroad and started a new life.

Five years later, his father passed away, and I returned to the States to pay my respects.

At the airport, he bumped into me holding a child.

"Is this... our daughter?"

His eyes turned red, and he reached out to hug us.

I shook my head and stepped back.

"Mr. Hunt, you must be joking. How could we possibly have a child?"

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Ethan Hunt and I were childhood sweethearts.

Our parents were best friends, our family backgrounds and education matched perfectly.

Naturally, shortly after graduating college, we got engaged.

On our wedding day, right as we were reading our vows, Ethan suddenly turned to me.

"I'm sorry. I don't love you."

He was holding a microphone. Everyone heard it.

The wedding, obviously, didn't continue.

The perpetrator strutted away, leaving me drowning in humiliation.

Our families fell out completely, and my parents and I moved abroad.

If my parents hadn't heard about Ethan's father passing away, I wouldn't have come back.

After all, they were friends for most of their lives, so my parents asked me to return and pay respects on their behalf.

I just didn't expect Ethan to come to the airport to pick me up.

I hadn't seen him in five years. He was as handsome as ever, but with a more mature air than before.

In the past, my heart would race just seeing him.

Now, my heart was still as a pond.

"Long time no see, Mr. Hunt."

I held my daughter, Lily, and coaxed her to greet him.

"Lily, be a good girl, say hi to Uncle Hunt."

She had just woken up, eyes groggy, and murmured in a baby voice, "Hi Uncle Hunt."

Then she leaned back on my shoulder and fell asleep.

Ethan's eyes suddenly reddened. He stumbled forward, almost crashing into me.

"Is this... our daughter?"

He asked with a trembling voice, reaching out as if to hug me or Lily.

I quickly stepped back, putting distance between us.

"Mr. Hunt, you must be joking. How could we possibly have a child?"