Chapter 5

But logic told me that this was all fake.

How could an ordinary man like me make the 'Ice Queen' burn with passion?

Moreover, in my previous life, I died tragically at that intersection; I couldn't gamble with my life!

I took a deep breath and looked at her with a mix of seriousness and complexity:

"Ms. Chloe... we really aren't married! Please stop messing with me... okay?"

Hearing this, the warmth in Chloe's eyes slowly froze.

She gave a desolate smile, nodded, and then simply hung up.

Before I could react, my parents' call immediately came in:

"Ethan Miller, are you insane? A wife like Chloe, you wouldn't find even if you searched with a flashlight, and you're letting her go!"

"Why are you so willful? You always took her love for granted when you were dating, constantly making her prove how much she loved you. Now that you're married, you're still acting up like this? What exactly do you want?"

I was so anxious, I almost cried.

"Mom, Dad, what's wrong with you? I'm not married to Chloe, I..."

My parents immediately erupted in anger, delivering harsh threats:

"Still playing dumb!"

"Let me tell you, Ethan Miller, if you don't show up, we won't acknowledge you as our son!"

The call was immediately cut off. When I tried to call back, the number was disconnected.

I was on the verge of a breakdown. Suddenly remembering the hotel's name, I immediately called them.

"Excuse me, is Chloe and Ethan Miller's wedding being held at your hotel today?"

The voice on the other end was decisive:

"I'm sorry, we don't have any wedding banquets today. Are you looking to book one?"

The knot in my stomach finally loosened.

See? They were indeed lying to me!

It must be Chloe who had bought everyone off, deliberately playing a cruel trick on me!

Only she would have such immense power to make everyone listen to her.

But what was her motive?

Before I could figure it out, Liam suddenly sent me a link.

I instinctively clicked it open, and the sight that greeted me made my vision go black!

It was Chloe standing at the ballroom entrance!

Her eyes were bloodshot as she publicly announced the cancellation of her wedding to me.

Countless reporters swarmed her, their cameras flashing wildly.

News of me ditching my wedding flooded the internet.

Everyone was calling me an arrogant jerk, ungrateful, saying I turned down the city's wealthiest CEO.

My parents and Liam were frantic, sweating profusely, constantly trying to dissuade her:

"Chloe, Chloe, please wait a little longer, okay?"

"Ethan isn't someone who'd be so inconsiderate, he must have run into something. Can we please wait a little longer?"

"I'll go find him myself right now, I'll drag him back and make him explain, okay?"

Aunt Carol eagerly chimed in from the side:

"Yes, Chloe, Ethan definitely didn't do this on purpose!"

"You don't know, Ethan might be willful around you, but he's always liked you! He's acting up because he feels you're too amazing, he feels insecure, like he's not good enough for you!"

"That kid, Ethan, has liked you since high school, he dreams of being with you! He cried with joy the day you got your marriage certificate. How could he intentionally not show up for such an important occasion as his wedding?"

Chloe, her eyes bloodshot, let out a low laugh.

"Not on purpose?"

"Three years ago, the moment I met him, I swore I wouldn't miss him again."

"To be with him, I gave my whole heart. This wedding has been planned for a year. I thought he was as excited as I was, but it seems it was all just my own self-delusion..."

"He's been treating me like an idiot, trampling my dignity into the dirt!"