Chapter 3

The guests spoke loudly, and Ethan’s face flushed a deep, embarrassed red.

My parents stood up, their faces completely dark. They looked at Ethan’s parents and said coldly, "If your family didn't want this marriage, you could have just said so. There was no need to humiliate our daughter like this."

My parents had been against me marrying Ethan from the very beginning.

I was the one who had insisted on being with him.

Now, I guess this was my karma.

"Oh, Mrs. Vance, please, you misunderstand!" Ethan's mother panicked, rushing over. "Our Ethan had nothing to do with this! It was all that brainless girl from the Hayes family!"

"Yes, exactly!" Ethan’s father chimed in.

They quickly tried to salvage the situation, then glared at Ethan. "What is wrong with you? Get that girl out of here right now!"

Faced with his parents' furious glares, Ethan, naturally, blamed everything on me.

"Are you happy now?" he hissed. "Ruining our wedding like this. What do you even get out of this?"

Blaming me?

"So, in your eyes, Mia did nothing wrong?"

Ethan looked guilty, but he still refused to condemn Mia. He simply muttered, "Mia, just apologize."

Mia looked at Ethan, then turned to me, rolling her eyes. "Seriously, whatever. Older women are always so dramatic. Fine, I’ll apologize. I'm sorry, okay? Happy now?"

It was the most insincere apology in the world, yet Ethan patted her head. "Good girl, Mia."

"But your ex-fiancée hit me! Shouldn't she apologize to me too?" Mia sniffled, her eyes red as she clung to him. Ethan’s heart practically melted.

At that moment, he lost all his senses. He pointed at me. "Chloe, apologize to Mia."

Seeing that I remained indifferent, Mia burst into tears and ran out of the venue.

Ethan didn't hesitate for a second. He ran right after her.

Before he walked out of the door, he threw a cold glare over his shoulder. "Clean up this mess yourself. After all, you're the one who ruined it."

Ethan’s parents were completely dumbfounded. They screamed at his retreating back, "Ethan Sterling! This is your own wedding!"

Ethan paused at the door, seeing his parents' pale faces, but he only hesitated for a second. "Mia is too fragile right now. I have to go check on her."

The Sterling family was completely stunned, staring at the empty doorway in utter disbelief.

True love, indeed.

I couldn't help but clap my hands.

Then, I cleared my throat into the microphone. "Well, everyone, as you can see, my fiancé has found his true love. Therefore, I will do him a favor today..."

I announced the cancellation of the wedding on the spot.

No matter how frantically the Sterlings tried to explain, the wedding was officially over.

My parents and I walked out of the venue. My dad was so furious that he immediately made a series of phone calls.

With those calls, every single joint venture and project our family had with the Sterlings was put on hold.

Even some of the guests at the wedding, realizing how unreliable Ethan was, decided to terminate their contracts with the Sterling Group.

In short, Ethan's little stunt with Mia had cost his family millions in a single afternoon.

But simply canceling the wedding wasn't enough to satisfy my anger. I immediately called the dean of Mia’s university.

She liked playing jokes, right? I was going to play a game with her that she’d never forget.

As soon as I hung up, my assistant sent me a link to a trending video on TikTok.

In less than half an hour, I was already trending.

Mia had recorded a video of herself, playing the victim.