Chapter 5

At the wedding venue, soft music began to play.

Under everyone's gaze, Evelyn walked towards me with anticipation. Unfortunately, her excitement wasn't about becoming my bride - her eyes never left Jason.

As we reached the ring exchange, the crowd held their breath. Jason stared at me intently, ready to rush up and steal the bride.

Evelyn extended her hand to me. Even the background music cooperated, switching to a tense, dramatic tune.

But I remained motionless.

Evelyn grew impatient and urged me in a low voice, "Vaughn, what's wrong? Hurry and put the ring on me!"

I stayed silent.

My parents stood up anxiously from their seats. "Vaughn, there are so many people watching!"

Seeing that I still hadn't put the ring on Evelyn, murmurs of confusion spread through the crowd.

Evelyn's face fell as she hissed at me again, "Vaughn, what are you doing? Didn't you want to marry me? It's our wedding day, with all our family and friends watching. You're not going to humiliate me in public, are you?"

I let out a sad laugh. So they did realize there were many people present, and that the bride and groom would lose face if anything went wrong.

Then why did they plan such a scheme behind my back?

After a moment of bewildered chatter from the crowd, I finally spoke:

"I'm sorry, but my bride hasn't arrived yet. Can we wait a bit longer for her?"

Evelyn's face instantly filled with disbelief.

The crowd erupted in shocked whispers, unsure what was happening.

Just then, the doors of the venue burst open. A familiar figure in a wedding dress rushed in—

"Vaughn Gray, I'm here to marry you!"