Chapter 10

Ethan's POV I quickly called Summer, but all my messages bounced back—she’d blocked me. I rushed to her house. The emptiness inside hit me like a punch to the gut. It was then that I found out about the accident that night. Her right hand had been shattered, and it would never heal completely. A wave of panic swept over me. It felt like a cruel joke. I thought there were no more obstacles between us, but now I understood—we could never be together again. I took Summer home, consulted countless doctors, but the prognosis was grim. The chances of her fully recovering were slim. So, I tried to distract her, planning our wedding with obsessive care. I didn’t want to lose her. I was so close to having her. I stayed by her side, cared for her, but there were always moments when I wasn’t there. In the end, I still let Summer get hurt. The day she left, I lost it. I screamed, I struck out, and I cursed everyone who had wronged her. I revealed our relationship to the world. I