Chapter 11

Chloe turned around, her figure freezing in disbelief. How could Ethan be here! With a mixed feeling, she looked at him. Aiden, seeing Ethan approaching the ceremony stage, quickly pulled Chloe behind him. "What are you doing here?!" Aiden asked. "Just picking up my bridesmaid," Ethan said casually but with a firm tone. Aiden tightened his grip on Chloe's hand, "There's only my bride!" "It's not up to you," Ethan retorted. He raised an eyebrow at Chloe, "Am I right, Chloe?" Chloe looked at Ethan coldly, "I've already let Evelyn explain for me." Ethan's expression darkened, "Do you think that by marrying into the Tinsley family, you'll never be short of money again?" The bouquet of flowers in Chloe's hands was tightly clenched, almost deformed. "I didn't say that." With those words, Chloe felt her hand being held by the person beside her. Aiden looked at Chloe with sincerity. "I believe in you." Chloe gently returned the grip, a faint smile on her lips, "Thank you." Ethan, watching the 'loving" scene between the two, had a cold and gloomy expression. Suddenly, he curled the corner of his mouth and spoke slowly, "Aiden, do you know that your bride has long been my woman?" With the words, the faces of Elizabeth and Chloe's father changed instantly. The guests in the room instantly erupted in discussions, mostly commenting on Chloe's lack of shame or her fickleness. Chloe's face turned pale, and she stood frozen in place. She never expected Ethan to say such things in front of so many people. The murmurs of the guests below felt like arrows piercing into her heart. Her hands stiffened suddenly. She looked at Aiden, her face filled with apologies. She wanted to explain but ended up saying, "I'm sorry." Aiden stared at Chloe and asked a question, "Is this the reason you didn't want me to touch you?" Chloe choked for a moment, unsure of how to answer. At this moment, someone suddenly exclaimed loudly, "Mr. Shen, are you okay?!" Chloe turned to look, only to see Henry clutching his chest, collapsing to the ground. "Dad!" Chloe immediately rushed towards Henry, and Aiden, disregarding everything else, followed closely behind. Chloe held onto her father's body, her face filled with anxiety and helplessness, her voice choked with emotion, "Dad, wake up..." Aiden quickly took out his phone and dialed 911. After the call, he stepped forward to support Chloe's shoulders and comforted her softly, "Chloe, your dad will be fine." The ambulance arrived quickly. Chloe only realized, upon getting on the ambulance with her father, that she was still wearing her wedding gown. At this moment, she couldn't care less about it. Aiden didn't immediately follow because his mother held him back. "If you dare to go with them, from now on, I'll consider you as if you were never my son!" "Mom! Chloe is alone right now, she won't be able to manage on her own," Aiden retorted. Elizabeth sneered, "Humph, she's so capable, would she lack for a man by her side? Ethan just now went up ahead." Aiden's face stiffened, lifting his eyes to scan the hall, but there was no sign of Ethan. In the Tranquil Wellness Hospital, Chloe leaned helplessly against the corridor wall, her gaze fixed on the operating room, her eyes red. Ethan walked up to Chloe and was about to speak. Suddenly, Chloe lifted her head, looked directly at him, and without hesitation, raised her right hand. "Smack—" A crisp slap echoed in the empty corridor.