Put the wedding on hold?
Anna couldn't believe her ears that such words were coming from Ethan's mouth.
She blinked in astonishment. Looking at Ethan's taut side face, her pink lips parted slightly.
"What did you say?"
About the wedding, Ethan was, even more, looking forward to it than she was.
How could it be possible that he said the words of putting the wedding on hold himself?
"You already heard it clearly, didn't you?" Ethan's voice was a little gloomy.
"Ethan..."
She called him in a soft voice, and slowly, she reached out her slim hands to take Ethan's broad hands.
"You're angry, aren't you?"
Anna knew very well that anyone would get angry coming across such a situation.
"Trust me! Our wedding will be successful by the next time! I will never allow him to ruin our wedding again."
Seeing the worried look on her face, Ethan smiled brightly and gracefully. He reached out and dabbed the tip of her tiny nose.
"I'm not angry, my silly bunny. How could I be angry with you?"
"Then what's the matter?" Anna was anxious. She didn't want the settled wedding to be interrupted like this.
Ethan's eyes were tender as always. It seemed one would be drawn in such infinite tenderness.
"I still hope that we will have the wedding when you are all ready."
"I am all ready! Really!" Anna nodded her head vigorously to show her determination.
Ethan curled the corners of his lips and smiled. His eyes were still gentle. "I've really been too busy lately. And, as you can see at our wedding, almost none of the invited guests showed up. Everyone has been really busy lately. Let's pick another day when people are not so busy and we will have the wedding then."
Anna knew that Ethan was making excuses.
She knew more clearly than Ethan that it must be Liam's secret maneuver that the guests did not come t o their wedding.
Ethan rubbed Anna's head dotingly. He said in a pretend lighter voice, "You're tired too. Go home and have a good rest!"
Even though Anna was the most precious woman to him and he wanted to have her and protect her the most, seeing her sullen face with a torn look, he felt pain in his heart.
Instead of making them both suffer like this, maybe h e should take a step back. It would be better for him to suffer alone than to make Anna suffer together.
Maybe he should give her some more time, and, when she figured out her true feelings, she would make a decision that she would not regret in the future.
"But our wedding... It's not completed..." Anna lowered her head, feeling guilty.
Facing such a gentle and considerate Ethan, she really felt ashamed of herself.
Ethan gave an easy smile and put on a cheerful look." Marriage is a matter between the two of us, and no one else can interfere with it. The company has been really busy lately. Let's focus on business first. The wedding is just a ceremony."
He spoke in a deliberate relaxed manner, acting as if h e did not care about it too much. Only he knew how much pain he was feeling in his heart.
Anna looked at his casual appearance. The look on his face was always so gentle that no one could bear to hurt such a man, but she had given him the deepest hurt.
After a long time, Anna let out a light sigh.
"Okay, let's focus on business first."
Anna pushed open the car door and got out, carrying her long snow-white wedding dress, and walked towards the Hamilton mansion without looking back.
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