The hand holding my fork froze mid-air.
Ethan ran out on his wedding?
Why would he do that?
I pricked up my ears, straining to catch every word of the conversation happening right next to me.
"No way," a voice said. "A guy bailing on his own wedding?"
"Of course it's true," another replied. "Word is Vera threw such a fit she smashed the entire wedding venue to pieces."
"I'd be furious too," a third added, "but when they announced their engagement on Christmas's Eve, they looked so happy together. How could he just up and run away like this out of nowhere?"
"Beats me," someone else chimed in. "All I heard is that Mr. Wells got one phone call and bolted out of there like a bat out of hell."
A strange, indescribable feeling twisted in my chest, and a ridiculous thought popped into my
