Chapter 3

George said his only wish was to see me get married and see me happy.

He'd prepared the family heirloom for me half a year in advance and even handcrafted a small wooden cradle.

No matter what method Vanessa used to get George to the hotel, I had to go and ask him face to face.

Recalling my past life when I rushed to the hotel entrance, the welcome sign clearly read June 21st. What was going on with all this?

I organized the information I'd collected and sent it to Vanessa.

After a few seconds, Vanessa video called me. Her eyes were slightly red, her voice carrying suppressed trembling. "Ethan, you're still hung up on the date at this point? I don't care what day it is today. I want you at the wedding venue right now." After a few seconds of silence, her tone softened slightly. "Ethan, whatever happened, just come over first. Your family is all here. We'll apologize to everyone properly, and it'll be over. Your grandfather is old. He can't handle this much stress."

My parents also crowded into the frame.

My mother, Sarah, looked exhausted but still tried to sound calm. "Ethan, just come over. Even if you mixed up the dates, your father and I won't blame you."

My throat tightened. "But today is the 14th. The wedding is the 21st."

My father, David, snatched the phone when he heard that, his face livid. "How did I raise you? When you make a mistake, you own up to it. Where did your manners go? How can you not even know what day it is? Get over here right now and apologize to everyone!"

He hung up after saying that.

Regardless, with my past life's experience, I could definitely avoid the danger.

I steeled myself. I wanted to see exactly what Vanessa was up to.

With that thought, I picked up my pace and returned to the hotel to change clothes.

When I got in the Uber, the first thing I looked at was the display screen.

Just like my past life, the electronic screen showed June 14th.

As soon as I sat down, I urgently said to the driver, "The Ritz Hotel, please."

The driver was clearly taken aback and glanced at me in the rearview mirror. "Are you sure?"

I nodded.

The car sped down the road, scenery flying past the windows.

The driver put on some soothing light music.

Once my tense nerves relaxed, drowsiness slowly crept in.

I don't know how long passed. I rubbed my eyes, and when I saw the news notification on my phone clearly, I broke out in a cold sweat.

A news story had shot to the top of Twitter's trending topics.

#Groom forgets wedding date and goes missing, bride's mother dies of heart attack#