“Mr. Vince, are you willing to marry Ms. Shanny? To have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death do you part?” The priest asked solemnly.

“Yes, I do.” Ethan held her hand in seriousness, his eyes full of deep affection.

There was no doubt that Ethan’s performance talent completely surpassed the current talented actors.

Shannon couldn’t help thinking exaggeratedly in her mind.

In order to make the old lady happy, he would be affectionate even for a piece of wood.

At a time of fantasy, she heard the voice of Ethan, “Regardless of wealth and poverty, in sickness and in health, I will cherish her and protect her.”

Shannon, in a daze, was held firmly by Ethan.

All the friends and relatives off the stage burst into stormy applause.

Later, Ethan wrapped his arms around her.

Passively, Shannon had to circle his waist.

“Kiss her! Kiss her!” Some of the guests heckled him.

The old lady wiped away her tears and looked at her “son” and “daughter-in-law”. It seemed that she had no regrets.

“Vince, I can leave without regrets to see that you have finally settled.” The old lady said that in all earnestness.

“Vince, your mom wishes you a forever love. Don’t let her down.” Another guest said.

Ethan tightened his arm around Shannon’s waist in a gentle smile.

Shannon placed her delicate fingers on his chest, with her heart pounding hard.

Ethan seemed to feel her nervousness. Then he whispered to her, “Kissing is a must for wedding.”

“But sir, our marriage is fake.”

“I know that. Think about it. She is running out of time. We need to pretend it was real for her happiness.”

Ethan took it for granted every time.

Shannon slowly closed her eyes, “All right...”

Then he lowered his head and looked at her sexy red lips. He got close to her little by little and finally gave her a kiss softly.

Shannon felt dizzy and almost indulged in his soft kiss with a mint smell.

She took a deep breath and tried her best not to immerse in it.

Suddenly, some of the audience off the stage looked at Ethan and whispered. Then they started a commotion.

“He looks like Ethan!”

“Impossible! That can’t be true! Ethan has no beard and he’s younger than this man!”

“No. I’m sure. He must be Ethan!”

For a time, there were a lot of irrelevant people excitedly rushing into the marriage church.

“Ethan!”

“It’s Ethan, really! His disguise can’t fool my eyes!” A girl leading a group of people ran over excitedly.

The guests were then separated by a crowd of fans and tabloid reporters. And Shirley was pushed to a corner together with the old lady.

Ethan protected Shannon from injuries as he looked towards Shirley. Then he took out the intercom from his back and ordered Bill and Coade, “Send two bodyguards to protect the old lady.”

“As you demand, sir.” Bill immediately hung up as he received the order.

Ethan hung up the intercom. Then he took Shannon’s hand and left in a hurry.

He took great strides, looking for a place to hide themselves.

Shannon almost sprained her ankle, so she tried to loosen from him, “Sir, you leave first. I’ll deal with them.”

“Listen! I will not leave you alone.”

Those reporters would definitely ask Shannon about their relationship once she besieged. They would also take this opportunity to make another scandal against him.

Therefore, he would never allow such things to happen.

Without a word, Shannon tried to avoid the chase of those people together with him.

She saw on the television that countless people followed Ethan wherever he was. In severe cases, they could even cause a traffic gridlock. However, when she was involved, she felt it was like a adventure.

“Follow me.”

Ethan held Shannon’s hand and came to a building. He opened the window and then jumped onto it.

“Give me your hand.”

Ethan stood on the window and reached out his hands towards Shannon. She heard those people clattering up the stairs. The screaming sound was almost deafening.

Without too much time to think deeply, she seized his hand and was pulled into his arms with a force.

There was a pool downstairs. Given that they were on the third floor, Shannon was too fearful to jump into it.

But if not, the following paparazzi would catch up with them. Then they would definitely make scandals on him once they saw them clinging together.

“It doesn’t matter, sir. Let’s do this.” Shannon suddenly clasped him around his neck voluntarily.

“Hold me tight and close your eyes.” Ethan felt her fear of heights, then reminded her softly.

“Hum.” Shannon held him a little bit tighter. She seemed to feel at ease.

Ethan jumped into the water with his arms around Shannon.

Plop! Both of them fell into the water.

“There!”

The people ran towards the window in a mess. Some of them carried with cameras, while the rest were ready to press the shutter of the cameras.

However, they only saw a woman downstairs in the pool, with no trace of Ethan.

She scattered over her long hair and played leisurely in the water. Her snow-white shoulder was exposed. She wore a white brassiere dress and the dress hemlines were swaying in the pool, like a blooming hibiscus flower.

She was not someone else, but Shannon.

Finding the cameras with flashes of lights on her face, she looked up and then covered her shoulder hurriedly, “Who are you? Why are you peeking at me taking a shower?”

“Excuse me, Miss. Where is Ethan?”

“What’s the relationship between you and Ethan?”

“Why did he pretend to be a bearded man and married you in the church?”

The paparazzi bombarded her with questions. She looked at them with a blank look, then said angrily, “Who is Ethan! You are talking nonsense! I will sue you for sneaking shots on me, you unethical reporters!”

At this time, several police officers rushed here.

Shannon pointed at the paparazzi and said to the police with indignation, “Sir, I was taking a bath, while they sneaked shots on me and slandered that I had a relationship with a man called ‘Ethan’!”

“Don’t be afraid, Miss. We are here to demand justice for you.”

The leading police officer picked up an intercom and called another ten police officers. Soon, the paparazzi were taken away by them. The fans outside were told that Ethan was not here. Then they dispersed.

“Achoo!” Shannon sneezed loudly, wrapping her arms around herself as she shivered. It was hot at noon, but she felt the bone-chilling cold in the water.

With a splash, Ethan sprang out from the water. He was hidden under her white dress. His strong figure shrouded her, “Are you okay?”

“Yeah, I’m fine. We should go find Bill. Wesley and Nancy must be hungry now.” Shannon lowered her head, still shivering slightly.

Ethan wrapped his arms around her at once.

There were only the two of them in the water. Shannon pressed awkwardly against his chest, “Mr. Yates, I am fine, really.”

But then she sneezed once again.

“Be quiet.” He ignored her struggles and then held her up. Dragging against the resistance of the water, they went ashore.

It was Ethan who told the bodyguards to call the police. That was why the police officers came so quickly.

Soon, explosive news that Ethan, disguised as a bearded man, had married a pregnant woman spread through the press. However, the onlookers did not buy it. After all, those tabloid reporters were charged with harassment in the end. Eventually, nothing was proven about the wedding rumor.

Media reports even began to criticize those reporters for their lacking of professional ethics. They were so anxious to dig up Ethan’s private life that they harassed a woman who was taking a shower.

「It must be Ethan. I can’t be wrong. He kissed a pregnant woman and they got married.」

「No. He is not Ethan. Dayle is the one that he got married. It is impossible for him to marry another woman. If so, he will be convicted on bigamy.」

「The world music festival will give us the final answer.」

Fans shared their opinions as they were interviewed.

Ethan turned off the TV.

He stayed next to Shannon in black, then he slowly got up and called Ken, “Ken, get ready for the music festival. I’ll be there tonight.”

He would never allow those immoral tabloid reporters to have anything against him.

After the call, he had a look at his watch.

Five o’clock. There were three hours left for them to prepare for the music show.

Shirley came in at this moment, “Sir, thank you for what you have done for my aunt. Thank you very much.”

“Sorry, I didn’t expect the wedding to be such a mess.” Ethan felt guilty, “Is your aunt okay? Is she frightened?”

Shirley shook her head, “She fainted at that time. When she woke up, she has already forgotten it.”

Ethan frowned, “We might as well re-schedule a wedding if she wants.”

“Thank you, sir. I’ve already recorded your wedding. As long as she misses Vince, I’ll play the tape for her. Anyway, thank you very much. You are the kindest man in the world.” Shirley bowed to him with respectfulness, and handed over something like an envelope to Ethan, “My aunt wrote it last night. She was worried about her memory, so she asked me to give it to you this morning.”

Ethan took the letter and sent Shirley off. Then he sat back next to Shannon.