A Heart Without Her Name

Today is my wedding day.

When we reach the ring-swapping ceremony, my wife, Ariana Holmes, suspends the ceremony for three minutes, simply because a man has barged into the venue. He glares at Ariana darkly.

"Ariana Holmes, you've tattooed my heart on your chest, yet now you're marrying another man? Are you forcing me to carve my heart out of your body?"

As soon as his words fall, he lifted the blade in his hand.

Realization dawns on me. It turns out that the heart tattooed on Ariana's chest isn't mine, but rather, her first love's.

At that moment, Ariana, who was all docile and quiet earlier, shudders violently. She slides the ring onto my finger haphazardly before rushing toward Ivan Hatfield.

"What the hell do you want from me, Ivan?"

"I want you to cancel this wedding!"

Ivan Hatfield's voice wasn't loud, but it was enough to make the initially cheerful and lively atmosphere turn tense.

All my friends and family exchanged glances with each other, with shock evident in their eyes. Then, they turned to look at me pitifully.

I felt my blood freezing in my body. I tried to keep my voice calm as I said, "Ari, everyone is watching."

I looked at Ariana Holmes with a beseeching look in my eyes that even I wasn't aware of. However, she didn't seem to have heard me as she stared at Ivan with red-rimmed eyes. Tears were welling up in her eyes.

Ivan also stared back at her with the same intensity.

"You never got over me, did you, Ari?"

While speaking, he turned to look at me with a mocking grin curled on his lips. "That man is nothing but a replacement. Are you really going to marry my substitute after all?"

Ariana bit her lower lip as her eyes glimmered with a clear dilemma. In the end, she took a step backward and spoke in a voice as cold as ice.

"Stop making a fuss. We are never going back to how we used to be. It's impossible!"

Then, as if to convince herself even more, she repeated, "Never!"

At her words, a look of disbelief flashed in Ivan's eyes. He seemed to be suddenly triggered by her answer as he ran over to the champagne table nearby and flipped it to the ground.

Champagne glasses toppled over and crashed onto the ground next to the fallen table. The floor was filled with broken glass and spilled alcohol.

He then roared at the top of his voice, "How dare you do such a thing to me, Ariana Holmes!"

After that, he grabbed a paring knife from the fruit table and pressed the blade firmly against his wrist. He screamed, "If you're going to marry someone else, then what's the point of me being alive anymore?"

Everyone was shocked and gasped aloud. Nobody thought that things would get out of hand so quickly.

I stood next to Ariana, and I could see that her fists were clenched