The Wrong Father

On the night before our engagement party, my fiancé's childhood sweetheart sped through the venue grounds in a luxury car while heartbroken, hit an elderly man, and fled the scene.

Ethan immediately postponed the party and took the panicked Mia overseas to help her relax.

Before leaving, he transferred five hundred thousand dollars to me.

"Five hundred thousand should be enough to buy your father's life. As long as you don't cause trouble for Mia, we'll continue with the celebration after I return."

Confused, I looked at my father beside me.

The renowned don of the McKenna family was sitting there perfectly unharmed, frowning in dissatisfaction over Ethan's decision to cancel the party without permission.

Just then, I received a message from Mia with a video attached.

[Ethan found out the person I hit was your father and still chose to protect me and pay for your father's life.]

[A nouveau riche's daughter thinks she can marry into the Alvarez family? Take a good look at your father's condition. This is what happens when people like you dare to dream.]

I opened the video and widened my eyes in shock.

With a malicious smile, Mia slammed on the accelerator, drove over the old man's legs, and sped away.

The poor elderly man lying in a pool of blood and groaning in pain was Ethan's father.

I didn't dare waste even a second and immediately rushed to the hospital.

As I hurried there, I repeatedly called Ethan Alvarez, trying to tell him that the injured man was his father, but he kept hanging up on me.

It was obvious that he was preparing to board the plane with Mia Reed.

The doctor walked out of the emergency room with a worried expression.

"The patient's lower limbs were crushed, and he's suffered massive blood loss. Surgery is required immediately. As you're not a legal family member, please contact his relatives and have them come here as soon as possible."

Wiping the sweat from my forehead, I dialed Ethan's number again. This time, he finally answered.

"Ethan, get to the hospital right now! The person Mia hit is—"

He interrupted me before I could finish, his voice filled with impatience.

"Wasn't five hundred thousand dollars enough? Mia already explained it was an accident. Besides, your father wasn't seriously injured. On the contrary, she was badly frightened, and I need to stay with her."

"At the end of the day, this was your father's fault. The Alvarez family is well-known in Enotria, and my mother never invites strangers to our events. He didn't have an invitation but insisted on attending our engagement party. That's why this accident happened!"

I was furious.

"Ethan, the person lying in the hospital is your—"

"Celeste, you need to watch yourself. We're not married yet, so I have no obligation to take care of your father.

"If this accident hadn't happened, I never would've known that you and your father are exactly the same, with no sense of etiquette