Chapter 20 One of the guests glanced over at Nora and Lucas as they took their seats , shaking his head in disbelief . " I still can't believe it . Just a few months ago , everyone thought Nora and Elliot would definitely end up married . But now , they've both married someone else . " The person next to him let out a small laugh . " Well , they still got married , just not to each other . " The first speaker rolled his eyes , but after a moment , even he cracked a smile . " When I first heard Nora had married someone else , I thought she'd just fallen for someone new . But seeing her now , maybe her heart was just too broken to mend . " Someone else chimed in , curious , " What do you mean by that ? " " Well , rumor has it this whole wedding was rushed because the bride is pregnant with Elliot's child . She's more than three months along ! " " Wait , three months ? That means Elliot and Nora were still together around that time , right ? " " I don't know for sure . But didn't Nora post something about changing the groom around that time ? Maybe this was what set it all off . " Their voices weren't exactly loud , but since they weren't that far away , Nora caught bits and pieces of the conversation , especially the part about Claire being pregnant . She let out a soft , sarcastic laugh . No wonder they'd dared to send her an invitation . It was because Claire was pregnant . The timing said it all . Nora realized the IVF appointment they claimed was canceled because of Jonathan's death had clearly been a lie . Suddenly , Lucas squeezed her hand . Nora turned , catching his worried , almost wounded expression . She smiled and shook her head , telling him with just a look not to worry , then motioned for him to lean closer . He was still confused , but did as she asked . The moment he lowered his head , he felt her lips press against his cheek . The quick kiss made his eyes widen in surprise . He turned to look at her , but Nora had already looked away , pretending nothing had happened . Still , her reddened ears gave her away . Not far away , Elliot saw the whole thing , and his heart twisted painfully . Seeing the way they acted together , he couldn't even convince himself that Nora had married Lucas just to spite him . She seemed to have fallen for Lucas . She let him into her life and even took the initiative to kiss him . It was nothing like how things had been between him and Nora . Back then , she was always the one chasing him . But with Lucas , they were both working to keep the relationship going . Chapter 20 2/2 Nora had moved on , while Elliot was still holding on to the past . Meanwhile , Claire walked over in her heavy wedding dress . She followed Elliot's gaze and soon spotted Nora and Lucas as well . They were whispering to each other , so close it felt like the air around them was filled with little pink hearts . It was nothing like the stiff , tense atmosphere between Claire and Elliot . Claire tried to swallow her jealousy and forced a smile . " Elliot , it's almost time . You should probably go get ready . " She reached out and started to push his wheelchair , but he couldn't tear his eyes away Elliot didn't know if this would be the last time he'd ever see Nora . All he knew was that after today , he and Nora would never have the chance to get back together . He dropped his gaze , staring at the empty pant leg and the harsh scar on his right hand . A wave of grief hit him so hard he could barely breathe , but he didn't even have the strength to stop Claire from wheeling him away , much less go see Nora himself . He really was a broken man now . Even if he didn't marry Claire , or Nora hadn't married someone else , she would never come back to someone as damaged as him . Nora noticed someone staring at her and glanced up just in time to see Claire pushing Elliot away in his wheelchair . She was stunned , having no idea he had ended up in a wheelchair . Was it because of the car accident ? She hadn't known he was hurt that badly . Chapter 21