After The Heroine Vanished

18: HERE COMES THE BRIDE

FINALLY, it was the wedding day.

Diether treated getting married like his duty as the sole successor of House Hexford.

It didn't help that he wore a white three-piece suit– the same color as his knight uniform. Hence, he felt like he was still at work.

However, he thought his wedding day would be less stressful.

[This is stressing me out.]

"I'm so sorry about this, Diether," Jericho– his cousin and the Crown Prince– whispered to him. "I didn't know Mikaela would act up today despite Father's warning."

In the Zerua Kingdom, it was a custom for the groom to wait for his bride at the altar.

It was also customary for the groom's brother, relative, or closest friend to wait with him while holding the box of wedding rings that the groom and the bride would wear later.

The Crown Prince was neither his brother nor a "close" friend.

However, Jericho was still his cousin. Hence, the role of the 'Ring Bearer' fell under the Crown Prince's authority.

[The king made sure that his son would be a part of this wedding.]

And that was how Diether ended up waiting for Sonata at the altar with Jericho.

Standing in that spot gave the two of them a clear view of the guests.

Since the greenhouse didn't have a second floor, the Royal Family was seated in the front row with Diether's parents.

[What a mess.]

Princess Mikaela was also there– wearing a WHITE dress that looked like a wedding dress.

[I haven't seen Sonata's wedding dress yet, but I can tell that it would be similar to the one Mikaela is wearing.]

He could tell by how his mother looked pale.

Moreover, even King Seymour and Queen Olive looked embarrassed of their daughter.

[The queen rarely makes public appearances, but Mikaela just has to act up now, huh?]

"Sonata is a foreigner, so she may not know about the wedding customs in the kingdom," Diether said indifferently. "But I do, and I'm not that dense. I know Princess Mikaela wore a white dress on purpose just to humiliate Sonata."

He could talk like that because Jericho, as the Crown Prince, always had a soundproof barrier around him to make his conversations private. The barrier would also prevent people from reading the movements of their lips.

"Princess Mikaela even dragged her lady friends into her stupid game."

More than half of the young ladies in attendance wore off-white dresses, a color slightly different from white but enough to keep them out of trouble.

Only Princess Mikaela wore a dress as white as the bride's gown.

"We will scold Mikaela later for this," Jericho promised him nervously. "Please leave it to us, Diether."

It was the Crown Prince's way of telling Diether to not scold or punish Princess Mikaela.

"I will not say or do anything to get back at Princess Mikaela," Diether said indifferently. "But don't expect me to stop my bride if she wanted to pay back the humiliation that she received from the royal princess."

To be honest, he was pretty annoyed by Princess Mikaela's scheme.

He already humiliated Sonata during their first engagement ceremony, and now she would be humiliated again because of the royal princess.