The entire hall stood silent.
All eyes were focused on the couple that stood in the middle.
Although neither the two nor the Duke gave an official confirmation, the sight before them was more than enough to reveal who the fiancé truly was.
It was none other than Julien Dacre Evenus of the Evenus Household.
A mere son of a Count.
The news was explosive, but nobody dared to move a single muscle in that moment. The tension held the room in place until the couple in question finally departed. It was only once the two were gone that the place truly exploded.
"What?!"
"...H-how can this be?"
"The son of a Count?"
"I..."
At first came the shock.
Everyone had expected the fiancé in question to be a man of high nobility. Someone closer to her age, with a reputation that could rival hers, and—
"Now that I think about it… it does make sense."
"He may be the son of a Count, but the Evenus Household is thriving."
