A few months later…

The wedding of Dylan Lancester and Avril Allingham was held in a grand ceremony at a historic church in the royal capital.

The Duke of Lancester family wasn’t very good at socializing, but they still had a lot of guests. Moreover, the number of guests had more than doubled since the wedding that was canceled a year ago.

Avril smiled as she sensed everyone’s presence at the entrance to the church.

“The difference in liveliness from a year ago proves that Lord Dylan has successfully improved the reputation of his family.”

“Well, you did half the work…”

Just before starting the ceremony, Avril’s expression became distant.

No matter how she thought about it, she didn’t think that she had influenced the reputation of the Lancester family. Nevertheless, denying it with all her might also didn’t feel right, so she just smiled.

She knew that instead of having that conversation there, she should be entering the church.

But today was a beautiful sunny day.

A blue sky reached far above with a brightness that forced her to close her eyes. Butterflies fluttered about among the many flowers at the entrance of the white church. Avril felt happy as she basked in their fragrance.

“At the ceremony last year, Lord Dylan waited for me alone in the church, only for Corinna to enter instead. When I think about it now, it makes me laugh.”

“I know the two of you resemble one another, but how did she think it’d fool me…? It’s really a mystery.”

“It seems that Corinna believed that I was hated by Lord Dylan because we apparently ‘rarely met.’ In a way, it was only natural for her to assume that.”

“By that time, I was completely crazy about Avril.”

“L-Lord Dylan?”

When he whispered to her in a sweet, low voice, it felt like her entire body had become a heart. She was accustomed to it, but she wished he’d stop with the surprise attacks. But Dylan continued as if nothing had happened.

“No, actually, it was longer than that.”

At that moment, the church doors opened. The solemn, high-ceiling chapel was filled with the sound of a pipe organ.

The aisle she walked with Dylan was illuminated by the stained glass of the skylight, making it very beautiful.

Today was the wedding of Dylan and Avril.

Clad in a dress made by someone special and a tiara given to her by his mother, Avril walked slowly down the aisle with her husband-to-be, Dylan Lancester.

A year ago, she could only watch from the stairwell. Surely, today would be an unforgettable, happy day.

While she was touched, remembering what happened a year ago made her chuckle. Dylan seemed to feel the same.

Their eyes met and they smiled.

It was an image of two happy people in love, who couldn’t even imagine that their marriage started as a contract.

With Lawrence, Alexandra, and everyone who supported her watching, Avril, alongside Dylan, proceeded to the altar to make her vows.

Avril’s family from her life up until now wasn’t here. Instead, she had those who’d become her family from now on.

I never thought a day like this would actually come to me. I’m so happy.

After the vows were finished, the hands of her beloved guided her to lift the veil that covered her face.

So, on this first day of their marriage, they wished for eternal happiness.

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