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“Even if I didn’t tell you beforehand, who doesn’t prepare extra tables for a big wedding? And about them leaving their posts, that’s not for you to worry about. General Lane is an understanding person.” Freya’s strong stance made Blake back down a bit. He didn’t want to argue on their wedding day.
He asked, “So, they left the barracks with General Lane’s permission?”
Freya hadn’t actually asked the general, Gideon Lane. She had simply ordered the soldiers to attend. But she thought this detail wasn’t important and believed Gideon would understand.
Avoiding the question, she retorted, “It’s your poor planning that’s the issue. Go ask around, who doesn’t prepare extra seats for a big wedding? I don’t know who organized this wedding, but it’s so disgraceful. How can you blame me?”
Blake felt guilty because he knew she had a point.
Large families often hosted open parties for the common folk and would usually prepare extra tables. If his mother and sister-in-law had set up an open party, the soldiers would have had places to sit without taking the guests’ seats.
His frustration shifted to Amelia, who had organized the wedding. But seeing Freya’s flushed face from drinking and recalling how warmly she had interacted with the soldiers, he suddenly felt annoyed. “You should stop drinking and return to the room,” said Blake.
Now that all the guests had left, Freya realized there was no point in celebrating with the soldiers any longer. No one was there to see her unique qualities.
She nodded. “You should ask your sister-in-law why the wedding banquet was so poorly managed.”
“I’ll talk to her. Let me take you back to the room first,” Blake replied.
The joy of the day was completely ruined, and he felt humiliated. He especially recalled Prince Jerome and his wife’s looks of disdain and the incomprehensible remark they made when they left-it was the worst insult Blake had ever received!
Freya was also furious. All the guests leaving was humiliating. She was the only female general praised by the empress dowager, and today should have been her moment to shine! Instead, it turned into a complete embarrassment.
She blamed Rebecca and Amelia for this mess. Freya thought they were too stingy to host a proper party, which offended the guests and led to this situation. Although she was boiling with anger, she didn’t want to ruin her wedding day further. She decided to hold back and confront them tomorrow.
Even though Freya didn’t have control over the household affairs, as she was the second lady of the -Jaffe family, she couldn’t tolerate such frugality and disgrace.
Back in their new room, Freya grew increasingly upset. Since she learned that Blake was divorcing Sophie and that she would be joining the Jaffe family as a rightful wife, she had been looking forward to this grand wedding.
The king had granted them this marriage for their military achievements, and it should have been unprecedentedly glorious.
After all, the guests were all of high status-royal family members as well as civil and military officials with their families. It was grander than when Sophie had married Blake.
Freya had hoped to meet these influential figures during the wedding toast, especially the officials from the Ministry of Defense and the Civil Department. They had yet to confirm her military rank, and she was growing impatient.
But all her plans were ruined by Amelia’s miserly and poor arrangements, making Freya a laughingstock in the capital.
Freya could already imagine Sophie’s gloating expression when the latter heard about what happened today. Thinking of Sophie’s smug expression made Freya even angrier, but she had no outlet for her frustration. In a fit of rage, she flipped the table of food and wine in the room!
All the guests had left, leaving only a bunch of rowdy soldiers behind.
Rebecca was so angry she almost had a heart attack. The other family members looked at each other in disbelief. They had never seen a wedding, especially one granted by the king, turn into such a disaster. News of this would surely make the Jaffe family the laughingstock of the capital.
When Blake found Amelia, he was unable to contain his anger any longer.
“Amelia, if you didn’t want to help with the wedding, you should have told me! Now, a perfectly good party has turned into a joke, and all the guests have left. How am I supposed to hold my head up in court after this?” he ranted, slamming the table..
An aggrieved Amelia let her tears fall freely.
“I made all the preparations according to the guest list. How was I supposed to know so many extra people would come? Was it my fault? Besides, this is the first time I’m managing the household! “Whenever we had celebrations or tea parties, Sophie handled everything and never made any mistakes. Who knew so many people would show up this time?”
“Don’t mention her!” Blake snapped, frustration mounting. “Even if you weren’t in charge previously, you should have known to prepare more seats for such an important event like a wedding.”
“I did prepare two extra tables,” Amelia said, turning to Benjamin with tears streaming down her face. Ask your brother. He said two extra tables would be enough because the guests were all high-ranking and wealthy. The food for the party was top-notch, with six courses being rare delicacies…”
In other words, they were limited by their budget.
Seeing Blake berating his wife, Benjamin also got angry.
“Don’t yell at your sister-in-law. The wedding was already grand enough. Everything would have been perfect if it weren’t for the unexpected guests.”
Blake retorted, “If you had prepared more seats, it wouldn’t have been a problem, even with the extra people. If money was an issue, you could have told me in advance and I would have found a way to handle it!”
Clutching her chest, Rebecca shouted, “Enough! All of you, shut up!” She glared at Amelia. “And you, stop crying. This is a wedding, not a funeral. Wipe your tears!”
Amelia turned away and wiped her tears, feeling deeply wronged. She hadn’t wanted to take on this thankless task in the first place. If it hadn’t been for Rebecca forcing her, she wouldn’t have been involved at all!
Rebecca glanced at the rowdy soldiers enjoying themselves. She found them utterly repulsive, but since they were the only guests left, she had to tolerate them
“All of you, go out and drink with them. No matter what, they are our guests now. We’ll deal with the rest tomorrow.”
Blake had no choice but to go out and put on a smile joining the soldiers in their drinking. The soldiers, seeing all the other guests leave, naturally felt slighted. They thought the nobles and officials looked down on them. Feeling insulted, they drank more than usual and soon decided to leave as well.
In the end, the wedding left everyone unhappy..
When Blake returned to his and Freya’s new room, he was greeted by an overturned table, food and drink spilled everywhere, and shattered dishes scattered across the floor. He was so angry he saw red. “Was this really necessary?”
Freya, who was sitting on the bed, turned to him. “After all the humiliation I’ve suffered, you think this isn’t warranted? I’ve never seen such a disgraceful wedding.”
Barely containing his rage, Blake hissed through gritted teeth, “If you hadn’t invited them, none of this would have happened.”
Freya stood up, her anger flaring. “Are you still going on about that? What was wrong with inviting them? They are my comrades. It was your sister-in-law who failed to prepare enough seats. I’ll definitely talk to her tomorrow. She ruined my wedding.”
Blake looked at his wife, feeling more helpless than ever. On the battlefield, their arguments were about strategies and tactics, with each having their own valid points. Those disagreements never affected their relationship.
But now, this argument felt like senseless bickering, and he couldn’t help but see her actions as unreasonable.
Support get it
Blake stood silently for a moment before turning to summon someone to clean up the mess.
This was the woman he had fought so hard to marry. The wedding had indeed been disgraceful, and regardless of whose fault it was, her grief was genuine.
He decided to endure it. He couldn’t afford to feel even a hint of regret; he still wanted to see Sophie regret her decision!
If Sophie knew how embarrassing his and Freya’s wedding had turned out, she’d probably laugh in secret.
Meanwhile, at Northwatch Estate, Sophie had just finished working up a sweat at a martial arts practice session. After soaking in a hot bath, she asked Lulu to bring her a bottle of wine and proceeded to drink alone.
This had been her routine for the past month-reading during the day and practicing martial arts at night. During her year at Valor Estate, she had neglected her martial arts training. Although she wasn’t entirely out of practice, her skills were not as sharp as before. She had to regain her strength.
Sophie was unaware that today was Blake and Freya’s wedding day. Under the strict supervision of Holly and Lily, the servants were forbidden to discuss anything related to the Jaffe family. After Sophie had been drinking for a few minutes, Lulu lifted the curtain and slipped in quickly, holding a note.”