Chapter 286: His Dear Sister
Mineah and Nikolai stayed at the Wright’s Manor for some time during the after-party celebration of the ceremony. And while Mineah was spending time with her family and friends, Nikolai took this time to approach her sister.
"When do you intend to come back home, huh? We already attended two weddings in a row of our own, Ezme... Taro, and Abel," Nikolai scolded while shaking his head. "Meanwhile, look at you... This Atlas hasn’t even formally visited our Mother yet!"
"Atlas is a bit busy at this time, big brother. And stop frowning, please. We’ll see Mother soon," she pointedly replied. "Goodness, it’s his only sister’s wedding today. You can’t expect him to have a wedding right after that. I’m sure you’re well aware of Ebodia’s customs. Even King Darius waited for those thirty days so that a bad omen wouldn’t occur to their family. Atlas has to wait before we can proceed with our own wedding."
"Days pass by quickly, you know," Nikolai informed her. "Mother is already mad at you since she hasn’t even met the man you’re about to marry in person yet."
Once he was back in Valcrez, he was just sure his mother would bug him again nonstop about this matter with Ezme. He could only hope that his sister would see sense this time instead of just having him bear the brunt of their mother’s anger.
"What can I do? It’s not like I’m just marrying some common nobleman," Ezme proudly scoffed. "Atlas is the Great Constable of Ebodia. He holds the power over the army, and he is the highest officer next to the king himself."
"Still not the King though," Nikolai snorted with a raised brow.
"Stop that!" Ezme grunted. "Since when did you learn to look down on others!?"
Nikolai chuckled at how easily her sister got flared up whenever Atlas was involved. "Well, you’re a princess, so you’re eligible to marry a king who will actually have the power and authority to spare enough time for you," he pointed out. "Just look at me and Darius. One word from our woman and our ass wiggles to quickly leave everything behind and simply attend to them."