"What?! Wedding?!"
Sebastian De Louis almost spilled the tea that was in his cup. The man looked at the aide with sharp and disbelieving eyes. Then, Sebastian got up from his chair and walked with quick steps toward his aide who was bowing near the door of his study. Sebastian immediately grabbed his aide by the shoulders as soon as he stood in front of him and shook his body.
"Are you serious about what you said just now?!" growled Sebastian. "Tell me you're kidding! Look at me and say you're just lying to me, damn it!"
The aide cleared his throat and shook his head fearfully. "I am not lying, Your Highness the Crown Prince. News of the wedding had already spread throughout the empire since this morning. Duke Edmund Gerwyn will marry Princess Penelope Askary. And, according to rumors, Princess Penelope is currently pregnant with Duke Edmund's child. Even so, I don't know whether the rumors regarding Princess Penelope's pregnancy are true or not."
