The engagement party ended at the late hour of the night. Some younger people stayed at the hotel's bar, but most of the guests had left already.
The two families of the betrothed were already planning their children's marriage, which only made Azrael's head ached more. He suffered a scolding, at that age, for causing a ruckus on his big day, but as he wasn't in the mood to bicker with his father, he remained silent.
He recalled their conversation back at the party.
'What do you think you're doing running off like that? You know we carefully selected and invited some reporters but you still acted recklessly! If this sparks scandals that might ruin your name, you'd be the one shouldering the consequences,' Azrael's father, Rage Del Valle, scolded his son.
