As I promised, I followed my family to the city of Lavender within the day, right after I secured a new wife for myself. For now, I was going to introduce Iris to my family and to my first fiancee, Sophia, and see their reactions.
"Good day, Sophia."
"Oh, Raphael?"
As Iris and I were walking in the mansion, we happened to stumble upon Sophia along the hallway. We waved at each other before we t in the middle.
"I am glad you ca, and you seem to have brought soone with you."
Sophia said those words as she turned her attention to Iris. She seed to be scanning Iris from tip to toe.
Normally, people tended to get jealous every ti their loved ones were with soone. But I could not sense any hostility from her toward Iris, and she was not passively aggressive either. It was probably because she was used to being with other won most of the ti; she was as tranquil as a placid lake.
"Nice to et you." Iris took a bow as she greeted. "My na is Iris Arcenciel, Raphael's classmate in the academy. Please make your acquaintance."
"So you're Lady Iris. I heard a lot of things about you from Raphael. Are you perhaps invited by him today?"
"Yes, my family has been invited by him to attend his parents' wedding, and I went ahead of my family."
"I see."
"You know what, Sophia?" I chid in. "There is sothing I want to tell you. I don't know what your reaction would be, but... Actually, I have decided to take Iris as my primary spouse."
When I told her that, Sophia sowhat gaped as if she were surprised.
"Really? Is it true?"
"He is right. He indeed confessed and proposed to , which I accepted as I feel the sa as him. I hope you don't mind being one of his won."
Sophia went silent for a mont, and anxiety started to build up in , wondering whether she accepted Iris or not. But then Sophia let out a sigh, which sowhat eased my worries.
"Well, based on how you interact in the academy, I have sowhat expected that you two would end up together soti. I don't really mind you being his main wife; in fact, it's the opposite. You seem kind and caring, and I am quite relieved knowing that Raphael ended up with you."
"Thank you so much, Miss Sophia."
Showing her gratitude, Iris bowed deeply before Sophia. However, on the other hand, Sophia was not quite fond of a noblewoman regarding her with that much respect, so she trepidated and imdiately told her to stop.
"Please, raise yourself, Lady Iris. You are the primary wife, and you don't need to lower yourself to this much."
"I understood." Iris then raised her head. "But we are Raphael's wives, so I consider you equal. You can drop the formalities with , and you can address by my given na, Iris."
"If you say so, then let call you Iris from now on. Also, you can address the sa as well. Please call Sophia."
"Gladly. Let's continue supporting Raphael... Sophia."
"It's been my job, Iris."
I expected it to be peaceful, but I did not know their eting was this smooth. This was their first ti eting in person, yet they seed to be getting along, thankfully.
"I am glad your eting turned out this way," I said. "And thank you for accepting Iris, Sophia."
"Don't worry, Raphael. I don't think there is a suitable woman to be your wife other than her."
With that, Sophia had accepted Iris as her co-wife. I could not say if she was fully into it or if she just wanted to follow my decisions.
But at the end of the day, I was grateful to her for accepting Iris. Now that we got Sophia's approval, I just had to see my family and hear their yes.
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"So Iris has beco Raphael's lover. Isn't that so exciting?"
"Louise always said that they two have been so close in the academy, and I am actually rooting for them since I think that they would be a good couple. Fufu, I don't think they would ask for our blessings so soon."
After I revealed to them that Iris and I had committed to a serious relationship, Mother and Mom expressed their reactions to that information, respectively, and it was obvious that they were genuinely happy about us.
Iris and I were in the parlor room right now, together with my family. Since the Grise family was around, they were also here to hear my revelation. They just finished touring the estate, and we were about to have our lunch, so they had so ti to join the eting.
"An engagent between the Arcenciel and Raevender families, huh? The son of the Sage will be marrying the daughter of the family known for their mages. I wonder what their children would look like?"
The one who just muttered was the head of the Grise family and Christine's father, Archduke Owen Grise. He was a muscular man with intimidating gazes, but right now, he was an uncle who was delighted by soone's success.
"That would be a matter in the far future, Lord Owen. Iris and I just entered into a relationship and we are not formally engaged yet. But I can be sure that she will be the woman who will be by my side for life. It doesn't matter how our children would beco or what they want to do in life as long as we love them with all our hearts."
"You are right, His Highness Raphael," Lord Owen agreed. "Many things will happen in the future, and they might even be way more than we expected."
"It's alright. There is nothing wrong with being optimistic."
"So much great news is coming to us today," Mother cheered. "How about celebrating them by filling our stomachs?"
"That's perfect, Mother."
After that, we all went to the dining area and consud our delicious lunch.
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