#CHAPTER 48: Breaking News

FELIX Our drive back to Fresia was quiet, but joyful. Despite the darkness of yesterday’s encounter with Derek, the trip had been a success. And I was returning with a fiancée. I was still trying to figure out a way to persuade Mila to have a quick wedding, but I knew there was no point in trying to organize anything before the restaurant opened. Her mind was entirely preoccupied with how to get the business up and running, which I respected. I just really wanted to make sure I could live to eat there. We arrived in time for dinner with my parents. I decided I wanted to tell them the good news of our engagement in person. As we approached the casual living area of the castle, I turned to Mila. I was pleased to see her smiling at her ring, hardly looking up. “Are you ready?” I asked her. She grinned at me and nodded. When we opened the doors to my family’s private chambers, I was immediately hit in the face with a confetti cannon. “S