Chapter 073 – Lucius’s Excitement

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“This—how… how is this possible?” Everyone mumbled dazedly after staring in a trance for what felt like forever.

They continued gaping blankly at the red certificate in Xavier’s hand, hoping it wasn’t real, but the official stamp of the city’s marriage office boldly on it, only made it undeniable, as it was one of the most impossible to forge in Riverton City.

“You—you…” the Patriarch of the Sky family, Grace’s grandfather, who had maintained his calm thus far, even when Xavier interrupted and held Grace’s hand stuttered, pointing a shaky finger at Grace.

Of all the things he had planned and prepared against, Grace getting married out of the blue was not one of them.

His face turned red from fury and his breathing grew labored as though he would explode at any given moment.

“Father…” Nico, seeing the old man’s present state spoke with concern, but then a thought abruptly crossed his mind, making a smile instantly cross his face.

“The situation is not that dire though,” he