The Young Master in the Shadows

Chapter 303: The Priest is here!

By the time Victor and Amelia reached the wedding venue, it was packed full as most of the invitees had already arrived and were busy socializing. It was not every day that many of these important people from different industries got to meet. This showed how extensive Theodoreʼs business was!

“Young Master Victor!” Someone called, making Victor who just entered the hall frown then turn to face the old man with a thin white mustache who was talking to him. “We meet again, young master… Congratulations on your wedding!”

“Yeah, yeah… We met before?” Victor asked.

“... Young master, I am Olaf, the family butler…” the man said as he watched Victor frown as if he was trying hard to remember. “We met in your mansion a couple of months ago when I was tasked with giving you your ceremony awards…” he added awkwardly as Amelia looked at him with inspecting eyes. She knew him and didn’t like him one bit.

“Ah OLAF! The butler, right!” Victor stuck his palms as he finally remembered. “Sorry, I was so engrossed with the rewards back then that I totally forgot about you!” he said, totally insulting the old man.

Victor didn’t like this man, because he was treated like shit by him in his previous life, and he held a grudge.

“I see…” Olaf didn’t let his annoyance show. Victor was an elite heir after all.

“What can I do for you?” Victor asked with a sweet smile. The one he used when he wanted to screw someone.

“I am here to convey the patriarch’s and the familyʼs congratulations…” Olaf said. In other words, he was here to keep an eye on Victor.

“Ok… Anything else?” Victor said, rubbing his fingers for money.

“The family’s present for the wedding had already been issued!” Olaf said. He was wondering why the patriarch and mistress Ann were spoiling this brat. “It will be presented by your father after the ceremony!”

“Oh… good, good… Perfect” Victor licked his lips.

“Now, I will not keep you!” Olaf said, “Congratulations dame Amelia!” he bowed to Amelia and then quickly withdrew.

…

“Did you really forget about him?” Amelia asked as she watched Olaf go and find a seat. This man was not a low-ranking or easy individual to look down on. He was the main butler of the entire Von Weise family after all, representing their Patriarch.

“About who?” Victor asked.

“No one!” she sighed, wondering if her daughter would be fine with this shameless guy, “I will leave you to your acts,” she said as she took the chance to withdraw her hand from his slimy hold and then run away. She needed to go talk to her family representative, her aunt Martha who began to sample the sweets.

Victor chuckled… This woman was not that bad, but she was born into the wrong family, one he was destined to erase.

“Now… where to go?” he wondered as he had some time before the ceremony officially started.

Looking to the side he saw a familiar face, Archie who was sitting alone on a side table. Although he was the new heir to the prince’s position after his cousin Troy disappeared, this was not fully official yet.

Victor quickly began heading toward him slowly, taking his time to greet all the people at the tables in his way, not forgetting to compliment all the women on their dresses after giving them an inspecting look.

“Young master Victor! Are you ready for your wedding night?” A man who was already drunk asked.

“I have been born ready!” Victor said casually as he greeted the man.

“Young master… Can you marry my daughter too!”

“I will reserve a spot for her for any future weddings, but I am already booked for the next few years!”

“Young master, can you stop looking at my wifeʼs butt!”

“Oh… I thought she was your daughter, sorry!” Victor said, making the old woman chuckled as she hit her husband.

“Young master! Can you give me a role in one of your movies!” a fat movie star who was invited by Mira asked.

“Of course!” Victor looked at Steven Silberburg, who was at her table, and said, “Give her a role in our secret project…!”

“Understood, young master!” the director replied with excitement. This was the biggest project in his career!

It took Victor 10 minutes to reach his destination.

“Archie!” He hugged the reluctant young man tightly.

“Young master Victor…” Archie greeted him warily. “Congratulations on your wedding!”

“Yeah... Thanks… Why isn’t your grandfather, Prince Armand, here?”

“The prince was very busy, so he had to decline your invitation… Though he also sent his congratulations…” Archie said nervously.

“He didn’t want to be seen at my wedding, it seemed…” Victor chuckled.

Archie just nodded with a sigh. He had no comment. Victor’s reputation was not good at all, and many of his grandfather’s assistants advised that he should not be associated with him.

“Where is my cousin Marlie?” Victor asked, “Isn’t she sitting with you?”

“She was taken somewhere by the waitresses after someone spilled a drink on her dress…” Archie said looking back expecting her to return at any moment.

“Perfect!” Victor said, “Now listen… I have a mission for you!” Victor said seriously.

“What?” Archie asked nervously. He already signed a contract with Victor and couldnʼt disobey him.

“Look… Do you see that pretty girl with short hair… The slim one who is biting her fingernail…” Victor said, pointing to Officer Lea who was sitting next to her father and mother and looking around nervously as if she didn’t want to be there.

“Yes…”

“Is she pretty?”

“Kinda…”

“Good… Her name is Lea, and your mission is to woo her and then marry her!” Victor said.

“WHAT!”

“Lower your voice!” Victor scolded as he looked around making sure no one was listening.

“Yes…. I can’t… I will never leave or cheat on Marlie!”

“This is an order!” Victor said coldly, “And I am not asking you to leave that slut, Marlie…”

“Don’t call her a slut!”

“Whatever…you are not leaving her”

“I will never cheat on her!”

“Idiot! Marrying another woman is not cheating. Not if your first wife knows! You will soon be officially the heir to the principality, under the noble law, you can also marry many wives and concubines as I did!” Victor whispered like a devil.

“Ahh…. but….” Archie began to frown, he had to tell the truth, although he liked Marlie a lot, he was tempted. Many men would, although most would never dare… Little did he know that he was being affected by some very nasty libido-increasing effect.

“You don’t have a choice… If you refuse, I would have to finish you off… You knew that when you accepted to work for me…”

“Ahh…” Archie hesitated. “But…Marlie..”

“Yes, Marlie will surely make trouble… But you just have to say that it was an order from your family and that you will be kicked out if you don’t do it!”

“Will that convince her?”

“If you told her that you will have to work as a truck driver to support her if you were to be kicked out, she would beg you to marry Lea!”

“Ahh… I don’t believe you… Marlie is not that kind of a girl!” Archie defended his sly girlfriend.

“Whatever… Now follow me to meet your new bride!” Victor said then quickly dragged the reluctant Archie toward Lea’s table.

Again, he had to greet a lot of people along the way, but he arrived at his destination quickly.

“Captain Harold, Lady Nicole, Officer Lea!” Victor greeted them as he approached their table, “I am really happy that you were able to come to my humble wedding!” he said with a smile.

“Oh… Young master Victor. How could we not come! It is a great honor!” Harold said as he began to flatter Victor, making both his wife and daughter sigh.

“Congratulations on your wedding!” Nicole told Victor after her husband finished his barrage of compliments, then she glared at her daughter who didn’t want them to come.

“Congratulations…” Lea said reluctantly. If Victor tried to do anything to her mother she was ready to arrest him on the spot no matter what! His crime was being too handsome!

“Thanks!” Victor said as he scratched the back of his head as if he was embraced. “Oh... I almost forgot, let me introduce you…” he said, grabbing Archie and dragging him forward.

“This is Archie Wiren… I was just describing Officer Lea’s heroic acts to him the other day, and he told me that he really wanted to meet her!”

“Oh..” Nicole smiled subtly as she looked at the nervous Archie who kept looking back afraid that Marlie would return at any moment.

“Archie… This is Lea, Lea this is Archie…” Victor said as he pushed poor Archie into the chair right next to Lea. “I think the two of you will make a very suitable couple!” he said.

“What do you mean young master?” Harold asked. He didn’t like this Archie, he was too wimpy.

“Archie here is the new crown prince… the heir to the principality!” Victor said. “After Prince Troy’s unfortunate incident, he will take his place.”

“WHAT!” the family of three all exclaimed as they looked at the embarrassed Archie in a new light.

“Yes… the news had not been announced yet…” Archie said as he scratched his face with his finger. He was not yet used to all this.

“I thought that someone righteous like Officer Lea would be a good match for young master Archie… So I took the liberty to introduce the two of you… I meant nothing else ʼʼ Victor said embarrassingly, “I hope you forgive me!” he said like a gentleman.

“It is ok…” Nicole said, “I think it is good for Lea to meet someone like young master Archie too!” she said. As long as her daughter gave up on Victor, even a beggar was ok. Let alone a prince.

“Yeah Yeah… I think Mr. Archie is a fine young man!” Harold said, totally changing his opinion. Having his daughter marry Archie is a sure way to success both for her and him!

“Ah… but… Ahhh,” Lea, who was not expecting anything like this, wanted to object but suddenly squealed.

“What?” Archie asked with a frown.

“Nothing…” Lea said. Her mother had just pinched her under the table…

Damn, it… Lea silently cursed, Well, she would just have to endure this day with this wimpy guy, as long as Victor stayed away from her mother she was fine.

She no longer had any feelings for him. He was a pervert, a huge big pervert that should rot in prison.

“Young master, Victor…. When will the ceremony start?” she had to ask. She just wanted this day to end.

“In a while… The priest is a little late you see…” Victor said then paused and looked at the door as Lily entered the hall with an arrogant old man. She was guiding him toward a side room behind the stage. “Looks like they are already here… I will just have to go adjust a few things if you excuse me…” he said then quickly retreated.

“Apply a 30% libido effect on Lea, and release Marlie after… let’s see… 15 Minutes… Let Lea’s sense of challenge flare!” Victor whispered to his hidden telecommunicator as he made his way toward Lily and the priest.

Archie was the perfect candidate to both contain and protect Lea. Theodore would not really object to him!

…

“Mother… This is my boyfriend. Yulian!” Alice said as she dragged Yulian toward a grand frontal table where her family was sitting. “Yulian, this is my father Theodore, and my mother Elena!”

“Nice to meet you…” Yulian said nervously as he confronted his fake in-laws. He couldnʼt help but notice the others at the table. Next to Theodore, there was a pregnant woman, on the other side next to Elena, there was a very cute little girl that had purple hair with another girl to her side. Next to them, there was a young man who was in a deep conversation with a purple-haired young woman who also had a younger girl at her side.

It was a big family. He thought, not knowing that this was just a tiny fraction of it.

“Yulian?” Theodore frowned. “Sit down!” he said as Elena began to inspect her daughter’s new boyfriend.

Alice quickly gave Yulian one of the last two empty seats on the table as she took the last one herself. She was acting like a girlfriend, and this made her feel strange. It was not bad at all!

“So.. Yulian, what do you do for a living… “ Elena asked.

“I have …..”

“He works in my cosmetics company as a vice president…ʼʼ Alice said, “I leave most of the work to him most of the time… He is very proficient in his job” she said.

“Oh… where did you study?” Elena found a little.

“I studied business administration at the Wiren Princely Institution…” He told the truth, he studied there on a scholarship for three years, but didn’t get a degree as he was kicked out because some young master had a disagreement with him… That young master was on the ‘List’ now

“Oh! That’s good!” Theodore said. “What about your family?”

“They are separated… My father runs a little business in the mountains…” he said nervously, also telling the truth in a way. His father runs the family mines.

“We all have our difficulties,” Theodore said. He didn’t mind his daughter marrying someone of lower status as long as she gave up on her weird hobbies.

“Can I call you brother-in-law?” the little girl suddenly asked as she looked at him making him give her an inspecting look. Her eyes were like an endless abyss. He looked away in a hurry… What just happened? Why did he just feel his blood boil when he looked her in the eye?

“Lara! Don’t be rude!” Elena scolded her daughter.

“Sorry…” Lara said as she pinched the girl beside her. She was the one who asked her to say that.

“Now let me introduce you!” Theodore said, “This little one is Lara! The young man there is my son Mike, Alice’s brother, and the one next to him is Iris, Alice’s half-sister!” Theodore said, ignoring the other two girls.

“Nice to meet you all…” Yulian said just as spotted someone moving from the side. It was none other than Lily dragging an old man.

“Oh… Lily finally brought the priest!” Theodore said as he watched Victor quickly follow after them. “I guess the wedding will start shortly!”

“Yes…” Yulian said as he carefully inspected Lily. She was here. Will he have a chance to talk to her?

“What are you looking at?” Alice stepped on his foot. She didn’t know that she was feeling jealous. This was all new to her.

“Ouch.. oh… I was looking at that priest…Isn’t he too old to be running around…” Yuian lied.

“Yeah… I heard Victor complain earlier that the old priest died yesterday… this was the only one on short call!” Mike was the one who replied.

“I see…” Yulian said just as a faint scream could be heard from the room behind the stage.

“I WILL NEVER APPROVE OF SUCH A DEPRAVED RITUAL! THIS IS BLASPHEMY….” a faint voice could be heard making trouble.

“....But..”

“...”

“SHUT UP! THIS IS….”

BANG….

“Noo..”

“...”

The sounds died down after that. Others in the venue couldn’t hear it clearly, but the groom’s family table was very close to the stage… That’s what Theodore thought anyway.

“What just happened?” The girl sitting next to Iris asked loudly. “Did he kill him?” she asked as she lifted her head from her half-eaten appetizer dish.

“Mia, shush… Don’t spout nonsense!” Iris told her as she also looked at the door behind the stage where Victor slowly walked out arrogantly, he was wiping something from his hand with a handkerchief… It was blood!