Roland stood motionless, tightly gripping his cane with both hands. He only briefly glanced at Kevan in the beginning before becoming completely fixated on Larissa.

"And this is …" Although he directed his question at Kevan, his gaze never left Her. Upon hearing that, Kevan pulled Larissa closer. "This is my wife, Larissa."

Roland was clearly taken aback and involuntarily raised his voice, saying, "What? Wife?"

Larissa was shocked at the sudden raise of tone, causing her to instinctively press herself against Kevan. Initially, she had assumed he was taking her back to his own "home" in Bartham, but little did she expect that he would bring her to his grandfather's house. She would never have gone out with him if she had known earlier.

"Yes." Nevertheless, Kevan calmly nodded. "We got married on the 3rd."

Infuriated, Roland widened his eyes and raised his cane to about half his height, but he suddenly realized Larissa was still present and had to forcefully lower it again.

He gave Kevan