Aunt Theodora beamed at him.
With that, they headed inside the theatre.
The Duke and his fiancée walked in front while Callum and Louise trailed them behind.
"I will definitely miss Aunt Theodora once we leave for our honeymoon," Louise said, "I am certainly happy that we would get to witness their wedding before we leave."
"Isn't that why we delayed our honeymoon for so long? I know you would not want to miss your aunt's wedding for anything, and I know that not every young man witnesses his own grandfather's wedding, therefore, I absolutely had to be there," Callum replied.
Now that they were in the theatre, the Duke and Aunt Theodora were being greeted by people all over, most of whom Louise had never even seen before.
"If I did not know any better, I would say people are simply here to showcase their outfits," Callum noted.
Louise chuckled. "Of course, that is what most people are here for," she replied, "there is a reason mirrors are placed in the corridors."
"Is that so?"
"My father told me that," Louise said, "he used to bring us to the theatre when I was but a young girl and he would always get mad that the audience who were more interested in showcasing their outfit than in appreciating the work of art in front of them."
"That is a shame then," Callum shook his head.
By this time, they had finally gotten to the Duke's box. It was at a vantage point where they could see the stage clearly.
"Isn't it just beautiful?" Callum whispered to her.
She nodded. She could definitely see the beauty that he was talking about. The entire auditorium and stage were lit up by hundreds, if not thousands of candles and it was a beautiful sight to see indeed.
Soon enough, the play started. It was an interesting five-act comedy play about a man who wanted to sell his friend to slavery.
It was funny and they laughed at every turn.
The climax of the play was when the antagonist realized, all too late, that the traps that he had set for his friend would end up catching him. By the end of the play, he was carted off while he cried bitterly and promised God that he would turn a new leaf if he got delivered from slavery.
The audience clapped when the play came to an end.
"That was quite the play," the Duke said, heartily, "if I didn't know any better, I would say the play was about you and Felington."
Louise noticed Callum's face hardened so she snaked her hand into his and squeezed it.
"I do not suppose you have heard what happened to him?" Aunt Theodora asked Callum.
"I haven't heard of him since he made a scene at my wedding breakfast," he replied.
"According to the gossip flying around, the brother of the woman he impregnated challenged him to a duel and he lost the duel," Aunt Theodora said.
"Felington has never been an excellent shot," Callum remarked.
"He, however, did not lose honorably. He cheated during the duel and nearly killed the man as a result," the Duke explained.
Louise gasped.
"When he was found to have cheated during the duel, he was asked to pay a huge. Felington, however, did not seem to have any money to his name. In fact, it was found that he had accrued more debts than he could pay in five lifetimes due to his gambling problem. It did not help that he had lost the remaining money he had to Byron who had recently scammed a lot of people of their money," the Duke said.
"And I warned Felington against fraternizing with Byron," Callum said.
"Sadly, he does not seem to care about anyone's opinion except for himself," the Duke responded, "I suppose you can say that he got what was coming to him as he has now been exiled from England."
Louise could see that despite Felington's horrible actions toward Callum, he still seemed to care deeply for him. She wished that she could do something, anything to help him feel better.
