The wedding ceremony was just that—a ceremony. The most important part was the marriage contract.

After the entire wedding ceremony concluded, the celebration banquet naturally followed.

The banquet was held at Luis's mansion. After Maria had accidentally uncovered Simon's secret, he had taken her there to see it. The mansion, which belonged to Luis’s maternal family, was so grand it resembled a palace, complete with a European-style garden and even a hedge maze. The mansion's banquet hall was enormous, with hundreds of servants available. Hosting the wedding banquet there was certainly convenient.

Since Luis had made special arrangements and all the expenses were covered by Simon, the steward didn’t hold...