Chapter 291 - Finally, I found you! (1/2)

Pavel was surprised to see Aleksis running fast to Alaric Rhionen's office, and before he could stop her, she opened the door and burst in.

”Prince Siegfried!!” She called out to Alaric in a voice that was almost out of breath.

This must be the Prince Siegfried she was looking for, thought Aleksis. She now remembered that the man had also called her 'Little Girl' as his savior used to do eight years ago.

The masked man, who was enjoying his whiskey, was surprised by Aleksis's sudden presence. He thought the girl was gone.

Shamelessly Aleksis jumped and embraced him, making him feel uncomfortable. He put down his glass and awkwardly hugged Aleksis back.

”Gosh... you're not dead... You're still alive...” Aleksis whispered emotionally. ”I'm so glad to see you again...”

A few moments later Aleksis let go of her arms and examined Alaric's hands. ”Which of your hands did you lose? I can ask Uncle Rory to treat it and will I ask Uncle Aldebar to make a good prosthetic hand for you...”

The man looked amazed at how much Aleksis was worried about him. The girl even thought of his hand which he said earlier was destroyed by a bomb blast.

”Uhm... my hands are okay, little girl. Earlier I was just joking...” he said with a smile.

Aleksis looked at him intently as if to imprint the figure of the man in her memory. After eight years, of course, she no longer remembered the face of her savior.

This afternoon she even thought that Nicolae was Prince Siegfried, when in fact the real Prince Siegfried had changed his appearance. Indeed, they were physically similar: they both had tall sturdy bodies and similar hair.

Or perhaps his face was actually not damaged, just as his hand was not really destroyed?

Was this actually Nicolae in disguise?

But Nicolae was still young... while Prince Siegfried should now be in his 30s...

No, in fact, he should be around 40-ish years old now, considering the fact that he first met Aleksis 18 years ago in Thailand.

Aleksis frowned and unconsciously touched the leather mask on Alaric's face.

As if reading Aleksis' mind, the man touched Aleksis' hand and lowered it. He shook his head with a wistful expression, ”I was only joking about my hand, but my face was truly disfigured... that's right. Even I can't bear to see it, so I wear this mask...”

”Oh...” Aleksis was stunned.

That meant that Alaric's face was truly disfigured, she thought sadly.