Chapter 354 - Mother and Father (1) (1/2)

The car carrying Alaric and Sophia arrived in front of a very magnificent and beautiful castle. Alaric could only wonder whom they were going to meet.

He had heard the names of Ned and Portia from Sophia, but although he sought information through all the data sources he could access, he still could not find out who the two people were.

The car entered the castle grounds and stopped in front of the elegant entrance.

”They are expecting us,” Sophia whispered as she got out of the car. Alaric looked around and admired the castle environment. This castle must belong to a very influential and wealthy family, he thought, but surprisingly, he could not find out who they were.

When the two set foot on the castle grounds, an aristocratic-looking butler greeted them at the door and respectfully led them inside.

Alaric was  a very wealthy man, but the grandeur of this castle still amazed him. There must be so much history stored in this place. All the decorations and arrangements looked very old and antique.

There were various paintings of people that seemed to have lived in the ancient times adorned the various walls of the castle passageways. He felt as if he had entered a time tunnel and arrived in the past.

”We have arrived,” Sophia said. They stopped in front of a large wooden door. The butler opened the door and invited them inside.

The room was very grand and contained chairs covered in gold and furniture that looked very luxurious. Alaric felt as if he were in the living room fit for a king. In the middle of the room was a large, majestic seating and there sat a young man and a young woman who looked very attractive.

The man had short hair with shades of red and a very handsome face, while the woman had very long hair with a beautiful purplish color. Alaric had never seen a woman as beautiful as her before. The woman reminded him of the elf queen from the fairy tales.

”Welcome, Sophia.” Portia stood up and hugged her niece warmly. ”Have you been well?”

Sophia held Portia's hug for a long time, trying to keep herself from becoming emotional. ”Uhmm ... I am trying hard to survive, but you know, living alone is very hard. I miss my brother often ...”

Portia was silent. Ned's face also seemed to harden as he tried to hold his anger. Alexei was his friend and they still had family ties. Seventeen years ago, out of the blue, they got word from Sophia that Alexei was convicted by Caspar and Lauriel with Death and was also given Memory potion. He was thereafter just thrown out of the clan.

From then on Ned and Portia could only harbor anger for losing a friend and nephew in such a way. As members of the Honorary Council of The Five Families, they felt that they were not involved in making such an important decision.

”You know we feel angry, too,” said Ned, clenching his jaws in anger. He looked away so as not to appear to be emotional in front of their new guest.