Chapter 372 - The Frenemies (1/2)

Aleksis snorted in annoyance. She hurriedly checked the chip that was installed in her watch, hoping that the chip was still good and she could save it so she could contact Alaric ...

Oh no ... the chip was destroyed.

Subconsciously, tears flowed down as Aleksis cried in front of Nicolae and Terry, who were confused by her attitude.

”Why are you crying?” Terry asked, confused. However flat he looked on the surface, he was very fond of Aleksis. Since he joined the Schneider family 8 years ago, he had spent a lot of time with Aleksis, especially since they were close in age. They became close with each other very quickly. Lauriel also often invited Terry on adventures when he took Aleksis with him.

He lovingly embraced his sister who was now weeping. ”My phone-watch is broken ... huhuhu ... I'm so sad ...”

”Sssh ... that's easy to buy another one. I can order the exact same watch from America,” Terry said, stroking Aleksis' hair.

Aleksis just shook her head. She was still sad. It was not the broken phone-watch that made her cry, but the chip that could connect her to Alaric.

Nicolae paid close attention to Aleksis. He realized that there must be something on her watch that was very valuable to Aleksis, not the phone-watch itself. He opened his tablet and showed Terry the video he had successfully taken from the school CCTV camera.

Terry looked at its contents and immediately frowned to see that indeed, yesterday when Rosemary found Aleksis' phone-watch, its condition was still good. Instantly his face turned red with anger.

”Why did she lie to me?” he hissed, full of wrath. What he hated the most was being lied to. He had treated Rosemary well because he appreciated that the girl had gone to great lengths to return Aleksis' watch. He did not think that Rosemary had destroyed it before returning it to him.

”Ugh ... just wait, you, I'll teach you a lesson,” he hissed in annoyance. He then patted Aleksis' shoulder and calmed her down. The girl was still crying on his chest.

For a moment, Nicolae felt moved by the sight. To his knowledge, Terry was a very annoying person, but it turned out that the young man was very fond of his sister, although often times he acted indifferent.

”Hmm ... can I see your watch?” Nicolae asked Aleksis. Without waiting for Aleksis' answer, he took the watch from her hand. He looked at the slot containing the special chip and immediately recognized its function. ”Hmm ... I can fix this, if that can make you stop crying.”

Aleksis' tears suddenly stopped. She looked up and stared at Nicolae with a face filled with a million questions. ”Can you really fix it? It's already broken ... how can it be repaired?”

Nicolae nodded, ”Yes, it's broken, but I can copy the code in it and make you a new chip. Whoever the person you want to contact, he just need to wait for a day. Tomorrow I'll give you a replacement chip.”

”Can you really fix it? Can you really????” This time Aleksis' voice sounded more hopeful. Her eyes seemed to sparkle, which made Nicolae's heart ache a little.

Surely this defective chip was her link with that Prince Siegfried. The fact that it was broken was the reason why Aleksis was so sad, he thought.

Nicolae nodded firmly. He put the watch in his pocket then spoke to Terry, ”Did you bring a car?”

”Yes, why?” Terry asked.

”Carl and Sascha are after the people who wanted to kidnap Aleksis yesterday. I told them to take care of it until I arrived. I must take Aleksis home. Later, from the Continental, I will catch up with Carl and Sascha using my own car.”

”Why didn't you bring your car?” Terry asked curtly. He was still not willing to let Nicolae ride in his car.

Terry's curt attitude towards Nicolae made Aleksis impatient. She immediately clapped her brother's hand, ”Big brother, why are you still so harsh? Even to your own partner? No wonder you don't have a girlfriend and proper friends, your attitude is too annoying ...”

”Partner? When did I partner with this weird dude?” said Terry, glaring. Nicolae also looked as annoyed as Terry. He would not ever want to partner with Terry, so why did Aleksis suddenly say they were partners?