Chapter 396 - The Aftermath (1/2)

It all happened so fast ... that even the best assassins of the world who were present in the room did not have the chance to stop him, because nobody expected Kurt to take such a bold move.

Alaric was shocked by what had happened. For a few seconds, no one spoke.

Minutes passed and the atmosphere in the room remained tense. They were all accustomed to killing, but based on the orders they received from Alaric last night, all the assassins in the room knew that Alaric had no intention of hurting Kurt. The order was clear: 'Don't be rude to him'.

They just wanted to threaten the man to obey their boss' request, namely to give access to the sick woman so that Alaric could have her moved to a better facility.

Why was it so difficult for Kurt to fulfill that simple request? Didn't Alaric say he meant no harm to Aleksis?

Alaric even had to threaten Kurt using his wife and children. Alaric thought his request was quite simple and should not be hard to fulfill if Kurt were a little pressured. He didn't really mean it when he said that he would kill Kurt's wife and child. He really didn't expect Kurt to choose death rather than follow his request.

Alaric couldn't understand why anyone would be willing to sacrifice himself for the sake of information about a girl...

Who was Kurt actually protecting?

All these thoughts made his head hurt. He grimly signaled his men to take out Kurt's son. Jan's screams could still be heard for several minutes, and soon faded away.

”It's not our fault, Sir, he took his own life ...” Pavel said as he followed Alaric into the library. Alaric took out a bottle of brandy but Pavel tried to prevent Alaric from drinking by removing the glass from the table, ”It is still very early, Sir. You cannot lose control. It will be bad for the morale of our people.”

”How can I face Aleksis? Her father died because of me ...” Alaric complained in a deep voice. ”I should have asked humbly ... but ...”

He fell silent.

He did not know how to ask humbly. He had long lost touch with humans. He hated people and never wanted to hang out with them. He only surrounded himself with the few he trusted and were loyal to him.

Whatever he wanted he could easily get, whether that person gave it himself, or was forced by means of intimidation. He never had to humble himself to ask for something.

Maybe... if he had been nice to Kurt, that man would be willing to help him.

Alaric took a deep breath and a realization entered his heart: he was indeed a bad person. He no longer knew how to behave like an ordinary human.

He thought about what he told Aleksis when they first met again in Singapore, ”I'm a bad person. If you know me well, you will definitely hate me.”

But the girl did not hate him, even more - she loved him, and that touched the core of Alaric's heart.

But now, there was no turning back. Aleksis would definitely hate him now. Alaric had caused her father's death.