Chapter 420 - Just Like Lauriel (1/2)

Alaric was busy with his work when Pavel called him to report that he saw Aleksis' brother at Sky Bar. Lately he had been working like a crazy person because, for every moment he did nothing, Alaric would feel stressed and angry.

He needed to channel all the negative energy that filled his head and forget his sadness. His closest staff were also aware of this subtle change. Alaric used to be the embodiment of zen; undisturbed, and calm.

The aura that came out of him had always been peaceful, cool, and collected, just like the bonsai garden he had been maintaining all this time. But now, he looked cruel and filled with anger. Not many dare to get close to him when he was in such a state.

”Sir, Terry Chan has returned to Singapore. We do not know what the definite relationship between the two of them is, but on campus, it is rumored that Miss Aleksis and Terry Chan have a familial relationship. Terry is the son of an IVF embryo donor, so it's likely they have blood relations as a consequence. Do you want me to take information from Terry?” asked Pavel.

Alaric mused over Pavel's question. He was devastated when he heard the news of Aleksis' death and he was eager to obtain information on where the girl was buried. In his opinion, as Aleksis' husband, he had the right to determine where Aleksis' final resting place should be.

He had made preparations to move his mother's grave from Romania to England, on the edge of a beautiful little forest behind the Linden family palace in Yorkshire, and he wanted Aleksis to be buried next to his mother.

”I don't want to use violence this time, you remember what happened last time,” Alaric told Pavel. ”You can send someone to get the information, but don't touch him.”

”All right, Sir. I'll be careful,” Pavel answered. ”Are you all right, Sir?”

Pavel was aware that his question was related to his boss' personal matters, something he had never done before, but lately he had begun to worry about Alaric's condition. He had followed Alaric for 25 years and had always been loyal to him.

Although he did not particularly like Aleksis, he had to admit that the girl did make his master happy and after Aleksis was gone, Alaric felt very lost.

”I'm not fine, Pavel,” Alaric answered curtly.

Alaric couldn't remember the last time he really felt fine. His life had always been hard and filled with bad things. The good things that had happened in his life could be counted with only one hand, and it included events that relate to his mother and Aleksis.

Alaric didn't know if in this life he would ever fall in love again. This one time experience was very painful. When he finally opened his heart to another human being, she was snatched away from him after such a short time. Sometimes he wondered if Aleksis was only his dream or a real person.

He was not sure he would recover from this hurt. When Pavel contacted him and told him that he had seen Terry return to Singapore, Alaric became even more determined to find Aleksis' grave and take her home to be buried next to his mother's grave.

Later, when the time came, whether he died in battle with an enemy or he took his own life, Alaric wanted to be buried between the two of them. These were the only two women who mattered to him.

The door to his study was knocked twice and Sophia invited herself in. The girl's face was adorned with a very bright smile. She walked over to Alaric who was pensive in front of several files that he was studying but he couldn't bother finish.

”What's wrong, Sophia?” he asked in a cold voice.

Sophia was not at all bothered by Alaric's cold and indifferent attitude. After being with him for a few weeks, she had gotten used to it.