Chapter 437 - The Misterious Homeowner (1/2)

Alaric was accustomed to waking up early in the morning. His biological clock never failed.  That morning he woke up at 6 a.m. but as he had been having nightmares again he felt more tired than usual.

As he got out of bed, a message on his cell phone immediately caught his attention. Alaric knew that no one would dare to disturb him during the night and would wait until morning to contact him.

[There is interesting news in the St Mary University group chats in Splitz. Maybe Master would want to check it.]

He recognized Takeshi's writing style and immediately looked for the news.

For five long minutes Alaric was glued to his cell phone and scanned the news items and gossips exchange on Aleksis' arrival at the St. Mary University.

He even saw some photos of the girl there!

His forehead twitched and for a moment as he became confused ... what exactly was happening? Wasn't Aleksis declared dead by the doctors in Stamford hospital? How could she now show up in Singapore? Who had lied to Alaric and what were their reasons ??

He dialed Takeshi's number and contacted his foster son.

”I'm listening,” Alaric said curtly.

Takeshi cleared his throat and began his report. ”It's a coincidence, Sir. Today the news on Miss Aleksis' return filled the university's Splitz group chats. It appears she had suddenly returned to Singapore. It so happened that Rosalind and I were in Singapore on our way to Japan, so we immediately checked out the rumours.”

”And … ?”

”It really is Miss Aleksis. She is suffering temporary memory loss due to a coma of several weeks after the accident. To my knowledge, it sometimes happens to people with severe head trauma ...” Takeshi turned to Rosalind who gave him a slightly annoyed look while shaking her head, ”Miss Aleksis recognized my name, but other than that she did not remember anything. She also did not recognize your home.”

”Is she there?” Alaric asked in a trembling voice. He couldn't resist the urge to see Aleksis.

Takeshi sent a picture of Marion sitting on the marble steps of the back porch admiring Alaric's bonsai garden.

The girl in the photo looked exactly like Aleksis and for a moment Alaric was speechless. He had really missed the girl. For a month he had been struggling with feelings of sadness and anger for losing track of Aleksis.

But he must not let his guard down.

”You didn't investigate why she suddenly appeared on campus today?” Alaric asked in a flat voice. His eyes stared at the photo on his cell phone. ”Doesn't this look suspicious? As far as I know, Aleksis really likes her privacy and won't just appear like that, especially after the incident.”

Takeshi was silent. He knew Alaric was right and he had also thought about this, too.

”Master is right. Therefore, we are not in a hurry to take action but decided to wait for your instructions,” Takeshi replied. He did not want to snitch and left out the fact that Rosalind had suggested to get rid of Aleksis so that the secrets about their group would not be exposed to outsiders.

Alaric remembered that eight years ago Aleksis had also experienced a temporary memory loss after she fell from a speeding car. Gradually her memory had returned and she could remember the names of her younger brother, Uncle Rory, and her mother and father. Maybe now she would too. After all, she had remembered Takeshi's name. Maybe she just needed time.

If the girl really was Aleksis, and she really had lost her memory, Alaric knew he should better stand back and give her time to recover, until Aleksis could remember him and came looking for him. Until then he should be careful not to force his way back into the girl's life and so he would look out for her from afar.

Alaric took a deep breath and made a decision.

”Send her home and watch over her from afar. Make sure she stays safe ... Maybe she returned to campus because she wanted to regain her memory.”