Chapter 447 - Father and Son (1/2)

Terry arrived the next morning and hurriedly knocked on Jean's door to make sure that his father was all right. He had switched off his social media platforms and finally his cellphone after returning from the concert yesterday because he was tired of answering all the questions people had about his relationship with Jean and Billie which was revealed at the concert.

Terry only learned what had happened when he woke up the next morning and saw the breaking news in various media. The shooting incident was reported on a large scale but there was no clarity about how many victims there were and who was behind the shooting.

As per Marion's order, Max and the police succeeded in concealing the identities of Takeshi and Rosalien. None of their images were captured by the media. And few journalists who managed to obtain their pictures had been arrested by the police, and the images and footages had been deleted.

Marion wanted to take care of the two assassins herself and she waited for Lauriel to arrive before taking action. Max took Takeshi and Rosalien to a hidden place and made sure that the two could not contact each other.

”Hey ... what's up?” Jean asked as he left his room. He looked haggard from having so many things on his mind. Terry, seeing that his father was fine, suddenly rushed over and hugged Jean with a combination of relief and fear at the same time.

He was really afraid that Jean became a victim in the shooting and he would lose his parent a second time. The death of a parent would leave a deep mark on their child's heart; to this day Terry still often missed his father and mother. He could not imagine that he had to go through that ordeal one more time.

On the way to the penthouse, Terry's chest was pounding hard. He regretted that he had not openly showed his affection for Jean and Finland, mainly because they became a family when he was already 15 years old and so there was a natural distance between them.

His relationship with his biological parents were different compared to the relationship Aleksis and her younger siblings had with Finland as they had been together since infancy. They had an extraordinary closeness and it was very easy for them to express their feelings of love to each other and their parents.

Last night's event made Terry change his priorities. He came to realize that human life was very fragile, and even though they were immortals, death could still come at any time.

”Dad ... I was really worried, my cellphone was dead, I couldn't contact you earlier,” whispered Terry, tightening his arms, ”I'm so glad you're okay.”

Jean patted his son's shoulders affectionately, ”Ah, about that... Sorry, there's a lot going on here and I forgot to charge the battery. But everything's fine.”

”Who is the victim? Has the culprit been arrested?” Terry asked after releasing his arms.

At that moment Marion's door opened and the girl just stared at the emotional scene between father and son with a flat expression. She understood how it felt, as her father and mother had also died.

”Neo got a few shots, but he will be fine,” Marion said. ”Lauriel is coming this way. The perpetrators have also been arrested and we will take care of them soon.”

Jean looked at Marion. He was about to say something but she just looked away, not wanting to give him a chance to explain why he hadn't picked up his phone for the dozen of times Marion called him.

This morning Marion woke up feeling embarrassed because she remembered that she acted like a 'desperate' girl last night by constantly trying to call Jean.

She found her jealousy very disturbing. That was why Marion decided to get rid of all personal matters in order to focus on her task. She had decided to ignore Jean and act as if nothing had happened between them.

She made a simple breakfast with a nonchalant attitude and invited the father and son to sit and eat pancakes and drink coffee. Jean could do nothing about Marion who was treating him like he was a stranger.

After they finished breakfast, Marion announced that she would pick up Lauriel at the airport and they could not leave the penthouse without contacting Max or Endo.