Chapter 456 - Alarics Suspicion (1) (1/2)
'Alaric' (Pavel) smiled softly at Terry. Rhionen Assassins did not need anyone's help, especially a mere security team whose job was to protect an actor. However, he held back and said nothing.
”It's not necessary, but thank you for your offer. We will find and save Aleksis as soon as possible,” said the fake Alaric. ”You don't need to worry.”
Somehow Terry felt unsure with what the man said. 'Alaric' didn't sound earnest. What were they hiding?
”Then take me back to land,” Terry took a deep breath. ”I have to report the disappearance of my sister to the police station. I came here purely out of curiosity. I wanted to see who Prince Siegfried whom my sister often talked about was. Now that we've met, I have no need to wonder anymore.”
Alaric's eyes sparkled. He wanted to know what Aleksis' brother thought about him, now played by Pavel. He smiled slightly when he noticed Terry's expression of dislike.
He already suspected that Terry would object. Of course, most normal people would not be willing to see their beloved sister engage in a relationship with someone they deemed inappropriate.
This only made Alaric's love for Aleksis grow deeper. The girl did not care about physical good looks and material things. Aleksis also thought Alaric to be in his 40s and that he had a disfigured face, but her love for him never changed.
Pavel, who was disguised as Alaric, nodded at Terry's request to be taken back to land. ”Of course. We will soon return to the mainland. Thank you for coming. My men will make sure you return to your car without anything lacking.”
He then bowed slightly and went from the 'living room' to the captain's room. Terry followed his every move with an increasingly troubled mind. Kai, Takeshi, and Mischa nodded at Terry and joined their 'boss' out. Only the young masked man stayed behind. He then sat on the couch and looked at Terry with his arms crossed.
Is this the man who would make sure that I get back to my car safely? thought Terry. It seemed so, because the other assassins had left him.
Since there was nothing he could do but wait, Terry sat down and stared back at the young man, but only briefly. He did not want to be considered rude for staring at the face of a disfigured man for a long time.
”Are you thirsty?”
Terry was taken aback when the masked man talked to him. His voice was soft and attentive, as if he was speaking to a child, not at all the voice of an assassin.
”Eh ...?” Terry replied in confusion.
”I want to drink. What can I get you?” asked the young man again.
”Oh, just water, thank you,” Terry replied.
The masked man nodded and stood up. He took a bottle of water from the fridge and handed it to Terry, while he poured himself a glass of whiskey. Again they sat next to each other in silence.
Terry was not someone who could sit still, so, after a while he finally asked the masked man what had become his main concern from the start. The young man seemed to have a higher position compared to the other assassins and his he was very nice to Terry. Maybe he would be willing to provide him with information about Aleksis ...
”What exactly is your boss relationship with my sister?” Terry finally asked. ”You surely know that as a brother, I worry about who my sister is hanging out with.”
The masked young man nodded, ”I understand.”
”So?” Terry asked again, seeing that the young man was willing to talk with him.
”Hmmm. Aleksis is an important person for our master,” the young man answered patiently. ”She is a very amazing girl and he loves her very much.”
CLANG!
Unknowingly the glass bottle in Terry's hand fell to the floor and broke to pieces. He had expected this, but hearing it directly from Alaric Rhionen's assassin still surprised and angered him.
Aleksis should not be in a romantic relationship with someone who had such a dark background, moreover, it seemed that they were not equals.
Alaric was not at all surprised by Terry's attitude. He signalled a servant to clean up the glass shards and made no comment about what had just happened.