Chapter 468 - Announced Dead (1/2)

He.. killed Aleksis' husband?

It took Lauriel a few seconds to understand what his goddaughter meant. Afterward, he was shocked. Never in his wildest dreams did he expect Aleksis and Alaric Rhionen to be married.

Hadn't they only been together for two weeks?

What happened in such a short amount of time that both of them become that attached to each other?

He didn't know. He was in great disbelief. But at least, he now understood why Alaric was willing to do anything for Aleksis. Apparently, he really loved her.

There was no crying over spilled milk. Although he did not approve of Aleksis' relationship with Alaric, if he knew that they truly loved each other and were even married, perhaps he would hold himself back and refrain from targeting Alaric.

Lauriel looked at his goddaughter who kept staring at him hatefully, as if he was an enemy. His eyes became very sad. The last thing he wanted to do in life was to make Aleksis cry. He loved the girl very much.

”Aleksis ... I didn't know. I'm very sorry.” he whispered softly.

Aleksis just moved her gaze away, completely unwilling to look at Lauriel.

”I don't want to see them. Take me away from here,” she whispered to Nicolae. The young man nodded and immediately helped her up. When Aleksis fell again due to her legs which were still not strong enough to support her body, Nicolae resorted to carrying the girl out.

”Where are we going?” Nicolae asked when they passed by the front door.

”I want to go far away from here.” she replied, closing her eyes. She did not want to see anyone. She knew that her mother and father would arrive soon, but she did not want to see either of them too.

”Wait ...” The young man carefully placed Aleksis on the backseat of his car and sat before the steering wheel. ”As you wish, we will leave this place.”

He knew that at the moment, Aleksis needed time alone to vent her sadness, but because her body was still very weak, she could not leave by herself. Living in this house would only make her even more depressed as she would regularly see the people she considered responsible for her husband's death.

This was why Nicolae would try his best to help the girl. He was afraid that Aleksis would act recklessly if they keep pushing her.

***

Mischa continued to search along the Mures River for the body of her foster father. He mobilized all his men to comb through the place. They intended to leave no stone unturned.

A man's shout from the end of the river made him stunned. A couple of seconds later, he could be seen running towards the direction where the voice came. When he arrived, his men was already surrounding a limp body wearing a black outfit. This person was lying behind a large rock and his condition appeared very horrible.

At one glance Mischa was able to estimate how much blood was lost and how many bones were broken. If all of these had been experienced by an ordinary person instead, his body would have been crushed beyond recognition.

”Immediately get the medical helicopter down here,” he ordered the pilot who had been circling his helicopter above them.