Chapter 471 - You Are My Only Friend (1/2)

Jean was speechless as he was very surprised to hear Marion's confession. He felt very sorry for Lauriel and Aleksis ...

Because of Marion, Lauriel would never know that he had a second child, and Aleksis would never see her husband anymore after she woke up from her coma.

However, seeing Marion so devastated and destroyed, Jean was unable to reprimand the girl. He understood that the mistakes that had happened could not be corrected, and Marion did what she considered the best decision at the time.

”You must tell Lauriel about all these, Marion ...” Jean said quietly, ”If you had a child, don't you want to know what happened to your child?”

”It will not bring Alaric's life back, Jean ... I do not want Lauriel to feel pain worse than what he had already experienced. You do not know how Lauriel was before Princess Luna died ... Lauriel used to be a very pleasant person,” Marion cried painfully, ”His personality turned dark and he hated people after he found that Luna had died ... He hated himself and he didn't want to live anymore. Imagine how devastated he would be if he found out that he had killed his own child ...”

Jean shook his head. He, himself, had a son, who, although not born as his biological child, he was very fond of. He could not imagine what he would feel like if he were in Lauriel's position. He might also consider taking Death.

Jean could only sigh deeply.

Marion tried to look strong and wiped her tears. ”I understand if you hate me now. I know what I did was wrong, but if time had turned back and I have to go through the same incident, I would still do what I did to protect Lauriel. The child is dead, I don't want to see Lauriel die too.”

The girl then stood up and walked with very sad steps back to her room.

”When I wake up tomorrow, I don't want to see you here anymore,” Marion said without turning her head.

Jean could only look down while sadness overflowing his chest.

***

Aleksis did not answer Nicolae's question. Her mind was floating somewhere in the clouds. When the young man gently touched her shoulder, Aleksis turned her head.

”Hmmm?” she asked indifferently.

Nicolae smiled sweetly as usual when he saw Aleksis' flat expression, ”Use an extra blanket, will you? The weather is very cold today.”

Aleksis had opened the window in her room to watch the snowfall and somehow she did not feel the chilling cold, but Nicolae saw her body shiver and offered an extra blanket. Aleksis neither agreed nor refused. She just did not care.

Since Aleksis did not refuse his offer, Nicolae spread another blanket over Aleksis' protruding tummy. He then sat next to the girl and poured a cup of tea for them.

Having spent two months together, he had come to know what the girl's favorite tea was and how often she wanted it. Since the incident, Aleksis did not want to meet a single member of her family. She blamed them for the death of Alaric Rhionen, the man she loved.

Aleksis begged Nicolae to take her to a place far away, which could not be tracked by her father and Lauriel. She believed in Nicolae because she knew of his reputation as a Wolf who was good in hiding and covering his tracks.

Besides, since Nicolae was not involved with the mission to kill Alaric as he was too focused on caring for Aleksis, the girl considered him the only person she could trust, and Nicolae was happy to do anything for Aleksis.

He took Aleksis to his home in Bucharest and gave her time to calm down without the interruption of her godfather and parents. He believed that Aleksis would eventually go home and forgive her parents once she made peace with herself.