Chapter 473 - Missing Aleksis So Badly (1/2)
For the past few months, the Schneider family home had been filled with sadness. Aleksis left them as soon as she woke up from her coma and no one had the chance to meet her after.
Lauriel told Finland that Aleksis went berserk and blamed them for killing Alaric Rhionen, whom she claimed to be her husband. None of them had expected that Aleksis had such a deep relationship with the man.
According to Marion, Lauriel could only conclude that they had been chasing after the wrong Alaric, and the real Alaric was the one they had shot at Targu Mures, whose body had fallen into a gorge.
”He was very smart. He fooled us from the beginning by pretending to be someone else,” Lauriel said with a long sigh. ”I didn't know their relationship was that deep. No wonder he so cruelly slaughtered the Black River gang for trying to kidnap Aleksis.”
”We would have done the same thing if we knew that Aleksis was targeted,” Caspar confirmed. ”This was actually a very bad misunderstanding ...”
Jadeith clenched her hands and showed dissatisfaction, ”But they are very dangerous. Kurt died in vain because of them. I wouldn't want to see my cousin involved with someone like him.”
Caspar turned to his nephew and nodded tiredly, ”I don't really like it either, but he is dead now. I don't want Aleksis to stay sad for too long.”
”I know Nicolae is working together with Aleksis to keep her out of our reach. He still won't tell me where they are ...” Lauriel complained. ”I'd love to meet Aleksis and apologize to her in person.”
Finland, whose tears had become dry, continued weeping over the fate of her daughter. She really missed Aleksis.
”Aleksis has been gone for two months now, I am very worried ...” she burst into tears. Caspar hastily embraced his wife and stroked her back affectionately.
”I believe Nicolae will look after Aleksis ... For how long is Aleksis planning to run away from home?”
”Maybe, if we send one of her younger siblings, Aleksis would want to meet them?” Finland asked hopefully. ”London and the Rune are missing Aleksis too.”
Aleksis' parents were suffering greatly because their daughter did not want to meet them. Many times they had persuaded Nicolae to take them to Aleksis, but the young man always refused. He did not want to violate the trust Aleksis had given him.
”I'll try and contact Nicolae again,” Lauriel said quietly. He took his cell phone and called Nicolae's number.
In the living room of his apartment in Bucharest, Nicolae was busy working on something on his tablet when his cellphone rang. Aleksis was sitting absentmindedly looking at the snow falling from the window.
”Hello, Father,” Nicolae said, glancing at Aleksis who looked at him attentively, obviously curious about Nicolae's telephone conversation. ”I'm fine, Aleksis is fine too. Sorry, I still can't tell you more about our whereabouts. We still need time ...”
Nicolae had made sure that his cell phone couldn't be tracked even by the best technologists, and Lauriel, who tried in vain to trace it, had finally given up.
”Hmm ... I haven't seen you in two months either. You don't miss your dad?” Lauriel complained. He finally gave up, because it was clear that Aleksis still did not want to meet him.
Nicolae took a deep breath. He did miss his father, but he did not go home because he wanted to accompany Aleksis. He could not bear to leave the girl alone.
”I miss you too, Dad, but I can't go home right now,” he finally said. ”Later when I can go home, I will immediately find you. Possibly in the summer.”
”Summer? That's still so long ...” Lauriel was really depressed. He really missed Aleksis and Nicolae but the two children didn't want to go home.
Slowly emptiness started to undermine his heart and memories of decades ago, when he no longer had a desire to live, returned. It felt as if what he was experiencing now was not much different from that time.
After Nicolae hung up, Aleksis became sad to see Nicolae's sad expression. She understood that Nicolae didn't want to leave her alone, and that made her feel guilty.