Chapter 484 - Good Morning, Sir. Happy Birthday. (1/2)
The Schneider family still hadn't announced their three children and heirs, so none of the party guests knew who Aleksis really was, well, apart from the host's family and Wolf Pack members who were present.
Now Aleksis' presence and her two children began to invite questions about her identity. She looked very young, and her children were still small.
Considering that there was no marriage announced among the Alchemists other than Endo and Billie Yves', for the past 10 years, they suspected that the girl was only an ordinary human taken in by Lauriel. Maybe Lauriel felt sorry for her because of her unfortunate life. After all, it was not easy being a single mother of two small children.
The girls' hostile gaze now turned condescending because they thought of Aleksis as unequal to them who were pure Alchemists. They didn't need the immortality potion to be able to marry the heir of the Medici family. But the girl in front of them... Sheesh.
She must be flirting with Nicolae because she wanted to be an immortal too, she and her children!
The gossip amongst them reached Terry's ears. The young man became so annoyed because his sister was being subjected to nasty rumors, all because Caspar did not want to announce his children's identities to the public.
Terry truly wanted to slap those people one by one and tell them that Aleksis was not who they were gossiping about. But he knew that he could not overstep Caspar's authority. He could only clench his fist without being able to do anything. If her father still wished to not announce Aleksis as his heiress, then Terry must comply with it and keep her identity a secret.
After saying a few more words, Lauriel officially concluded Nicolae's birthday party and thanked all the guests who came.
One by one, the guests came over to Lauriel and Nicolae and said their goodbyes before heading home. Until the last moment, the two kids latching onto Nicolae's arms faithfully continued clinging on to him.
At first glance, he looked like the twin's father because their faces looked similar and all three had the exact same eye color.
After threatening her children that she would leave them in the Medici castle with Nicolae, Aleksis regretted her action because she realized that in actuality, it was her who would not be able to part with them. She could only look at the three from afar while trying to calm her own mind.
She should have avoided Nicolae.
Aleksis, you stupid girl... she criticized herself. The moment Nicolae came to see her, she already understood that the man was still carrying a torch for her. She should have known better and avoided Nicolae as much as possible.
As of now, the girl could only take a deep breath and watch as Nicolae grew closer to her two children.
Aleksis was reluctant to admit it, but she now realized how much Altair and Vega missed a father figure in their lives. Nicolae's sudden presence impressed them and so, before they knew it, they had already projected their longing for their father subconsciously to Nicolae.
Oh ... my poor children, she was feeling really sad.
She was still unable to tell Altair and Vega what had happened to their father. She did not want them to hate Grandpa Rory and Grandpa Caspar, for the terrible misunderstanding that had occurred.
All this time, her brothers, Terry, even London and Rune had tried to become father figures to Altair and Vega. But of course, their attempts did not work well. Terry was a busy person, and London and Rune were still childish due to their young age.
Oh, Alaric ... your children grew up without a father figure, but they really need you ...
Unknowingly tears trickled down Aleksis' cheeks. She promised herself for the last few years not to cry over Alaric again because she had to stay strong for their children.
But today, seeing how Altair and Vega were being spoiled by Nicolae and that they seemed to want him around more, Aleksis once again became somber.
If only it was that easy to forget about Alaric and fall in love with Nicolae ...
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