Chapter 493 - Aleksis Decision (1/2)
When Aleksis finished bathing, she was surprised to see her two children awake and chatting with Nicolae.
”You ...? Didn't you guys already sleep? Why are you two suddenly awake?”
Subconsciously, she tied the robe she had been wearing carelessly. Gosh ... She forgot that there was another man in the room. Over the years, she became accustomed to being alone with her two children, so every time she came out of the bathroom, she would just wrap herself in a towel or her robe would not properly be tied.
Nicolae turned and gasped upon seeing Aleksis who looked so charming with her hair still wet. Her long legs glowed in the moonlight spilling over from the large window beside her.
Oh, God ... Aleksis is getting more and more beautiful, Nicolae thought.
”Uncle Nic ... hey ..” Altair waved his hand in front of Nicolae who was still stunned. ”Why are you frozen, uncle?”
Nicolae repeatedly blinked before turning to him, ”Uh ... right, sorry, I am just caught off-guard. Your mother is very beautiful.”
He scolded himself for not being able to act cool in front of the children. He also could not hide his feelings at all. Why was he so weak? Why didn't he just say that he was daydreaming and was not aware of his surroundings?
His face was red when he nodded towards Aleksis.
”Uhm ... the kids woke up and was looking for you. I was telling them a story to entertain them,” he replied, scratching his head that wasn't really itchy. ”I'll get going now. Good night, kids. Remember, we'll be going for a walk tomorrow, okay?”
He hurriedly got out of the bedroom and excused himself. Aleksis, Altair, and Vega stared at his departing figure with differing emotions. Aleksis felt guilty, while Altair and Vega had that yearning look in their eyes.
”Alright, now you two, go to sleep. Mummy will have her clothes washed first. Tomorrow we will all go home.”
She kissed her two children before rushing out to find a maid to wash her dirty clothes. Earlier, she had resorted to finding white wine to remove the red wine stains.
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The next day, when Aleksis woke up, she immediately realized that her two children had disappeared from the room.
”Gosh ... where are those two kids?” she grumbled as she searched frantically for Altair and Vega. She looked behind the cupboard, in the bathroom, and all around her bedroom. When Aleksis left the room she saw that her clothes had been neatly folded in the small cabinet by the door. She quickly changed into those and looked for her children outside the castle.
”Madame, are you looking for the young master and young miss?” asked a passing servant who saw the antsy mother. ”They went hiking on that hill behind the castle to catch butterflies. They will soon be back for breakfast.”
”Oh, is that so? Thank you for letting me know.” Aleksis nodded. Her heart began to calm down. I better enjoy a cup of hot tea to calm down, she thought.
With calm steps, she headed towards the large dining room located in the middle of the castle. The place was overlooking a very beautiful artificial garden surrounded by walls enclosing two towers. Lauriel would usually spend the morning there whenever he was staying here.