Chapter 512 - If Only Aleksis Came (1/2)

The Ritz Gala had been a hot topic for days and the whole world soon knew who Elios Linden was. All were amazed by his good looks, influence, and generosity to match the donation raised by the Ritz Gala and its guests to save the earth.

He soon became a figure who was considered like a god. When people tried to find photos or records of his presence at the event, many were disappointed because Splitz had deleted and blocked all Elios Linden's images from the internet.

People who didn't have the chance to see him became even more curious when they heard people's stories about his unbelievably impressive appearance.

”So it turns out Elios Linden is still young? Wow... it's quite a surprise.”

”Yes, we saw him with our own eyes at the Ritz Gala through Virconnect 4D. There were tens of millions of people who also saw him. I'm not lying.”

”But why aren't there any photos or recordings?”

”I don't know. Maybe because he likes privacy...”

Alaric knew it was very important to instill the impression in the minds of the public about him, but he was not like the politicians who campaigned and plastered their faces on every billboard and magazine to become famous.

Alaric wanted to exert his influence through his actions and reputation, not his face, which was why he was very strict about blocking his pictures from making rounds on the internet and various media.

His great influence and the numerous news written about his actions, without any pictures of him, made people more curious about Alaric, making him turn into some kind of myth among the people.

Elios Linden and Rhionen-Meier Industries were immediately famous as world leaders who cared for the earth and various forest replanting campaigns, reclamation of small island countries that were on the verge of being drowned, animal conservation, and many more of the like, making his name become increasingly respected and revered.

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Nicolae forgot about Elios Linden for a while because he was preoccupied with preparing for the new year's holiday with the Schneider family. Terry and his two younger siblings returned for a year-end holiday in Switzerland with their family.

Terry stopped by in Basel to meet his father, Marion, and their Little Monkey. He then proceeded to Grindelwald to be with Finland, Caspar, Aleksis and her twins, London, and the Rune. Lauriel and Nicolae also followed suit.

Aldebar even joined them this year, making their holiday even more special. Finland was forever grateful for her friends and family who now filled her life with happiness.

She could never forget her past as an orphan who grew up in loneliness. There was only one thing that made her sad, namely Jean's absence. She only hoped that someday, Marion will recover completely. She also wanted to meet them so she could have her best friend back into her life.

”We're going to Glasgow on December 30th,” Caspar said as they all gathered for afternoon tea together at his enormous library. ”I don't want to offend Portia by not coming to their new year's party. Reportedly, they will announce their heir this year.”

Lauriel frowned at that. ”They have an heir already? That's fast.”

They remember that Portia and Ned were married twenty-four years ago after a two-hundred-year relationship. They didn't expect that in such a short time, both of them would already have an heir.