Chapter 515 - He Always Felt Alone (1/2)

Caspar touched his wife's shoulder and gave a signal to stand up. They then went to the host's table and introduced themselves to the heir who had just been introduced. London and the Rune had disappeared with Aldebar so they were not taken along.

”Congratulations Ned and Portia. You have an impressive adopted son.” Caspar commented. He extended his hand towards Alaric, ”My name is Caspar Schneider. This is my wife, Finland.”

Alaric immediately got up and welcomed Caspar but he refused to welcome Caspar's handshake. ”Nice to meet you, Mr. Schneider.”

Caspar frowned and the atmosphere momentarily became awkward because many people noticed the incident. The clan leader was refused for a handshake by Ned and Portia's adopted son!

”I'm sorry, I can't properly say hello. I don't like being touched.” Alaric explained politely. His expression is a matter-of-factly and his honesty impressed Caspar. He finally nodded and smiled.

”I've never heard of it before, but that's okay. If you don't mind, I want to invite you to tea with our family tomorrow at our hotel. I want to get to know you better,” Caspar said kindly.

He wanted to know what kind of person Elios Linden was. Whether he deserved to be the clan leader,  his successor, or not. Caspar did not want to carelessly reject or provide support.

Alaric looked at Caspar for a few seconds and didn't answer right away. This was the person responsible for his 'death' six years ago. He no longer harbored anger towards Caspar, but at this time he was not willing to meet and make small talk with him.

”Okay.” Finally, he answered.

”Sounds like fun.” Suddenly, there was the crisp sound of a beautiful lady with long brown hair and purplish eyes from behind Alaric. Out of nowhere, Sophia came up with a sexy elegant dress and a big smile on her face. ”You don't want to invite me along?”

Finland immediately got up and stood facing Sophia. During these decades, she still couldn't forget what Sophia did to her and Aleksis years ago.

”You will never be accepted at our place,” Finland said in an ice-cold voice that made Alaric look up in surprise. He didn't expect that there would be severe hostility between the two women.

Caspar stretched out his arms and hugged Finland's waist from behind. His attitude was very gentle and attentive to his wife, and he gently whispered into Finland's ear, ”Honey, don't get provoked now. This is Ned and Portia's party... We shouldn't make a commotion. Just ignore Sophia's presence.”

Slowly, Finland's curt face turned flat and she finally nodded before sitting back in her chair.

”Alright... I won't go for it,” she muttered. Finland took a deep breath and tried to ignore Sophia's presence nearby.

”Good. I know you can.” Caspar kissed his wife's forehead and nodded at Alaric, ”See you tomorrow.”

Alaric nodded back. He watched Caspar's wife for a few moments and tried to remember where he had seen her.

Hmm... Even though he had tried his best and gathered his mind he couldn't remember it at all.

Finally, he returned to his chair and continued to sip his drink. Sophia sat beside him and chatted with Portia. Meanwhile, one by one, the guests came and greeted the host to simply give souvenirs or deliver greetings.

Lex Blue came with his wife, Moira, and his daughter, Kit. They brought a fabulous Faberge egg gift, a legacy from the Blue family. Portia was surprised to see it.

”Hey, this is a very valuable treasure. Why did you give it to us?” Portia asked as Moira put the beautiful Faberge egg on her table.

”Ahh... No need to be so formal. We feel that this moment is very important to celebrate by exchanging gifts between our families,” Lex commented casually. ”We plan to spend a week in Scotland. After this party is over, I want us to meet and have a private chat. It's been a long time since we exchanged news.”