Chapter 543 - The Sad Truth (1/2)

”Altair ... come here,” Nicolae opened his eyes and spread his arms so the little boy could come closer. Vega who was in his arms looked a bit surprised by the man's action. However, Altair simply approached and Nicolae who was crouching down waiting for him immediately hugged him. ”My lovely children. Daddy wants to tell you something.”

The faces of the two very similar-looking children were full of question marks.

”What's up, Daddy?” Altair asked, innocently blinking his eyes.

”You and Vega were born on the same day from Mommy Aleksis. You know about this, right?” Nicolae asked them gently. The two nodded. He then smiled broadly, hiding the sadness in his eyes. ”Daddy Nic was also born on the same day as your father. We are from the same father and mother, just like how you two are also from the same father and mother.”

The two pairs of eyes went round and their lips uncontrollably let out muffled sounds.

”Really ... Is that true??” Altair asked in surprise. He was very shocked finding out that he and the man he considered his father all this time actually had blood relations with him.

Alaric who was watching the scene from the sideline was also stunned by what he heard from the conversation between Nicolae and his two children.

What did he say?

”That's right. Daddy Nic and your father are siblings. Daddy Alaric had to go far away for a few years because he went through hardships, but now Daddy Alaric is back. You have to cheer him up because he really misses you two ...” Nicolae said. He stood up and took Vega in his left hand and Altair in his right. ”There he is, over there ...”

Alaric froze in place. His mind refused to work when he saw Nicolae walking towards him with the twins whom he had just realized were looking very similar to himself in tow ...

Didn't they inherit his hair and face ...? And Altair, wasn't his face and appearance like Alaric's spitting image? Why did he fail to recognize his own children and even think that they were Nicolae's children ...?

When his twin brother arrived right in front of him, the two men stood face to face with each other. Alaric remembered that he had seen Nicolae several times in some old footage when he was with Terry and Aleksis in Singapore. Four years ago, he also remembered seeing him at the Ritz Gala with Terry.

Now he could understand why it was so easy for people to distinguish that Nicolae was Lauriel's son. The young man's face took after their father. Alaric was now aware that despite being twins, their appearances were different. He was born resembling their mother, while Nicolae looked like their father...

About his two children, although at first glance they looked like Nicolae's children, in reality, they both took after Alaric...

Oh God ... he just realized that Aleksis had been living and raising their two children, Altair and Vega, in ten years alone, with Nicolae as a father figure for them.

And oh ... their children's names were Altair and Vega!

Alaric recalled that night on his ship, more than ten years ago ... when he and Aleksis made love for the first time ...

”Uncle Lavender ...” said Altair, smiling. He reached out to grasp Alaric's left hand, ”Lavender is my mother's favorite flower.”

Alaric stood rooted in place. He could not move because too many emotions welled up in his chest. He could not calm his heart down...

This adorable child was his son with Aleksis. This afternoon the child said his voice was like lavender ... and lavender was Aleksis' favorite flower.

Nicolae let go of his two children and moved toward the still dumbfounded man. Unexpectedly, he hugged his brother very tightly. Alaric could only stare without knowing how to respond...

”Nice to meet you, Alaric. Hello again ...” Nicolae said softly.