Chapter 552 - The Puzzled Guests (1/2)

”I don't like crowds,” Alaric complained as he washed Aleksis' back inside the large marble bathtub in her bathroom. ”Can we just run away?”

As a punishment for making them late, Alaric took responsibility for bathing the two of them. Yet Aleksis immediately regretted giving him such work because it turned out that Alaric was deliberately slowing them down.

”Jeez ... you did it on purpose, huh?” she grumbled, turning her head to face Alaric who was now looking at her with his pair of purple eyes that glimmered like a puppy's. For a moment Aleksis was stunned. She had never seen this side of him before.

Gosh ... how could her husband be so adorable, she wondered in amusement. Wasn't Alaric famous for being so cold and indifferent? But in such a short time, Aleksis saw him smile, laugh, and now he was even teasing her by pretending to sulk.

She really liked this new Alaric.

”We ... are too late, Honey,” Aleksis persuaded him, her hand caressed his face, which was sporting a rather sullen expression. ”I promise, this is the last one. After this party, we can live in solitude and we don't have to meet anyone else. There would only be you and me and the children.”

Finally, Alaric relented and ten minutes later, they were back in their room, preparing to attend the wedding their family had prepared for them. Alaric's clothes and other necessities had been delivered to her bedroom so he immediately dressed up.

He looked even more dashing in the casual party get up adorned with various badges and emblems from the Linden, Lewis, and Baden families. His face looked moved when he noticed a Medici emblem and badge in his clothes. It must be Lauriel who pinned it there.

Ah, yes ... he was actually a royal from the Medici family. Now he had found his family.

The bride and groom were not supposed to see each other until the wedding day, but both of them refused to separate even if only for a brief moment. Because the two were already married, they did not feel the need to follow traditions.

Aleksis also refused the help of the servants to help her dress up, so she wore her wedding dress with the help of her husband who happily buttoned it up and put on her shoes for her.

It was almost four o'clock in the afternoon when the two finally walked out of the room, ready for the occasion as they strode forward arm in arm.

”The young miss is out,” a servant reported to the Schneider couple who were enjoying wine with Lauriel, Ned and Portia. The five of them almost gave up expecting their children to come out and attend the wedding party prepared for them.

”Gosh ... finally,” Portia exclaimed, looking amused. She looked around the garden and saw that the guests who were eating and drinking while chatting happily. ”I think the guests are very nervous.”

Finland just sighed. ”Luckily we have Aldebar's party refreshment, a lot of people are entertained ...”

Aldebar's party refreshment had indeed become very popular among the Alchemists who had never had an idea of how it was like to get old. In the last hour, many drank it and had fun showing each other how they would look like if they were to age and get wrinkles, like ordinary humans.

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Nicolae and Terry soon became the stars of the party the moment they arrived. Many people recognized the handsome Terry as the current president of the Schneider Group who had already repeatedly won the World's Most Eligible Bachelor award. Since Nicolae was already taken, all the girls wanted to be his girlfriend instead.

”Why did Nicolae come together with Terry to this party?” Many people wondered about the Medici heir's unusual entrance. ”Isn't he the one getting married today? Why is he not appearing with the bride?”