Chapter 634 - The Twins plan (1/2)

”Good morning, Daddy...” Altair and Vega greeted Nicolae when they entered the dining room and found him sitting while reading something on his tablet.

”Hey, good morning. Breakfast is ready. Let's eat first.” Nicolae put down his tablet and handed the cutlery to the two.

Pancakes and syrup were served on the table. The twins immediately placed some pancakes on their plates and ate with enthusiasm, while Nicolae only drank coffee. His mind was still bothered by the fact he was in the same country as Aleksis, and this made him lose his appetite.

”We're going to leave for the ship at 10 a.m.,” Nicolae told Altair and Vega before going back to pouring coffee for himself.

The two children had a mischievous look as they exchanged glances with a smile. Nicolae, who saw their expressions, frowned. He suspected the two children were up to something.

”What did you two do?” His deep voice gave a naturally authoritative pressure.

Vega, who was closest to him, hurried to Nicolae and sat on his l.a.p. She put on her cutest face and a pair of sparkling eyes. This scene reminded him of their little dog, Aurora.

”Daddy... let's just go to the harbor after lunch...” She repeatedly blinked her eyes, causing Nicolae to think that something got into her eyes.

”What's wrong with your eyes?” he asked, astonished. He then became suspicious. He knew Vega was deliberately acting her cutest in front of him because she had something she wanted. ”What are you doing?”

He narrowed his eyes and brought his face closer to Vega's smiling face. Vega didn't answer, only pointing to Altair.

”Why... Why me? That was your idea!” Altair said in amazement. ”You even created the account.”

”What account?” Nicolae asked, confused. Both Vega and Altair only coughed, not wanting to answer.

Out of patience, Nicolae put his hands on Vega's waist and tickled her until she screamed in amus.e.m.e.nt.

”Aahhh... okay!!! Daddy won!! I'll taaaalk...” she exclaimed, laughing.

”That's how it should be.” Nicolae put Vega down from his l.a.p and crossed his arms to his c.h.e.s.t. ”So, what did you do? Be honest.”

”We didn't do anything bad, Daddy. We just made a lunch appointment with a beautiful auntie for Daddy,” Vega finally answered.

”Wait... what do you mean?” Nicolae asked, caught off guard. He believed his ears had misheard her.

Vega coughed a little and took a tablet out of her bag, which was hung on a chair. She and Altair surrounded Nicolae and showed the contents of the tablet.

”We created an account for Daddy on an online dating website...”

Nicolae massaged his forehead when he heard Vega's innocently-spoken words.

”Aren't you too young to enter this site?” he asked worriedly.

”Umm... Daddy taught us to hack, so an age barrier like that is nothing...” Vega defended herself. ”Seriously... Daddy, you are missing on a lot. There are so many beautiful single young women out there... We just want to see you happy.”

”You guys...” Nicolae could only sigh. He couldn't say anything. When he saw Vega's gloomy, even almost crying face, he couldn't bear to scold them. He took the tablet from the girl's hand and examined its contents. ”When did you create this profile?”

”A few days ago... Surprisingly, not many wanted to be with Daddy at first. Maybe they thought you are a con artist because you are too perfect. I wrote the truth, that Daddy is young, very handsome, works as a doctor. I even included some of Daddy's best-looking photos. Nobody showed interest,” Vega explained.

Nicolae rolled his eyes. Any sane person would consider his profile to be that of a scammer's or a con artist's because of how perfect his profile seemed. A handsome and established young man had to find a partner through a dating website? Of course, people would be suspicious.

”In the end, I changed the profile to a photo of when you were drinking Grandpa Aldebar's party refreshment at that time...”

Nicolae remembered Aldebar's party beverage at Alaric's wedding added ten years with every gulp. He didn't think his two children would take pictures of his 'aging look' at that time.

He observed the dating site profile Vega was on and saw his photo. Indeed, it was a picture of him when he was seen in his 40s after gulping Aldebar's party refreshment twice. He was still handsome, only looking much older.

”Then?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.