Chapter 770 - Nicolae And Aleksis (1/2)

”Mommy.... !!!” the twins exclaimed in unison when they saw Aleksis and Alaric coming and ran toward them excitedly.

”How was the trip?” She asked them lovingly.

”It's okay. Daddy decided to come straight here because the plane to Rome was canceled. All the planes that headed to Italy somehow suffered engine failure or other technical issues. Luckily Daddy was able to buy a last-minute flight to Bucharest so we could come here,” Altair explained.

”Oh ...” Aleksis lifted her face and saw Nicolae walking casually with his hands in his pocket approaching her. ”Is it true that all the planes going to Italy were canceled? How strange.”

Nicolae just shrugged. ”At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, but after the fifth flight was also canceled, I suspected it was the work of a hacker who wanted to wreak havoc.”

Nicolae decided not to talk about the bounty from ten years ago in front of Aleksis. He didn't want her to fight with Alaric if she knew what Alaric had done in the past to find Wolf. He would find the time later to talk alone with his brother.

”Wreaking havoc? Why? Were they after you?” Alaric asked in amazement.

”That's what I'm going to investigate. It's okay, what's important is that now the kids have arrived here and we are all well.” Nicolae hugged his brother tightly and chuckled. ”How are you? Hopefully, you get enough sleep with twin babies at home...”

Alaric patted his brother's shoulder and nodded. ”Of course. Thank you for coming.”

Nicolae broke free from Alaric and stepped in front of Aleksis, who had now risen with one kid hugged each of her t.h.i.g.hs.

”Aleksis ...” Nicolae tried to smile with his eyes. Before, even though his lips smiled, his eyes could not lie and still showed his pain. He still felt deep sorrow every time he saw the girl. But today, he managed to try his best to show that he was truly happy for Aleksis. ”Happy birthday. I hope you will always be happy.”

Aleksis looked at Nicolae with an emotional smile, and she slowly nodded. ”Thank you, Nic. I'm so glad you came to celebrate with us here.”

They looked somewhat awkward for a few seconds, but then, slowly, both Aleksis and Nicolae stepped forward and gave each other a hug, as they would to their best friend.

”Welcome,” Aleksis said, kissing Nicolae on the cheek. The man nodded and patted Aleksis's shoulder gently.

”I'm glad to see you all. I'll never miss your birthday for anything.”

All present hid their feeling of relief by acting as if nothing had happened. They knew that today was an important moment, where Nicolae and Aleksis were slowly trying to restore their friendship. Today marked the time that Nicolae could finally treat Aleksis as his brother's wife, without feeling awkward.

The sadness in his heart had not yet gone, but at least, just as Lauriel was able to continue living by letting Luna go, Nicolae also learned not to distance himself from his family just because he still had romantic feelings for Aleksis.

Nicolae greeted his father and everyone present. He was also introduced to Alaric's three foster children who came to the family event. The atmosphere felt so warm and pleasant.

”Okay, please go wash up. Soon, we will get ready for dinner,” Aleksis finally said after everyone had met and exchanged news briefly.