Chapter 844 - What? You Were Married???? (1/2)
Altair and Vega were puzzled to see their Daddy Nic become quiet throughout the rest of their dinner. Terry also did not say much after that.
”Uncle ... what about those names you mentioned earlier? Why did Daddy Nic just stay quiet?” asked Vega, who sat closest to Terry. Although she was only ten years old, she was well aware of what was happening around her. She could no longer hold her curiosity and asked Terry.
She had never seen Daddy Nic act this quietly. She was afraid the photo her brother had shown Nicolae made him sad.
Terry just shrugged. ”It's a.d.u.l.t business. Let your Daddy Nic take care of it himself.”
Finally, Altair and Vega could only keep their questions to themselves. Rune looked at them briefly and was not interested in finding out what was happening. For him, Nicolae was a grown man who could decide for himself what he wanted to do.
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The Schneider family enjoyed a pleasant and intimate holiday with all the family members. They were all living separately in various parts of the world, so the holiday was a good occasion to catch up on their news. For those who lived in Europe, this was an opportunity to escape for a moment from the cold winter.
After his conversation with Terry, Nicolae forgot about his father's love life and didn't spike his drink with veritaserum. His mind was distracted by Terry's words, which kept playing in his head.
”I think you've recovered, Nic. And I sincerely advise you to look for this girl ...”
Terry pointed at Marie's photo and then mentioned the names of every woman Nicolae had been dating for the past two months in New York, one by one.
When his friend mentioned their names, finally Nicolae realized one thing.
All the girls had similar appearances to Marie. They all had a distinctive oriental beauty with a pair of slanted eyes that disappeared when they smiled, full red lips, and cute freckled cheeks.
They were not really her exact copy, but if he thought about it, at first glance, they looked quite similar to Marie. Was this ... a sign ... that subconsciously Nicolae was looking for a woman who reminded him of that girl?
What did this mean?
Was it true that Nicolae had recovered from his broken heart and his heart was now filled by Marie?
No matter what, he had decided to say goodbye to the girl and cut ties between them because Nicolae wanted to start a new life ...
What should he do now if he really had fallen in love with Marie?
”There's no other way. You have to confirm your feelings for her,” Terry said the next day, as they were sunbathing on the beach watching the waves. ”You have to look for her in Singapore.”
”But I have changed my identity,” Nicolae said.
”She doesn't know that, right? The important thing is that you have to come and meet her as your old self. Later, if you really love each other and are sure that you want to be together, you can tell her what really happened. You can disclose your identity ...” advised Terry. ”I know it's not an easy thing. You know how it went when my brother London was chasing L.”
Nicolae fell silent at Terry's words. He knew that his friend was only thinking about his best interests by saying that. Even though he was very relaxed in matters of love, Terry always encouraged his younger siblings and best friend to find their happiness.
”All right ... I will look for Marie to Singapore after our vacation is over,” Nicolae finally said.
”That's good.” Terry patted Nicolae on the shoulder and smiled happily.
”What is good?” Suddenly Alaric's voice came from behind them.