Chapter 851 - The Red Woven Wristbands (1/2)

Hearing Altair's words and Vega's cries, Nicolae became silent and unable to react. His heart was too sad to answer Altair. Why can't he be happy? Why did this have to happen to him? These two children ... whom he really loved ... were not his biological children, but his brother's.

His own child died even before it was born. Nicolae didn't even know if it was a boy or a girl.

”Dad... please, don't leave us ...” cried Vega again. ”Daddy, you promised ...”

Nicolae raised his face and looked at Vega in his arms. He finally took a deep breath and stroked the little girl's hair. He still could not speak, but his head slowly nodded.

Terry appeared shortly after with a tray of food and drinks. He put it on the table beside Nicolae and signaled the two children to force Nicolae to eat.

Vega and Altair attentively persuaded Nicolae to eat something so he would not starve. Lauriel had mixed a potion into his drink, and after Nicolae took it, he felt very sleepy and then fell asleep.

Lauriel carried his son to the bed and let him sleep there so Nicolae could rest. He felt Nicolae's pulse had become weak because he did not eat and drink and did not sleep for two days in a row.

The three men, together with the twins, could only sit in the living room and fell silent. They already knew what had happened to Marie Lu and realized that Nicolae's broken heart this time was the most severe. This is not something he could get over by wandering around the world and trying to heal himself.

”This should have been an exciting new year,” Terry said regretfully. ”Nicolae started the year 2051 very badly.”

”You should go home and get together with the others,” Lauriel told him. ”I'll wait for Nic here until he gets better and can go home.”

Alaric and the twins actually wanted to accompany his father with Nicolae, but Marie's apartment was too small for all of them. He also still had responsibilities to his wife and their two babies. He couldn't let Aleksis struggle to take care of Ireland and Scotland alone without him.

That's why he decided to return to F Island with Altair and Vega. Terry was also forced to follow him. There was no place for him in Marie's apartment.

”I'm going to ask Takeshi to buy this building, so Nicolae can live there as he pleases,” Alaric said on the way to F Island. ”I'm sure my brother wants to spend more time there.”

”Good idea,” Terry said. ”It's a shame to let the apartment occupied by someone else. Marie's memories would be thrown away and just disappear.”

The new year, which was supposed to be pleasant, turned gray for the Schneider-Medici family. Even though the weather was sunny and the view of their private island looked breathtaking, no one could feel happy. Everyone was sorry for Nicolae.

Jan was still on holiday in Bali and London did not want to bother him with school matters for L, so he contacted some of his old teachers who gave private lessons for him and Rune. He wanted to help L to get a high school diploma and immediately enroll in college.

Aleksis and Alaric, together with their four children, stayed for some time in Singapore until winter was over, and then returned to their castle in Yorkshire. Lauriel accompanied Nicolae in Singapore until he felt better and finally returned to New York.

After grieving for a full month, the man decided to immerse himself in a job at university. He did not want to bother his family any longer and made his two children worried.

After the tragic event, Nicolae very rarely smiled.

***

Months passed, and the seasons changed. Winter turned into spring, which was marked by the blooming of flowers and the greening of the trees. L studied hard all spring and took the college entrance exam with the help of some professors who taught her at home.