Chapter 864 - Picnic With The Lindens (1/2)

Ten minutes later, Nicolae and his two children already drove down the road in the man's car toward Manhattan. Altair and Vega were very enthusiastically discussing what had just happened at the police station.

”Crazy! Dean is so cool!! Did you see how pale their faces turned? Charles' father and uncle were totally gobsmacked!” Altair blurted. ”They couldn't do anything.”

”That's right. To avoid going to prison, Charles must instead apologize to you,” Vega replied with a big smile. ”Next time, if Charles giving you trouble, Dean said we just have to call him.”

”Yes ... and the most exciting part is, Dean did not reveal our secrets. The people there thought Dean is our distant relative, so he came to take care of the case. Nobody would suspect anything,” Altair continued. ”We don't need to leave our school.”

Nicolae smiled at the conversation between the twins. He was also happy because Altair and Vega could stay with him until they graduated high school as they planned. Indeed calling Terry earlier was the right decision, he thought.

The text from his best friend came in when Nicolae arrived in front of the gate of the Schneider family's massive mansion. The mansion was now occupied by Aleksis and Alaric and their younger sons. The gate automatically opened because it had recognized the car and the faces of those in it.

After parking his car, Nicolae reads the SMS from Terry.

[Dean has reported everything to me. Next time if there's anything you need, just can contact him directly. He will maintain your confidentiality.]

[Thank you. You're the best.] Nicolae immediately wrote his reply.

”Hey ... you guys arrived on time, we are preparing a picnic in the backyard,” said Aleksis, who looked more beautiful by the day. Her honey-colored hair was fashioned into a simple bun on top of her head. She hugged Nicolae and kissed her two children's cheeks.

A pair of very handsome six-year-old boys with brown curls and old purple eyes immediately rushed to Nicolae. They clung their arms around their beloved uncle's neck. Even though they met Nicolae every weekend, Ireland and Scotland always acted like they hadn't seen each other for years.

”Hey ... how are you, Ireland? Scotland? What did you do today?” Nicolae asked happily as he kissed their cheeks alternately and hair of her two nieces with similar faces.

”We learned how to draw,” Ireland answered in a cute tone.

”After that, we helped Mommy bake some cookies,” Scotland continued.

”Wow ... that's great! I want to eat the cookies you made,” Nicolae said happily.

Ireland and Scotland released their arms from Nicolae's neck and each pulled his right and left hands through the enormous living room to the backyard, which contained a beautiful lush garden and outdoor swimming pool. At the end of the garden, on a thick expanse of grass, Alaric was seen throwing a picnic blanket and arranging food and drinks for them.

”Hey, you guys have come,” Alaric said. He painstakingly arranging a few glasses and syrups and cakes. Beside him were a number of reading books.

Nicolae could see how much his brother enjoyed a quiet life with his family. He was happy to see Alaric happy. Now that the two youngest children were getting older, Alaric and Aleksis were not too tired with taking care of babies, and their lives seemed happier and easier.

”It's fun to have a picnic here,” Nicolae said, as he laid his body on the thick grass and closed his eyes.