Chapter 904 - So Many Surprises (2) (1/2)

”Well ... my adoptive father is a medical doctor, so I just followed in his footsteps,” Nicolae explained.

”Adoptive father? How many fathers do you really have? Is he the one we will meet later?” Marie asked curiously.

”No. You will meet my biological father later. He is not a doctor, but he is very expert on poisons and medicines. In a way, he is the best botanist in the world today.”

”Jeez ... your family sounds amazing,” Marie commented.

”At present, there are only three people in my immediate family: my father, me and my brother. But my brother is married to the Schneider family's daughter, so now we have become a big family. The Schneider family itself happens to have a fairly extensive family. Do you know Terrence Chan, the president of Schneider Group?” Nicolae looked at Marie attentively.

He wanted to talk about himself to the girl slowly. Starting with the least shocking secret.

”Yes, I know. Terrence Chan is quite famous. He won executive of the year awards from some leading business magazines for several years in a row,” Marie said. ”If I'm not mistaken, he's the Schneider family's adopted son, isn't he?”

”Sort of like that. He is the biological son of Finland Schneider. She sold her eggs decades ago when she was still in college since she was dirt poor and badly in need of money. The fertility clinic would only accept her eggs, if her best friend, Jean-Pierre Wang sold his s.p.e.r.m too. You must know him. He was a famous movie star and retired ten years ago. Jean's s.p.e.r.m cells together with Finland's eggs were used to create an embryo for IVF procedure by a couple in Singapore. The kid was born by the Chan couple, Terry's birth parents. He was later reunited with Finland and Jean after his parents passed away when he was 15.”

”Huh? No way! So, Terrence Chan is the biological son of Jean and Mrs. Schneider?” Marie was shocked to hear Nicolae's story. ”This is very surprising ...”

Nicolae smiled at Marie's surprised expression. He then continued his explanation. ”Jean later married Marion. You met his wife this afternoon. That was why Marion said that we are family. We have indeed become related through the Schneiders. My brother Alaric, or Elios Linden, married Aleksis, she is Terry's half sister. Terry is Jean's biological son. As you already know, Jean is Marion's husband. ”

”Wait a minute ... isn't Marion still very young? So Jean married a girl who was much younger than him? I think Marion is even younger than Terrence Chan,” Marie said. ”Is Jean really someone like that? If I'm not mistaken, he must be in his 60's now. Gosh ... how outrageous. He married a girl so young.”

Nicolae laughed so hard when he heard Marie's comment.

If Jean, who was only 64 years old, was called outrageous because he married a woman who looked younger ... Nicolae could not imagine what Marie would think when she discovered that Nicolae was actually 111 years old and now wanted to marry her.

Ha ha..

”You're wrong,” the young man said patiently. ”Actually, Marion is older. She's 165 now. She's a hundred years older than Jean.”

Marie's eyes went so round. She could not believe in her own hearing.