Chapter 919 - Mischas Advice (1/2)

Nicolae actually felt surprised when he realized that Vega did not protest nor complain when he didn't come to see them in Bordeaux. He instead went to Grosetto and was busy taking care of Summer and Marie and their wedding.

When Nicolae called Altair and Vega, both of them sounded cheerful and was not upset.

Nicolae secretly felt baffled. Was this how it felt to have teenagers? Maybe they no longer cared about him as much as when they were just little kids...

He knew Altair spent a lot of time chatting with JM whenever they had free time, while Vega seemed to be very active on social media, appeared on various videos on the media channel owned by Tatiana, her best friend.

He suddenly felt old. At first, he thought Vega would feel sad because he could not come to Bordeaux to be with them. But she didn't seem to care...

***

”Big brother Mischa.”

Mischa, who was sitting leisurely on the terrace of a cafe, raised his face and turned to see who was talking to him. He found a beautiful teenage girl standing in front of him, holding out a bar of chocolate.

”What's this for?” Mischa asked in amazement.

This was his third day in Bordeaux, and slowly he felt his mood begin to improve. It turned out that Alaric was right to tell him to come here. Bordeaux was a new place that was unfamiliar to him and gave him a new atmosphere to comfort his broken heart.

Throughout the day, he would walk along with the group of teenagers from George Washington High School, to watch Vega and Altair from afar. He enjoyed his time going to the vineyard with them. He even joined in picking gr.a.p.es and then follow the process of making wine in the winery.

The overly enthusiastic teenagers also helped make his mood lighter. He knew, even though Vega tried to make her actions not too obvious, Mischa could see the girl stealing glances at him from time to time. She was checking if Mischa was still around to protect them or not. And if she found him, she would smile to herself.

This made Mischa shake his head. He did not understand why a teenage girl as beautiful and lovable as Vega could like him. She obviously didn't lack admirers.

Why did she seem to like a much older man like Mischa? Vega didn't have an Electra Complex or attraction towards older men who could be a father figure to compensate for the lack of fatherly affection when she was younger.

This was absolutely not true when it came to Vega. Her biological father loved her so much and spoiled her to no end. She also had a foster father and many uncles who all doted on her.

So ... there was no way Vega was looking for a father figure in the man she liked, wasn't there?

Ah, never mind...

”This chocolate is for you,” Vega said, smiling sweetly. She still held out the chocolate until Mischa finally reached out his hand and accepted the chocolate.

”Thank you, but what is this chocolate for?” Mischa asked in puzzlement. ”This isn't Valentine's Day. Do they sell chocolate outside of February?”

Vega was stunned to hear the man's words. ”Gosh ... of course! People buy chocolate all the time, not only on Valentine's Day.”

”Really???”

Vega watched Mischa carefully and finally realized that the man was just pulling her leg. She struck the man's hand in annoyance and tried to take back her chocolate, but Mischa quickly pulled it away and kept it in his pocket.

”Do you think I'm that gullible?” asked Vega with a frown.

”I'm just joking,” said Mischa with a smile. ”Thank you for the chocolate.”