Chapter 950 - Do You Need Help Finding A Wife? (1/2)
Among the six a.d.u.l.ts, Rune was the only one how had never fallen in love nor had a girlfriend. He could only watch how each of his family members fell in love and then got married.
In fact, Lauriel, who was famous for being a loner, had fallen in love twice in his life and even getting married in the spring. He always looked happy now. That aloof and cold man had changed a lot from the first time Rune had known him in these decades. It felt like love could really change humans.
”Uncle Rune, when will you get married?” Summer suddenly chirped. Her beautiful peach eyes were staring at Rune, who was watching Lauriel with awe.
”Ehh ... what did you say?” Rune turned to the side and saw Summer, Ireland, and Scotland all staring at him with their three pairs of round, attentive eyes.
Summer's sudden remarks also shocked the five other a.d.u.l.ts who were in the dining room. They all looked at Summer too.
”All the a.d.u.l.ts in this family are married or getting married .. but you never even have a girlfriend. Is there something wrong with you, Uncle?” asked Summer again. ”Do you need help finding a wife?”
Her words were spoken in a completely innocent tone. She didn't sound nosy at all. So, Rune couldn't feel offended.
The handsome man scratched his head that was not itchy. Uhmm .. that's right. Both of his siblings are married and live happily with their spouses and children. His nephew and niece, Altair and Vega, who were even much younger than him, already had their own partners.
Vega was married and lived happily with her husband, while Altair had loved JM since they were little, and it was only a matter of time before they decided to tie the knot.
That means ... he was the only one left.
But how could he get married when he had never been in love? He has lived for forty years and had never been attracted to women... nor men. However, he knew very well that he was neither aromantic nor as.e.x.u.a.l. He just hadn't met the person who could make his heart flutter.
He remembered his father needed four centuries before he fell in love for the first time. And now... he had been happily married for almost fifty years to the love of his life. But, before Caspar met Finland, he was a womanizer. Rune didn't want to be like his father.
”You are wrong, Honey,” said Aleksis defending her younger brother.
”Uncle Aldebar is almost 250 years old and he's never been in love either. And we can all see that he is happy. So everyone's life is different. You cannot expect everyone to follow the same paths.”
Rune hiccupped when he heard his sister's words. Among the rest of his family, he was the only one who knew Aldebar's secret, because he was the closest to his uncle and spent so much time with him.
Aldebar was in love one time, and his feelings were immensely deep. That's what made him unable to turn his heart to another woman, even though hundreds of years had passed. Aldebar kept this a secret from everyone because he didn't want his family to worry about him.
He knew they loved him very much and wanted to see him happy. However, he was determined that he would never fall in love again for the rest of his life. He just wanted to keep his memories with her, until the day he breathed his last.
Rune cleared his throat. He was sure Uncle Aldebar would not mind being misunderstood by people as an old bachelor who didn't understand what love was rather than his secret being exposed. Finally, Rune just nodded, confirming his sister's words.
”Aleksis is right. Uncle Aldebar has lived longer than me, and he has never fallen in love too. So, this is really nothing unusual,” said Rune. He ruffled Summer's hair and whispered to her. ”It's best if you don't think about a.d.u.l.t matters. Just enjoy your life as a child. You'll regret it later if you m.a.t.u.r.e too quickly.”
Summer and her two cousins looked at each other and laughed with amus.e.m.e.nt.
”I wasn't saying that you are weird, Uncle. I mean .. if you want our help to find a wife, we can help you,” said Summer with a cute laugh. She glanced at her father and mother, sitting intimately with their hands clasped under the table. ”Daddy and Maman met because my Daddy joined a dating website.”
Nicolae spontaneously coughed when he heard his daughter's words. The man exchanged glances with Marie.
”Where did you hear it from?” he asked in amazement. It's true, he and Marie happened to meet because Altair and Vega, who were eager to find him a lover, secretly created a profile for him on a dating website. They made date appointments with three women in Singapore.
When Nicolae met his first date, he accidentally met Marie too, who was then the best friend of the woman he met for a date.
A misunderstanding occurred between the two of them, which made Marie and Nicolae eventually get further involved. In the end, they got married, had a child, and now lived happily together.
Summer looked down with rosy cheeks. She then glanced at her father. ”I heard it from Big Brother Altair .. hehehe. But it's true, right? Maman and Daddy met because of the help of a dating website.”