Chapter 957 - Still Under Construction (1/2)

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Please don't unlock this chapter until you see the title changed and the author's note is gone. I am still very busy with real-life work. I am trying to replace the content once I have finished all my work. Thank you for your understanding.

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He then looked at Rory with a confused look. ”The last time we met was in the 90's... at that time, you were still the same as you have always been: adventurous and not attracted to women. Ever since your girlfriend died during the war, you've always been alone. Have you changed now?”

Rory shrugged. ”When we last met, you were with Katia. How are you?”

”I'm not with her anymore...” Caspar answered quietly. He took out a bottle of red wine and two glasses. ”She left me because, after 50 years of being in a relationship, I still hadn't married her...”

”She should have left you a long time ago. You were never faithful to her.” Rory shook his head. He received a glass of wine from Caspar and gulped it down little by little.

Aleksis, who was attracted by the red wine, tried to hold his glass while chattering. Caspar's heart felt warm seeing the scene in front of him. Aleksis was indeed a very beautiful child, and Caspar was very excited to see her. However, he also felt a sense of pain in his c.h.e.s.t.

”I don't need to be reminded of that all the time. I've received my karma, okay?” Caspar looked at Aleksis and thought about the only girl he ever loved, who also had a child with another man. Even though she sold her egg cells because she needed money, he still felt very sad whenever he thought about it.

Now even Lauriel, who was known for being a loner, had his own family and child...

”Aleksis has very beautiful eyes...” commented Caspar. ”Very similar to yours.”

”Actually, I have something to ask you,” said Rory later. Before he could continue with his question, there was a knock and the sound of a door opening. A very beautiful girl entered the room they were at. She had long hair and purple eyes. She squealed at Rory's presence.

”Heyy... geez, who do we have here? Lauriel the great… the mysterious Lauriel... I didn't expect to see you here! You've been off the grid for so long!”

Rory narrowed his eyes when he saw Sophia, then turned towards Caspar.

”I didn't know you two were on good terms,” he teased. He knew about Sophia and her family's views on purity, which had long been incompatible with Caspar's family views.

”Sophia helped me...” Caspar answered curtly. ”Did you hear about what happened in Paris early last year?”

”I do not follow what's going on in the world.” Rory shrugged.

”Yeah, I know...” Caspar sighed. ”Alexei managed to find my weakness and he set me up to kill Famke, one of the Alchemists who was my bodyguard.”

”You made the unforgivable mistake?” Rory asked in surprise.

”I was framed. For over a year I was able to evade the killers sent by the Meier family. Sophia then came to me and told me that Famke was actually Alexei's girlfriend. She was sent to infiltrate my group and gain my trust. Everything had been planned by Alexei from the start...”

”And you just believe Sophia?”

”Hey, watch your words!” said Sophia. ”Just because you're the most senior among us, it doesn't give you the right to talk about me like that. I am sincerely helping Caspar.”

”I don't believe your intention is sincere. I know that you have been carrying a torch for him for a long time.” Rory looked at the two of them with a complicated look. He was about to ask Caspar about Finland, but Sophia's arrival changed his mind.

”My feelings are sincere to him ..” Sophia said firmly. ”I even betrayed my own family by giving that information. The Alchemist council of four families has acquitted Caspar of all charges, and now my family disowned me...”

”Hmmm ... So now you are with her?” Rory asked Caspar. ”You haven't changed either.”

The man did not reply. He poured another glass of wine and gulped it down.

”What do you mean?” Sophia asked in protest.

”During his engagement to Katia, Caspar was never faithful,” Rory answered indifferently, ”What assures you that he won't sleep with other women while he is with you? Maybe he even has children out there.”