Chapter 980 - What Happened To Rose? (1/2)

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”You want to introduce Rose to us?” asked Aleksis in a probing tone.

That evening, Rune went to visit their mansion after he had worked all day at Aldebar's laboratory in New Jersey. They were enjoying tea while talking about Rune and Rose's progress. When Aleksis heard Rune plan to bring Rose to meet Aleksis and Alaric, she furrowed her brows. ”Do you think this is the right time to do it?”

”Well .. I believe there is nothing wrong with me starting to introduce my family members to her one by one. Rose is not from the lower class who will be intimidated by other people's wealth,” replied Rune. ”I can feel comfortable taking her to meet you both.”

”That's right,” said Aleksis. ”Besides, if she's wondering about me, you can tell her that I'm just lucky to bag myself a rich husband ... hehehe.”

”Yes. I'm not going to introduce Alaric as Elios Linden. Your husband's name will give away our identities immediately,” said Rune with a laugh. ”I don't want to reveal my identity until Rose opens up to me about hers.”

”Hmm .. okay, if that's what you want,” said Aleksis, nodding. The beautiful woman pondered for a moment, and then she touched Rune's arm. ”I truly think Rose is a nice girl. I would love to see you happy when you find someone you like.”

Rune raised an eyebrow and asked,” But? ”

He knew there must be something behind Aleksis' attitude that made his sister suddenly look concerned. Was there something wrong with Rose that Aleksis knew but Rune didn't?

”What did she say to you when you first met?” Aleksis asked back instead of answering Rune's question.

”Hmm .. she said a lot of things.” Rune shrugged. ”Which one are you referring to? I don't remember every single word she said.”

”Well.. Didn't she say, if you can make her fall in love with you, she would be happy?” said Aleksis, staring deeply at Rune.

Aleksis' words made the man stunned.

Did Aleksis know something about Rose's past? Was it related to men?

Hold on ...

Rose said she did this to protect someone.

Did she want to protect that man?

Who was he? Why did Rose have to protect him?

There were so many questions raging inside Rune's mind. Now he was really tempted to find out who Rose really was.

”If you investigated Rose now and you don't give the girl a chance to open up to you on her own .. I think you'll regret it, Rune,” said Aleksis in a serious tone as she saw her brother's curious expression. She kind of knew what Rune was thinking.

”Why did you say that?” asked Rune. ”Wouldn't it be better if I back down now if I know all the facts and make the assessment and come to the conclusion that a relationship with her would never work out?”

”Why did you come to the conclusion that your relationship with Rose is not going to work out?” asked Aleksis in puzzlement. ”Rune, love is not a math equation. You cannot treat it that way. The only reason a relationship won't work between you two is if one of you is already married. If that's the case, I'll be the first person to advise you not to pursue Rose. But that's not what happened. Then why would you decide to quit before you even tried?”

Aleksis has never seen her younger brother fall in love like this. Rune looked very cheerful and happy after he met Rose. Aleksis only wanted Rune to find his soulmate. That's why, after she investigated Rose and found out about the girl's background, Aleksis decided to support their relationship.

But ... if Rune was deliberately investigating everything about Rose and making one-sided judgments, without giving the two of them a chance to interact more closely, then her brother might just back off. She didn't think it would be fair to Rose.

When Aleksis conveyed her point of view, Rune finally took a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

”You're right. I don't think it's fair that I have access to all sources of information and can find out everything about Rose, but she doesn't have the same access,” the man confirmed. He tapped his long fingers on the table, looking thoughtful. ”Rose said she's going to take me to see her friends this weekend, and in two weeks, we'll see her family. I think I'll just wait for that time to come.”

”Good idea,” said Aleksis, smiling broadly. ”Good luck.”

”Then when should I invite Rose to dinner here?” asked Rune.

”I think before you meet her family, you and Rose can have dinner here so we can get to know each other. What do you think?” asked Aleksis.

”Good idea. I'll talk to Rose later.”