Chapter 1013 - Terry Loves Annoying Rune (1/2)

Terry and JM knew better that Rune and Rose's story must not be that simple. However, they just listened and nodded with a smile.

”So.. it was love at first sight for you, Uncle?” JM asked with a grin. She pointed at Rune's c.h.e.s.t cheekily. ”I'm so happy for you. FINALLYYYY... I know there is a heart somewhere in there!”

”Jean-Marie...” Rune rolled his eyes when he heard her. ”You make it sound like I'm a heartless person.”

Rose chuckled when she saw their banter. Secretly, she was happy to hear from JM that Rune seemed like he had never loved any girl before.

Even though Rose was still grieving over her failed relationship with Leon, at least she could count on Rune being sincere to her. The man had always been consistent with his feelings for her since day 1.

Rune also knew what was going on between Rose and Leon, yet, he wasn't freaked out or feeling threatened.

He was so m.a.t.u.r.e and confident with himself and this gave Rose a sense of security. Facing this ordeal back home, with Rune by her side, made Rose feel safe and relieved.

”I just noticed, JM always calls you 'Uncle'. Is there a funny story behind it?” Rose suddenly asked. ”I mean.. it's obvious that you are friends with Pierre. Usually, the sister of my friends wouldn't call me 'Auntie', they will call me by name or 'Sis'.”

”Oh... that.” Rune gave JM a side-eye since the girl just got him in trouble by calling him uncle in front of Rose.

”Yes. It's just so funny to see someone so young being called an uncle by a famous supermodel like JM,” said Rose with a laugh.

Well... Rune was not as young as Rose thought, but he couldn't explain that part... yet.

He sighed and quickly think about the best answer where he didn't have to lie to her too much.

”She calls me 'uncle' because she is dating my nephew.” Finally, Rune explained. ”Do you remember the twins that you met in Central Park last month?”

Rose nodded. ”We met your two nephews and niece.”

”Well, the boys have an older brother. JM is dating him, so she calls me 'Uncle' out of respect.”

Rose's eyes went round when she heard his answer. She thought Rune became more and more interesting as she got to know him more.

”Ah, I see...” She nodded in understanding. ”So, how many nieces and nephews do you have? You seem to have a big family.”

”Well.. I have three older siblings. Two are married with kids and the other one is a hopeless case,” Rune said while glancing at Terry. ”He likes dating different women but doesn't want to commit. So, I don't know if I will ever have any nieces or nephews from him.”

Yes, Terry was not interested in a committed relationship because he didn't think he had what it takes to deal with marriage and stuff, unlike most men around him.

He was happy to go out and have an ambiguous relationship with Shekina and several other girls. None of them wanted marriage too. So, the arrangement was perfect for him.

Rune continued his words, ”So, so far... I have four from my sister, and two from my brother. And the teenage girl you saw in Central Park, she is my niece by extension since her father's brother is married to my sister. A total of seven.”

”Wow.. that's a lot,” Rose was impressed to hear that. She was an only child and would never know how it felt to be an aunt with nieces and nephews.

Even if Leon someday have children, Rose would never see them as her nieces and nephews because Leon was not really her brother.

In fact, she actually had thought about leaving the country for good after the royal wedding. She didn't think she could handle seeing Leon and Anne every day on the news after they ascend the throne.

And what's worse, as the king's half-sister, she would be required to attend royal functions and the like, going forward.

No, she couldn't do that. Her heart was not that strong to put up a facade for years to come. Rose knew she had to leave.

”Yes.. my family is quite big. I have three siblings growing up,” Rune admitted. He grew up with Aleksis and London, and Terry joined when Rune was 7. It was a really nice time, having three friends at home when they couldn't go to school like other kids.