Chapter 1036 - Beautiful Beaches (1/2)

Rune only rolled his eyes when he saw Terry's excitement. He could tell that it was exactly what Terry wanted and his concern earlier was fake.

However, Rose was too nice and just thought it would be the right thing to do to invite Rune's family to the wedding. Besides, she thought it would be good for her to be surrounded by friends during the sad event.

”I will send the formal invitation tomorrow morning. I need to ask my father for his approval, but I am sure he doesn't mind,” Rose added.

”Ahh.. that will be amazing! Thank you!” Terry glanced at Rune and secretly winked at his brother.

”Okay, we need to go home now. It's late,” Rune said. He turned to Rose and asked, ”Do we have anywhere to go tomorrow?”

”We can go relax at the beach,” Rose replied. ”We have nice beaches around here. What do you think?”

”That will be lovely,” Rune said excitedly. ”I haven't gone to a decent beach in a while.”

He immediately gave Terry a side-eye when he noticed Terry had that longing expression on his face, wanting to be inivited.

Gosh, no way! Terry was supposed to focus on his work, wasn't he? It was time for Rune to have quality time with Rose.

Luckily Terry got the hint and he didn't try at the slightest to be included. He wished them well when they took their leave.

On their way back to the Fournier mansion, Rose complimented Rune on his close relationship with his family. She didn't have any siblings and was a bit jealous that the man was surrounded by loving brothers and sister.

”I would love to meet your other family,” Rose said after they arrived back in her home.

”They would love to meet you too,” Rune said. ”Once your obligation in Medion ends, we can travel and meet my parents and brother. We have a nice castle in Stuttgart.”

Rose's steps halted. She remembered this man was very wealthy. It shouldn't be a surprise that his family owned a castle or two... or ten.

However, she felt that she would need to get used to this from now on. It was not easy.

”Sounds wonderful,” she said.

They bid good night to each other and went to their respective rooms. It was a long day, but Rose felt it was well spent.

***

In the morning, during breakfast, Duke and Duchess Fournier tried to talk to Rose and Rune about the article from the day before.

They were still concerned that their daughter would be embarrassed publicly if they didn't refute the article immediately and the Schneider family caught wind of this situation.

Even the smallest mistake or stain would be blown up out of proportion. This made them worried about the daughter's mental health.

”So, I plan to invite the owner of Medion Times for a drink and make him change the article,” Duke Fournier said after he put down his coffee cup on the table. ”We cannot let the misunderstanding become bigger and cause a problem in the future.”

Rose and Rune exchanged glances. The man shook his head gently, asking Rose not to divulge his secret to her parents. Not yet. He was not ready if they found out about who he was. Besides, where was the fun in that?

Rose cleared her throat and shook her head. ”There is no need to do that, father. Don't give them any attention. If we showed them that we don't care about the article, they will stop.”

Duke Fournier looked confused. ”But they have published misinformation... and what if that family found out? It will be so embarrassing.”

This time, it was Rune who replied the duke. ”It's okay, Sir. Let me handle the Schneider family. My brother-in-law knows them really well and if anything happened, he would help me talk to them.”

Rose looked at Rune with an amused expression. Now that she knew the truth, she could find the situation funny.

Rune was not lying, but he also still didn't reveal his identity. By saying that his brother-in-law was close with the Schneiders, he must mean Elios Linden, who was married to the only Schneider daughter.