Chapter 1425: Does Not Exist (1/2)

A flock of people was on their way to the Ancestral Hall of the Alstreim Family. It consisted of two women and two men, half of them returning from imprisonment.

Yes, these people were none other than Davis, Nora Alstreim, Grand Elder Elise Alstreim, and Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim.

Davis kept an indifferent expression as he led them to the Ancestral Palace to have their cultivations released. Inwardly, he was eager to see where his actions would end up.

Would they end up reconciling as he expected or end up in a fight in an unexpected way?

On the other hand, Nora Alstreim had been afraid that her child would be called a demon spawn as her child was born out of wedlock, but then, they didn't say anything other than congratulating her for becoming a mother. Their expressions looked complex, and she knew that they had difficulty digesting this fact.

However, as if wanting to see the baby, Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim flew along with them, and even the reluctant Grand Elder Elise Alstreim followed, looking somewhat renewed with life as her eyes were no longer dull. Perhaps, when they see her cute Laura when they get to the Purple Guest Palace, they might finally change their minds, or so Nora Alstreim couldn't help but think hopefully.

She didn't wish for conflict to exist within her newfound happiness. Even if she did not care about everybody else, her love and daughter were on the line for her not to mess up.

Soon, they entered the Ancestral Hall after going through the two guardian magical beasts. At that moment, they were stunned to see the people gathered.

A purple-robed man and a white-robed woman stood together as they held two babies in their arms, rocking them.

Davis's eyes lit up as he saw his new sibling.

It was a boy.

Davis appeared before them as he had hastened his flying speed, taking the black-haired, purple-eyed baby into his arms from his mother, Claire. The hair hadn't even grown much, but the baby was so small, cute, and extremely adorable that his heart couldn't help but melt.

This baby was none other than Davis's fifth sibling, Evan Loret, or at this place, it was Evan Alstreim. When Davis saw the fifth sibling's name with the Death God Eyes when he had gone to get Nora Alstreim, it was shown Evan Loret.

He couldn't help but look at the baby that Logan held. Her name is Laura Loret when seen through his Death God Eyes and not Laura Alstreim, even though she was mostly called Laura Alstreim in this place.

Not only Evan or Laura but every one of his siblings was Loret instead of Alstreim, even though the genes of Claire and Nora were superior all this time until Logan surpassed them at this moment.

Maybe it was not gene or talent but what their parents or guardians or someone important or relevant to their life wanted to name them, almost as if his Karmic Intent could see through the future. Well, considering that the Death God Eyes could see the lifespan, he didn't doubt that it could indeed see the future.

Nevertheless, just from the name, he could see that Nora wanted her daughter to be named after her husband's family and not hers, which was a great sacrifice in itself. After all, the Alstreims wouldn't drop their pride in naming their children Alstreims. That certainly would not happen in this place unless they were married off.

The atmosphere was silent, with the two who should make noise were looking as if they were blank as they gazed at the baby in Logan's arms. Nora rushed as tears moistened her eyes. She didn't think that they would bring their children to this place. She appeared in front of Logan and took Laura into her arms ever so gently.

Both of the babies were sleeping peacefully but seeing that it was still silent with no word from the two blank faces, Davis turned his head to look at Ancestor Dian Alstreim and Ancestor Tirea Snow and gestured with his eyes. The latter had arrived after hearing that Davis was going to make a big move.

Ancestor Dian Alstreim imperceptibly nodded his head.

”Come, Valdrey. I will release the seal on your cultivation and your daughter's, or if you want to see your granddaughter's newly-born daughter first, go ahead.”

His voice was a spark that brought Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim out of his reverie while his daughter Elise reacted the same. They gazed at the baby with a complex look, their eyes glittering with innumerable emotions that they found difficult to speak out.

Nora bit her lips as she saw them stand there like a statue. Her lips began to quiver as she began to feel aggrieved.

”Grandpa... Are you not going to come closer...?”

Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's expression shook as he heard his precious granddaughter's voice. He couldn't hold back these mixed feelings as she instantly rushed towards her and stood in front of her, looking at the baby but not daring to touch her as his hands looked as if they were floating.

Nora moved closer and tried to give the baby to her grandfather with absolute trust that he wouldn't do anything untoward, and indeed, Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim was like a kid, carefully cradling the baby in his arms as if he was scared to drop her.

His entire being felt different as he held the baby. While staring at her small sleeping face, he couldn't help but notice the uncanny similarity. It was almost the same face as Nora as her facial features were striking.

”This... She's really your child?”

Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's eyes couldn't help but tremble as he raised his head to look at Nora, to which she shed tears as she nodded her head.

”She's my child. Laura's my child that I had with Logan...”

Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim trembled as he couldn't help but feel moved. However, his gaze fell on the man responsible for this, Logan Loret. A complex expression couldn't help but appear on his face before he saw him standing together with Claire, the woman who made them kneel, feel humiliated, and compensate with half of their assets.

He couldn't help but grit his teeth as he uttered in a low voice, ”Did you think that this will make me forget what you had done to me, to us!?

Claire's heartened expression faded, replaced with exasperation, ”You don't think you rightfully deserved it?”

”It doesn't matter if we had deserved it or not after our entire pride was being trampled upon by a junior. If you had simply sent us to prison, I might've been able to swallow that...” Grand Elder Valdrey Alstreim's expression was deep.

”But you would have spent thousands of years rotting in prison without feeling anything for life. Remember, it was you all who chose to kneel to lessen the sentence.” Claire shook her head, ”I did not force you.”

”Grandpa... Please...”