Chapter 727 - Lauriel Apologized

Once all the awaited guests arrived, the host started the birthday lunch. The weather was perfect and the scenery made the whole event so lively and fun. World-class chefs prepared the best dishes and everyone enjoyed the nice lunch while talking and laughing.

"After lunch, we will rest for a while and then go deer-hunting in the woods. We have way too many deers in the area, so we hunt them once a year to control the population. Everything has been prepared." Mischa announced when lunch was almost over.

He then rose from his chair and raised his glass to congratulate Aleksis before the event truly ended. Everyone looked at him attentively.

The young man glanced at Aleksis with his sweet smile, and for a moment Aleksis was reminded of the flamboyant looking man in his 20's she met in Singapore, before Mischa changed his style and always wore black. "Madame Aleksis, happy birthday. Thank you for returning to Master Alaric's life. He is our mentor and our father figure. We always wish you both happiness."

"Thank you, Mischa." Aleksis smiled happily. She stood up and raised her glass.

Everyone present nodded and raised their respective wine glasses, while simultaneously sipping their wine after they uttered, "Now and forever."

Alaric was delighted to see Mischa's attitude, which was always full of respect and appreciation for Aleksis. After finishing the wine in his glass, he then signaled Kara and all the performers who were not part of the Alchemists and told them to leave.

Now came the moment he had been waiting for by inviting all family members to attend this event. Outsiders can't watch it.

Alaric stood up and looked at each person present with a gentle look. "Thank you for all for coming. You are my family, both from my wife, Aleksis, and from my side. Because this is the first time we have all gathered together, I want to introduce each of the people here. From now on, we are a family."

He smiled and held Aleksis's waist lovingly. "This is my wife, Aleksis, and these two handsome twins are our second children, Ireland and Scotland. Our first two children are on their way here, and they will arrive tonight with my brother, Nicolae Medici."

He then walked over to Lauriel, who was sitting next to Aleksis and touched his father's shoulder gently. His smile was evident when he introduced his impressive father. "This is Lauriel Medici, my biological father ..."

Suddenly a muffled shriek came from the table to his right, and all immediately turned toward the sound.

Rosalien, who had been stealing glances at Lauriel with a frown, finally managed to remember where she had met Lauriel before.

The girl's face was immediately filled with shock and anger at the same time. She finally remembered that Lauriel was the man who had held her captive and forced her to drink Veritaserum to betray Rhionen Assassins.

Rosalien was too stubborn to give Lauriel what he wanted and bit her own tongue. It had affected her ability to speak properly for years and she had been holding a huge grudge ever since against the man.

Rosalien did not know what had happened exactly ten years ago, and she still thought Lauriel was the enemy who had intended to kill Alaric.

She really didn't expect that today Alaric would introduce the man as his biological father. Rosalien's face looked pale, but a reddish tinge of anger ran down her cheeks.

Lauriel looked carefully at the beautiful girl with red hair who stared at him with hatred. It took him a while to be able to guess who Rosalien was and why she was staring at him that way.

The two looked at each other intently.

"Rosalien?" Alaric asked in a gentle voice. He immediately understood what Rosalien felt, and he realized that the hard-hearted girl was trying hard to be polite and not vent her anger on the spot. Her hands clenched into fists, and her body trembled.

Alaric was very familiar with Rosalien and knew how easily she killed people who made her angry. However, on the other hand, Rosalien was very loyal and would protect her family with her own life. "What happened eleven years ago was a misunderstanding. I hope you are willing to forget it."

Lauriel looked at Rosalien fixedly, and involuntarily his lips gave a faint smile. He had remembered how stubborn the girl was when she was held in his captivity. At that time, Lauriel was truly amazed that Rosalien chose to bite off her own tongue rather than betray Alaric and her foster brothers.

What a stubborn girl, he thought.

"You are ... Rosalien?" Lauriel unexpectedly advanced from his table and approached Rosalien. The girl subconsciously kept her guard and looked at Lauriel, who was standing before her with narrowed eyes.

"Lauriel," Rosalien replied coldly.

"The incident was a terrible misunderstanding, but I admit that I was wrong. I'm sorry because, at that time, I forced you to drink veritaserum." Lauriel ignored Rosalien's indifference and reached out his hand to apologize.

He was a grown man who had walked this earth for nearly 600 years. For him, apologizing for the mistakes he made was not a shameful thing. He did not want the relationship between all of them as a big family to be damaged because misunderstandings in the past which resulted in a grudge.

Rosalien did not expect Lauriel would come to her and apologize in person. Her fists slowly loosened, and her body became more relaxed. Her fierce expression slowly turned neutral as her anger dissipated and finally disappeared altogether.

The girl finally nodded but did not respond to Lauriel's hand. Lauriel knew the girl was too proud to forgive him in public, so he did not force her either. The important thing was he already apologized for his mistake in the past, and Rosalien forgave him, although not directly.

There was a sigh of relief among those present because the conflict ended before it could escalate. Everyone praised Lauriel's maturity for coming to Rosalien and apologized, even though he was much older, and he was a highly respected man among them.