Chapter 206 - He Was Determined To End It All

"Why don't you introduce her as your wife to all the people of Moravia?" asked Elios as he glared at Ren.

Ren was not at all afraid of Elios's intimidation. He looked back at the man in front of him with the same cold expression. "I have my reasons. Vega knows that and can accept it. I'm not obliged to explain it to anyone. I just need my wife's consent."

Elios was even more impressed because Ren didn't seem intimidated by him. He certainly wouldn't approve of his daughter marrying a weak man, and from what he saw, Ren wasn't weak at all.

"We'll talk again after Vega recovered her memory," said Elios shortly. "Since you are her husband, I give you face by talking to you about this, but it doesn't mean I'm asking your permission."

Ren narrowed his eyes when he heard Elios's words. He assumed Elios would make a decision he didn't like.

"What do you plan to do?" asked Ren.

"We will take Vega home and help recover her memory. You can come or not, but this is non-negotiable," Elios said firmly.

Ren secretly became relieved. He felt better if Vega would return to her parents' home and live with them, while he took care of Karl, Amelia, and Sophia alone. He felt that he was not free to do all of this under Elios and his family's watchful eyes.

If Vega came with them, at least for the next month, they would be busy taking care of the girl and looking for ways to restore her memory. Karl used the most advanced brainwash technology and imparted false memories to Vega all this time. Ren was sure that even Lauriel, Vega's paternal grandfather who was an expert on any medicinal plants, wouldn't be able to easily treat her.

They needed to involve some experts who specialized in neuroscience and hypnosis in addition to medicine to recover Vega's memory, and that would take a long time.

Ren would have enough time to pretend that he was still working with Karl to continue their plans, and then find a way to get rid of his uncle without a trace.

Finally, he shrugged. "I don't mind. I'll return to Moravia and take care of a few things. I'll contact you later."

Elios looked at his son-in-law with a sharp gaze. "That's good."

He had thought that Ren would refuse to let Vega go to her parents' house, so Ren's relaxed attitude made him somewhat surprised.

"That is all?" asked Ren. "You will not act like a scary father threatening the man who married his daughter to treat Vega well, else you will kill me?"

Elios smiled faintly at Ren's words. "I never make a threat. I will immediately kill you if you hurt my daughter."

He then turned and walked back towards the villa, leaving Ren who was rooted in his place.

"I know you will kill me right away. You are a murderer through and through," Ren muttered softly as he watched Elios go towards the villa.

The corner of his eye caught the figure of Vega who was sitting with her mother on a cabana by the pool. He could see that the two incredibly beautiful women looked just like sisters because Aleksis looked so young. She was supposed to be in her forties.

As of today, Ren had seen five alchemists who looked so youthful and he was quite impressed. He knew Elios was over a hundred years old, and Mischa was almost fifty. Sophia was even older. She was almost 200 years old. However, they all looked very young, like people in their 20s.

And soon, Ren would also see other members of the Alchemist clan. He was very curious about Lauriel's appearance. He was said to be the most senior clan member at the age of nearly six centuries.

Ren had heard a lot about the ins and outs of the clan all this time from Karl who knew everything from Sophia. They had arranged their plans carefully once they knew exactly the enemy they had to face.

Hmm ... one by one, he would meet them in person and see for himself what kind of people Sophia had been talking about. Ren had heard that ordinary people who married clan members would get the immortality potion from Aldebar. He knew that later Caspar would offer him this potion as Vega's husband.

This was why Ren planned to marry Vega in the first place. He wanted to get the immortality potion for himself. For a genius and lover of science like himself, this was the most precious treasure.

He saw Vega waving at him and smiled broadly. 

Ah ... his wife was so beautiful. He didn't just realize this, but somehow, it felt like today Ren saw Vega with a different view.

He waved back and smiled at her.

Initially, he kidnapped Vega to take revenge on Elios. He wanted to make this man suffer and feel the greatest loss when his only daughter was taken away from him.

He then married Vega as part of his plan to return the girl to his parents, after being satisfied with torturing Elios for years.

He was supposed to have married Vega for five years, and only then he would announce his marriage to Vega to the public when he ascended the throne as the king of Moravia. He needed five years, to make sure the girl loved him deeply and couldn't escape his influence.

When he ascended the throne and announced his wife, Vega's face will inevitably be plastered in various media around the world and the story about the future queen's background would be discussed in detail by everyone. The story of a poor girl who rose to prominence by marrying a prince and then becoming queen of a kingdom in Europe would attract the hearts of many people.

People loved Cinderella story, from rags-to-riches. It was one of the most classic and timeless stories there was. The modern Cinderella would attract the attention of so many people, including the Medici and Schneider families who would soon discover that Fae Muller was Vega Linden who went missing ten years ago.

They would come to Ren and Fae and reunite as a family. Ren would be accepted into the Alchemist clan and receive the immortality potion. He would find ways to steal potion formula for himself and then gradually conquer the world with it. And HE would be the one to decide, who got to live forever, and who shouldn't. 

As a clan member, he would get complete information about all the other alchemists. They wouldn't suspect him because he was Vega's husband. Then, he would kill the Alchemists one by one, leaving only the people he wanted alive.

He remembered how Elios was doing it to regular humans. In Elios's book, only the good, the strong, and the intelligent should live. 

Ha. If Elios could decide which human had the right to live, and which one should die ... then Ren could do that to the members of the Alchemist clan, couldn't he? 

It's payback time. Isn't karma a bitch?

Ren planned to determine which of the Alchemist clan members had the right to live and who should die. And then, with the potion formula in hand, he could also determine which ordinary human would receive immortal life. 

All this time, those alchemist people had enjoyed such privilege just because they were born into the clan. It wasn't exactly fair, in Ren's opinion. He knew there were so many more deserving people who were supposed to live forever because of their contribution to humankind. His father was an example.

Ah.. that was what Ren originally planned. His uncle Karl had prepared this plan for dozens of years, ever since Ren was a child, and Ren had helped prepare everything flawlessly and left no trace.

They were very meticulous and patient, preparing everything for over ten years. They would let Vega grow up in the village for five years before Ren came and married her.

Their marriage was supposed to last five years before Ren let Vega's identity exposed and she returned to her parents.

But sadly, there were so many factors that didn't go according to plan. Ren involved his feelings ... he actually made Vega pregnant and messed up all their carefully planned revenge.

Then, in less than 1.5 years, Vega's identity was suddenly exposed. Now, the desire for revenge that had driven Ren to keep going, slowly disappeared.

Karl still wanted to continue their plan, and he threatened Ren to cooperate with him.

However, when he saw the sincere smile on Vega's face when she waved back at him from the cabana, Ren was determined to end it all.