Chapter 169 - Looming threat

Lauriel took Aleksis on a trip to the Gardens by the Bay to see various flowers and futuristic gardens there. Then they climbed the Singapore Flyer Ferris wheel many times because the little girl was very happy to see Singapore from above.

They were resting on a park bench while eating ice cream when someone dressed all in black came over to the two of them.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Lauriel."

Lauriel, who was cleaning some ice cream from Aleksis' lips, looked up and squinted his eyes, "Who are you?"

"You are invited to come to my master's house for tea..."

"I was asking who you are? Is it so difficult to understand my question?" Lauriel asked again. His face clearly looked unhappy. He could only tolerate a few humans in this world, and he did not like to repeat his questions.

"Oh... I'm sorry. My name is Neill, I work for Mr. Alexei. He heard you were in this city and wanted to meet you." The man looked uncomfortable. "That is if you want to."

"I don't have time to meet people. I'm here for vacation," Lauriel answered curtly.

"Master said I must give this to you if you refused to come." Neill reached into his pocket and pulled out a small box, then gave it to Lauriel.

Lauriel took the box and opened it. Inside the box was a ring made of a white gold band with a beautiful white pearl in the middle. His face immediately changed.

"Where did he get this from?" he asked in a cold voice.

"Lady Luna wore this on her finger when they found her body among the ruins of the building that was bombed by the allies. The Meier family kept the ring all this time, waiting for the time until we could find you. You have been off the grid for a very long time..."

Lauriel placed the ring on his pinky finger because it was too small to be worn on his other fingers. Then he placed the box in his pocket.

"All right. I'll come. We are staying at the Raffles Hotel. Please pick me up at 6 pm."

"Don't you want to come now? We have a car ready."

"I'm not used to repeating my words, Neill."

After saying that Lauriel carried Aleksis and left. He then took out his phone and called someone.

"Charlie, I need some guns. I just came into Singapore and I didn't bring anything with me. I also need a nanny and some bodyguards for a 2-year-old child for a few hours."

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"Uncle, I have something important to report. You have to hear this," Jadeith came in after knocking on the door, without waiting for Caspar to invite him in. "Lauriel was visited by Alexei's men. Apparently, they are all in Singapore at the moment."

He hurriedly placed some photos on the desk. They are of Lauriel and Aleksis in the Gardens by The Bay when Alexei's men met them. Caspar, who was working with his laptop, immediately frowned as he examined the photos.

"Does Alexei also want to ask for Lauriel's support? For what? I don't want to be involved in any of this."

"Lauriel is not a purist, but Uncle must remember that his late girlfriend was Alexei's aunt. After Lady Luna died, Lauriel resigned from worldly affairs. Maybe now, because he has left his seclusion, Alexei wants to bring him to their side."

Caspar took a deep breath. Initially he wanted to peacefully resign from being the clan leader and go to seclusion. But if Alexei would take his position, he would not allow it, because Caspar knew that he would drastically change the Alchemist clan policies. They would emerge from the shadows and openly control the world. Normal humans or commoners would become second-class citizens and live in misery.

Today there were many Alchemists who controlled the government and the world economy. They were the invisible hands who controlled various important events in various countries. They were the true masters of the earth, but because they hid in the shadows, no one knew about them.

There were 5 prominent families of the Alchemists clan who control many large corporations and important organizations in the world. At the moment everything was fine because the Alchemists did not excessively interfere with human decisions but controlled and stood watch from afar.

However, since the last world war, some Alchemists, especially those who called themselves purists, wanted to emerge from the shadows and openly rule the world. They considered humans unworthy to govern themselves because they were only capable of destroying the earth and causing war.

The others, who were still loyal to the old rules, want the Alchemists to stay hidden. Caspar and Aldebar have managed to regulate the people to remain secluded, but the purists never stopped challenging them.

Alexei even sacrificed Famke to frame Caspar, with hopes that he would be exiled from the clan for committing the unforgivable sin. His plan only failed because Sophia shifted her loyalty to Caspar and became a witness for him before the council of 5 families.

"Have you heard from Sophia?" Caspar asked, a little worried. "If Alexei is in Singapore, maybe he will bring Sophia there. Prepare the flight, we will go to Singapore tonight."

"Okay, Sir."

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