The Alchemists

"Are you from America?" asked Duchess Fournier again. She referred to Rune's English which had an American accent. The woman herself had a French accent when speaking to the man in English.

This was because French was one of the languages ​​spoken by the residents of the Medion Kingdom. In this country, there were two national languages ​​spoken by the people, namely English and French.

English was chosen because Medion wanted to become the world's tourism and business destination.

As for French, it was used as the other main language ​​because of the location of this kingdom which shared borders with France, so that many of its citizens were of French descent and used the language.

The young man shook his head. "I'm from Germany. I just so happen to spend a lot of time in America, so my English accent follows theirs."

"Ahh .. so, you're from Germany?" Duchess Fournier looked at Rune with great interest. She then continued her words to the young man in fluent German. "Where are you from in Germany?"

Rune was impressed that Duchess Fournier spoke his language fluently. He did not know the fact that in Medion many of the older citizen inhabitants could speak German very well.

"My mother and father now live in Berlin," said Rune. "But we are from Stuttgart."

"Oh, I see?' asked Duchess Fournier with interest. "What do you do?"

Rune knew this question was coming. Of course, every parent would want their daughter to find a partner who had a good life so that their child would not suffer.

He understood Duchess Fournier's concern and tried to respond with an ambiguous answer. He didn't want to embarrass Rose if he claimed to be unemployed or someone who didn't seem to have any source of income.

But he also didn't want to look too cool in front of Rose's mother because Rune didn't want to ruin his chance to win Rose's heart. That's why he chose to be ambiguous.

"Uhm .. I'm currently doing a variety of freelance work. Sometimes I become a fixer for journalists or researchers who carry out their work in various places around the world," the young man replied. "I travel a lot for work."

Rune knew Rose was an aspiring painter and her job also didn't make money

She wasn't looking to make money either but a personal satisfaction because art did not generate money unless she was a really big artist already.

Rune thought the Duchess would understand if he put it that way.

"Oh... so, you're a freelancer?" Duchess Fournier frowned. She was actually disappointed that Rose didn't seem to care about the backgrounds of the men she was dating.

Why date and even live with men who didn't even hold a good job? How would they be able to finance their family if they decided to get married later?

Was this Rune guy planning to rely on the Fournier family's wealth to survive? Jeez ...

However, even though Duchess Fournier was actually displeased to hear that Rune was just a freelancer, she remained polite and her facial expression did not change.

Ahh ... what a true lady, thought Rune in admiration.

He then tried to assuage the Duchess's worries by assuring her that he would not leech on Rose for his living expenses.

"But my family has a little money as my inheritance. I don't have to worry about a place to live because we have a family home in Stuttgart. What I have is enough to pay for my life and my family when I decide to get married and start a family."

Again, Rune tried to make his sentences as ambiguous as possible.

The house he referred to was the castle his family owned in Stuttgart and the little money that he inherited from his family was the Schneider family's wealth. It was definitely not little.

Rune was not in the family business, since he was not interested in it, but everything his family owned was his too.

Today, only his mother and father, London and his family, and Rune and Rose, would enjoy the Schneider family's abundant fortune.

Unlike other families which had many family members and sometimes there was a struggle for power and wealth, in the Schneider family, there was absolutely no such thing.

Aleksis did not even care about her share of the Schneider's wealth.

Her husband's wealth as the owner of RMI and was currently the wealthiest man in the world, coupled with the inheritance he got from the Medici and Linden families was enough to last them and all their descendants in their immortal lives.

Thus, you could say, Rune would not be lacking at all, and Rose's life would be guaranteed if she was with him.

"I'm not offended, Ma'am," said Rune with a chuckle. "I understand what you want to say, and I agree that Rose deserves the best. I promise you, I will always put Rose first and give only the best for her."

Rune felt that it was okay to say it all because he was telling the truth. Later, after Rose accepted his love, Rune would tell the girl the truth.

He would reveal his identity to Rose as Rune Schneider from THE Schneider family. He hoped that when that moment came, Rose would be able to accept him and all of his secrets.

With p.l.e.a.s.u.r.e, he would bring Rose to meet his family, and show her all he had.