The Alchemists

Aleksis was worried because even though Takeshi and Mischa are professionals and they could supervise her safety subtly, they couldn't escape Laurie's hawk eyes. No one could get away from him because he had hundreds of years of experience.

Everytime he was in a new place, he would always scan his surroundings quickly and accurately. Just by a second glance. he could know that these two people were also around when they were at the airport ...

Aleksis knew she had to do something to clear Lauriel's suspicion.

"Uncle, they are my new bodyguards, so it's only natural for them to follow me ..." Aleksis said in a whisper. "I'll introduce them to you later."

Lauriel frowned, then nodded in understanding.

Hmm ... these two men were very good bodyguards, he thought, they could keep Aleksis safe from a distance without attracting any attention.

"Do they also follow you to campus?" Lauriel asked.

"Yes, they helped me a lot yesterday when an arrogant girl tried to attack me ..." Aleksis said. "Er ... but if I introduce you to them, I can't introduce you as my godfather. They are regular people who do not know the secrets of our people. They would be very suspicious if they come to know that my godfather looks so young and handsome ... hehehe ..."

Lauriel shook his head while ruffling Aleksis' hair for teasing him just now.

"So, you are you going to introduce me as … who?" Lauriel asked.

"I'll introduce you as my father's best friend, that is all. That way I'm not lying, right?"

Aleksis praised herself for her quick thinking and how she managed to find a solution to this problem. Carl and Sascha also did not know the secrets of the Alchemist clan. They work for Caspar without ever seeing their employer. They only met with Aleksis every time they were on duty.

Aleksis could use that same excuse for introducing Takeshi and Mischa.

She was very happy when Lauriel nodded in agreement. She immediately gave a signal to Takeshi and Mischa who were enjoying their lunch, so they both approached her.

Both Takeshi and Mischa looked very surprised to see Aleksis casually calling out to them. With hesitation, the two left their table and walked towards Aleksis and Lauriel.

"Uhm … Did Miss call us?" asked Takeshi with a frown. Mischa seemed to be studying Lauriel closely.

"Yes, I want to introduce you to Lauriel. He found out that you were tailing us, so I had to tell him about you two," Aleksis said. She purposely emphasized that Lauriel caught Takeshi and Mischa following them, so that the two assassins would feel guilty for not doing their job well and that someone noticed them tailing Aleksis.

Takeshi and Mischa looked at each other. They were both shocked that someone noticed them and became suspicious. They soon realized that Lauriel was no ordinary person.

"Good day, Sir. I am Takeshi, I am assigned to protect Miss Aleksis," said Takeshi finally, bowing slightly.

"My name is Mischa." Mischa followed suit.

Lauriel glanced at them for a moment and nodded, "I'm Lauriel."

"Lauriel is my relative, he is my father's best friend, so you don't have to follow us anymore. I'm safe as long as I am around him. "I'll call you tomorrow morning. You guys can now relax, and please finish your lunch. I'll be fine."

Takeshi nodded. He and Mischa returned to their table and continued their lunch. Occasionally they threw glances at Aleksis and Lauriel who kept chatting in a relaxed manner. Looking at how close Aleksis was to the man, they must indeed be relatives, Takeshi thought.

He realized that Aleksis and the man had no romantic relationship, and Aleksis was not cheating on his boss, since Aleksis casually introduced them to Lauriel.

He already took photos of Aleksis and Lauriel and wanted to send a report to his boss, but now he canceled his intention and just kept the pictures to himself. It didn't matter anyway, so why bother Alaric with such a trivial thing?

Aleksis was only spending time with her relatives. Alaric need not be bothered with such an insignificant report.

After finishing their lunch, Takeshi and Mischa left the Sky Bar.

***

After resting at the Penthouse for a while, Aleksis took Lauriel to Terry's house to visit her dog.

Little Prince Siegfried seemed very pleased to see them. His very fat body shook as he waggled his tail to greet Aleksis at the door.

"Hey ... Lauriel, how are you?" asked Terry while hugging Lauriel. "I'm glad to have you here ... I'm on an interesting project and I need your advice ..."

"I'm good." replied Lauriel. After letting go of Terry, he hugged Aleksis' dog and patted his head, "What advice?"

"Come into my room, I'll show you." Terry enthusiastically invited them into his study which was equipped with a variety of advanced electronic equipment, including computers with three large monitors.

Aleksis immediately sat on the comfortable sofa and watched Terry turn on his monitor and indicate what information he wanted to share. Lauriel stood staring at him with Little Prince Siegfried on his lap.

"Have you heard of the Rhionen Assassins?" asked Terry him.

Lauriel nodded, "Yes, I have, but there is only very little information available about them. What does your project have to do with Rhionen Assassins?"

"Hmm ... I'm investigating a company called Rhionen Industries ... most likely both are related or owned by the same organization," Terry explained. "I think this is going to be a very interesting documentary. I need a lot of information."

Lauriel shook his head, "It's best not to interfere ... Rhionen Assassins are very dangerous. Caspar got in trouble 20 years ago because of them. They hunted him for a whole year since they got a contract from the Meier Family ... They are very dangerous ..."

Aleksis subconsciously pursed her lips and sighed.

She had no idea that 20 years ago Rhionen Assassins had targeted her father ...

Ouch ... what should she do? How could she introduce Alaric to her family now ...?

"Aleksis, are you okay?" asked Terry, who heard Aleksis sigh and saw that her face had turned pale. "Are you sick?"

"I ... my tummy hurts... Maybe I drank too much ..." Aleksis said hurriedly. She covered her lips and coughed.

She really couldn't hide her pale face. Lauriel seemed to be watching her attentively.

He knew Aleksis like the back of his hand and knew for certain that something was troubling the girl's mind.