The Alchemists

Alaric's sharp ears caught the various made-up rumors and hypotheses circulating among the curious guests, but he didn't care in the slightest. In his opinion, what people think was at all not important.

The musicians began to play the wedding march so everyone realized that the bride was coming out soon. Finland gestured to Kara and the girl immediately led Altair and Vega out of the row of chairs. She gave the two kids a basket full of flower petals each.

"You stand at the end of the aisle and start throwing flower petals once Mommy walks past, okay ..." Kara whispered. Jadeith arrived later with their dog, Aurora, who had been given a beautiful purple ribbon.

"Aurora will walk in front of you," Jadeith said as he signaled the two to get ready.

The guests then saw a pair of twins who looked so similar but different in gender appearing. They looked very impressed by the beauty of the two. For a moment, they felt as if the faces of the children were familiar, but they just couldn't recall where they had seen them.

Alaric smiled at Altair and gave an okay sign with his hand. Towards this, the boy immediately replied with a happy nod. Vega just smiled shyly. The girl still needed time to process how her mother, Aleksis, was not going to marry Daddy Nic, and that today, her so-called biological father would be the one standing next to their mom at the altar.

Alaric understood Vega's heart. He knew she was still confused so he could only hold back his feelings. Faced with his daughter's reluctance, he continued to be patient.

The castle door dramatically opened and the bride came out. Her entrance immediately made those present let out a few muffled cries. The two most respected men in the Alchemist clan were escorting her!  Caspar Schneider, the current clan leader, was on her right, while Lauriel Medici, the most senior Alchemist among them, was marching with them on her left!

The bride looked extraordinarily beautiful, wearing a simple gown wrapped around her body from her bosom all the way down to her ankles. Her honey-colored hair was styled into a beautiful bun above her head, with fine silky lace covering her head and shoulders.

From afar, people could see a pair of bright eyes emitting two colors, blue and green. They looked very beautiful, very similar to Lauriel's famous eyes. For a moment, the guests were confused by her appearance.

Was this girl the daughter of the Schneider family or the Medici's? Why did Lauriel walk her down the aisle? Why did Caspar never announce this daughter before?

Questions after questions raged in their minds. As Aleksis walked closer to the two beautiful children in front throwing flower petals, who were actually following a mini-bulldog puppy wearing a purple ribbon, the guests could see her more clearly. Everyone could not help but admire her beauty.

She might even be more beautiful than Portia Baden, the one famed as the most beautiful woman in the Alchemist clan when Luna Linden passed away. Ah ... no wonder Eli fell in love with her, people thought.

The ladies watching the spectacle from their seats were forced to admit that the bride was very beautiful. As for the many male guests there, those who were still single deeply regretted not getting a chance to know her earlier when she was still single. Why was such a beautiful girl never been taken to clan events and introduced to the public?

When Aleksis walked down the aisle with both her father and godfather, following Altair and Vega who were spreading flowers, they instantly became the focus of everyone at the party. Kit Blue and her parents were the only people who looked very shocked and upset at the same time from seeing her.

They never thought the girl who would marry Alaric would be this impressive. Kit remembered as well that Aleksis was clearly the one she mistook for a servant before. She was very upset knowing that the servant girl was actually Caspar Schneider's daughter.

She remembered how Lauriel introduced Aleksis as his goddaughter. With her arrogance, Kit thought Aleksis was an ordinary girl taken in by Lauriel out of pity because he felt sorry for her who had become a single mother at her young age...

And oh ... those two children! Kit pursed her lips in shock. She just realized how similar Altair and Vega were to Elios Linden!

Were they his children? They looked so much alike! Then what actually happened? Did this mean Eli and the damnable girl used to have a relationship where they have children as a result? Ohh ... God, apparently she was too late!!

Kit unceasingly cursed her bad luck. She could only watch as Aleksis walk down the aisle gracefully until she arrived beside Alaric and as the man intimately embraced her waist.

Whispering sounds could still be heard here and there, as people could no longer hold back their curiosity. No one could stand watching this excitement in silence. Everything that happened was beyond shocking. And very unexpected!

At first, the guests were confused because they thought there would be no wedding. Then they learned that the couple was only late. But then, they were presented with surprise after surprise which made them unable to immediately process what was really going on.

It turned out that Elios Linden was a member of the Medici family, and he was going to marry the daughter of the Schneider family.

Apparently, the Schneider family had a daughter!

"I don't understand what's going on," Shekina whispered to Lyana and Alexandra, "Is Elios Linden going to be married?"

"Yes, have you seen his wife? Her appearance is quite similar to Alexandra's," Lyana commented enthusiastically. "Now I understand why Eli looked at you at that time with a strange look ... You must have reminded him of that girl."

Alexandra could only bite her lip and look away. She also realized the same thing, and she also remembered that Nicolae had also given her that same look. Obviously, Eli and Nicolae only noticed her because she looked similar to the daughter of the Schneider family... !!

No girl liked being compared or likened to others, and Alexandra was no exception. With annoyance, she looked away and tried not to pay attention to the happy couple in front there.

Ugh ...

At the same, the bride and groom were finally ready on stage, standing side by side. Alaric's right hand caught Aleksis' left one and interlocked fingers with her.

"You're so beautiful ..." he whispered in a tender voice that made Aleksis blush. She felt his face with her free hand and looked at him lovingly.

"Thank you ..." she answered with a smile. They looked at each other intimately. Alaric could not hold back anymore and landed a gentle kiss on her lips. His actions elicited muffled sighs from those who never expected that they would show their love so openly like that.

Wasn't Elios Linden famous for being cold and introverted? Why did he look so warm and affectionate just now? His face was adorned with a broad smile when he lightly kissed his bride in front of so many people. And he did this even before the wedding procession began.

The majority of the guests simply could hardly believe their own eyes.