The Alchemists

The last bounty for Goose's head in Darknet was worth ten million dollars. However, this man easily offered 20 million dollars to anyone who managed to hunt down the original poster who wanted them to capture Goose.

Marie still could not believe her own eyes.

[Wolf will pay double for the person who is after Goose]

She didn't read it wrong, did she?

She repeatedly looked at Nicolae and her tablet alternately.

Nicolae Sorin Medici is Wolf?

Can such coincidence exist? Marie could not help but think.

It means, six years ago, Goose had met Wolf, but they didn't know each other at all.

Gosh ...

Is this fate?

When the girl finally accepted the reality, slowly, a smile spread on her face. She nodded and rubbed her wet eyes.

"Thank you," she whispered.

Nicolae is Wolf!!!

The man walked over to Marie, put his tablet on the table, and hugged her.

"I will protect you and Summer. I will not let you leave my life again..." he whispered.

Marie slowly raised her face and returned Nicolae's hug. Six years had passed, but as it turned out, her body naturally still remembered and accepted this man, and returned his embrace lovingly.

"Maman... why are you and Uncle Nic hugging?" asked Summer suddenly. She also wanted to come and hug her mother. "I also want a hug..."

"Oh .. oh dear ... my dear baby," Marie said with a chuckle. She broke away from Nicolae, took Summer, and put her on her l.a.p. "Here, let me hug you..."

She hugged Summer tightly and kissed her cheeks.

"I am sorry. I was shocked and confused. I feel better now," she said to her. Marie cleared her throat and glanced at Nicolae. "I haven't seen your father in a long time ... so we just had a short chat about the past."

Nicolae felt like he was sent to the seventh heaven when he heard Marie's words. This beautiful woman in front of him called him Summer's father. That means all his expectations were correct. Marie did not even try to hide anything from him.

He was elated because the woman he loved turned out to still be alive ... and now she was in front of him, with their child.

Nikita Summer Sorin.

Wait... Nikita Summer Sorin Medici.

"Summer, from now on ... don't call me Uncle Nic again, okay..." Nicolae said to Summer gently. "I am your father. You must call me Daddy."

Summer was stunned to hear Nicolae's words. She turned to her mother to ask for an explanation. Marie nodded.

"Uhm .. that's right, baby," Marie said. Her voice became hoarse because of her flooding emotion. "This is Summer's daddy. We were reunited by chance. Now your father has come back to us."

Summer looked so happy. She immediately got away from her mother's arms and moved to Nicolae's l.a.p. "Ahh .. I'm so happy! Uncle Nic is my daddy... !!!"

Nicolae didn't even hide his wet eyes. He nodded and kissed Summer's cheeks over and over again. He never thought that in this lifetime ... he finally found happiness. The woman he loved and his child had returned to his life.

"That's right, Honey. This is Daddy. From now on, we will always be together. I will never be separated from you," Nicolae told Summer with a wide smile.

Summer wrapped her arms on Nicolae's neck and buried her head in his c.h.e.s.t. Her little body snuggled comfortably on Nicolae's l.a.p. During their four days together, they had bonded and created a deep connection.

Even though Nicolae had been trying to keep his distance from Summer, the closeness between the two has been was unbreakable because the two were always together from morning to evening. Now, the man no longer held back and poured out his affection for Summer without hesitation.

He no longer needed to keep his distance because Summer was his own daughter. For a few moments, he hugged Summer wholeheartedly, while Marie watched them with tears in her eyes.

"Hmm ... okay. I can't believe it... I can meet you again today..." Nicolae said to Marie. "There is so much I want to tell you. Do you want to stay for lunch?"

Marie nodded. "Thank you. I also want to know how you are doing."

"All right. Then ... let's go to the kitchen. I will cook something," Nicolae said happily. He got up from the sofa, still holding Summer, then took Marie's hand and led her into the kitchen. "We can drink wine over lunch. It's past 12 now."

Marie smiled at that. She followed Nicolae's steps to the kitchen and was immediately fascinated to see a large kitchen designed in classic style and looked bright with light coming from the many sliding floor-to-ceiling glass doors.

"This place is beautiful," Marie commented. "You know someone very important, apparently."

Nicolae glanced around the kitchen and smiled. "Do you like a kitchen like this? What about the penthouse? What kind of house do you like?"

Marie shrugged. "I like an open space with bright light. Why?"

Nicolae let go of her hand and moved to the large refrigerator to take out the groceries. He answered Marie's question casually.

"I've never thought about buying a nice house before. So far, I've only lived in simple flats for practicality. Now that you and Summer are here, I will prepare a beautiful home for us."

Marie was stunned by Nicolae's words. She could only guess what the man's words meant. Did this mean ... Nicolae want her and Summer to live with him?

As what?

Nicolae took out a bottle of sparkling wine and two glasses and one cup and a bottle of milk. He poured the milk to a cup and gave it to Summer, whom he already carefully placed on the chair.

Then, he opened the wine bottle and filled two glasses with cold sparkling wine and handed a glass to Marie. "It's very sunny. Perfect for refreshing drinks like this."

"Thank you," Marie said. She clinked her glass to Nicolae's glass then sipped her wine. "Uhm .. can I help you with cooking?"

Nicolae seemed to think for a moment and then shook his head. "You don't have to. Today, you are my special guest. I won't let you get your hands dirty. I'll do it."

The man deftly prepared some pasta, sauce, and meat. Marie could only watch Nicolae working on making their lunch with a look of admiration. She did not know Nicolae could cook. They didn't meet long enough to find out little things like this.

"Where do you live now?" Marie asked, standing next to Nicolae watching the man cook. She was very curious about what the man had been doing for the past years. She now understood why it was so difficult to track Nicolae, that Marie finally thought he had died. Turns out, he is Wolf!

But besides the fact that Nicolae was Wolf and his real name was Nicolae Sorin Medici, Marie knew nothing about him.

"I now live in New York. I teach Information Management at university to keep me busy," Nicolae replied as he sliced ​​vegetables. "I moved to New York when I thought you passed away, but I come to Singapore once a year to visit your 'grave'."

"Is it true?" Marie did not expect this at all. She just realized how Nicolae felt when he thought he had lost her six years ago. Marie was moved. "I'm sorry. I didn't know."

"It's okay. I was wrong. I should be the one apologizing ... At that time, I insisted on wanting to get away from you and cut ties because I thought I was still heartbroken and didn't want to hurt you by giving you hope." Nicolae's face seemed filled with an expression of regret. "I was wrong ... actually, I was already in love with you, but I didn't realize it at all. I shouldn't have erased my tracks."

Marie pursed her lips. She remembered at that time, she had tried to contact Nicolae but all his contacts had disappeared and he could not be reached. Until finally, Marie gave up.

"I tried to contact you ... on the day you left for Rome," Marie said softly. "I even canceled all flights to Italy, but you insisted on going there, to see the mother of your two children ..."

Nicolae, who was chopping vegetables, immediately stopped his work. He was shocked to hear Marie's words and looked up to see the girl carefully. Did he not mishear her?

"Jeez ... Marie ... So... that was you? Did you hack all flights to Italy six years ago?"

Marie nodded. "But you still went to see her."

Nicolae sighed at the girl's words. She clearly sounded jealous.