Vega was still curious because Mischa seemed to be thinking of something sad. Nevertheless, she did not want to bring up the man's old wounds. Vega couldn't bear to force Mischa to tell her things he did not want to share.

As the daughter of Alaric Rhionen, who was respected by Mischa, Vega knew it would be easy for her to force Mischa to do whatever she asked. However, the girl was aware that she must not force others to do things they don't want.

Because of this, Vega finally did not ask further. She enjoyed her dinner and talked with Mischa about trivial things. The people at the tables around them, and the guests who passed by, all seemed interested in seeing two extremely good looking people sitting eating together while chatting.

Although Vega was still a teenager, her beauty was already very prominent. Her long hair hung down to her waist and it had a beautiful platinum color, framing her fairy-like face like a goddess from the books. Her little lips were naturally red and her big round eyes were bright blue.

As a teenager, her fresh appearance looked in contrast to the handsome young man sitting with her, wearing all-black clothing and formal appearance. People who saw them could only wonder what the relationship between them really was.

They couldn't be lovers because of their age difference, but they also didn't look like relatives. The attitude between the two was still rather distant, not as familiar as family members in general.

"Thank you for dinner," Vega said when they finally finished the dinner. "Tomorrow we will return to Paris, then continue to Italy. Will you also follow us to Paris?"

Mischa nodded. "Yes. I will return to Bucharest after all of you arrive in Grosetto in one piece."

"Wow ... really?" Vega smiled widely. She was very happy to hear that Mischa would still accompany them in the French capital. "Then, when we arrive in Paris, I'll treat you to dinner. My turn."

Mischa was stunned to hear Vega's words. This girl wasted no time, he thought.

"All right. I'll go to dinner with you in Paris," the man finally answered.

He was now truly convinced that Vega really liked him. Inwardly, Mischa felt a little flattered. However, he did not think about it any further. He knew Vega was still very young. The puppy love she had now would surely disappear as the girl got older.

"I will return my hotel on foot," Vega said, getting to his feet. "Thank you once again."

"Hmm ... let me walk you there," Mischa offered. "The weather is great for an evening stroll."

After Mischa paid for their food, he accompanied Vega to walk back to her inn, which was not far from the city center. Along the way, the two didn't talk much.

Mischa walked with both hands in his pockets as usual, while Vega was too happy, and her c.h.e.s.t was filled with so much joy so she didn't want to say anything that could ruin the atmosphere. Inwardly, she only wished their walk to last forever.

Unfortunately, it was impossible. Fifteen minutes later, they arrived in front of the inn, and Vega was forced to say goodbye.

"Thank you, Big brother Mischa for taking me home. See you in Paris," said the girl with twinkling eyes.

"Have a good rest," Mischa said, nodding. He then turned away and walked in the opposite direction. He raised his hand without turning to say goodbye. "See you tomorrow in Paris."

Altair, who was busy with his cellphone and chatting with JM, was surprised to see Vega enter the room with a happy face.

"What happened to you?" he asked, lowering down his cellphone briefly. "You look like just won the lottery."

"It's none of your business," Vega said, taking off her shoes and lying on her bed with her face still filled with a smile.

Altair seemed to frown and watched Vega for a few moments. Finally, he decided not to be nosy since Vega would eventually share everything with him if she wanted to. Altair never forced his sister.

He finally refocused on his cellphone and continued chatting with JM.

***

Nicolae received a report from Marion that Larkin had removed all posts on Darknet that cornered him and Goose and apologized publicly. He immediately did it the next day.

"Surely when he woke up in the morning, he immediately realized that I wasn't joking with my poison," Marion said with a laugh. "He removed everything and apologized. I gave him the antidote, but I also put a tracker on him and managed to find his secret base. If he tried to pull any more tricks, I'll go straight to him and punish him with my own hands."

"Ah ... okay. Thank you very much for your help, Marion. I really appreciate it," Nicolae said happily. "Oh, by the way... please clear your schedule on the 1st of August ..."

"Why?" Marion asked curiously. "Is that your wedding date?"

"That's right," Nicolae answered, smiling broadly. Lately, he really smiled a lot. Marie and Summer's presence made him very happy. "We are preparing everything. You will soon receive an official invitation."

"Ahhh ... I'm so happy to hear that," Marion chuckled. "Ahh .. I am jealous of you, young people. Jean and I have never celebrated our wedding. We only got married in the civil affairs bureau."

Nicolae laughed when he heard her pretending to be jealous. He remembered Terry was the only witness at his father's wedding to Marion. The situation at that time did not allow them to celebrate their wedding.

"You can always celebrate later for the silver anniversary, or golden anniversary, or even a century. There is always a reason for celebration," the young man said casually. "Marie and I also got married only in the hospital chapel with the ROM officer. This time I only wanted to give her a real wedding because our previous marriage had been annulled."

"Ahh .. don't take it to heart. I'm just kidding," Marion said lightly. "All right, I know you're busy. Planning a wedding will require a lot of energy and time. I won't bother you anymore. Congratulations. I will look forward to the invitation."

"Of course," Nicolae said before hanging up.

Marion was right. The bride and groom were so busy preparing for their wedding. Luca was a very efficient butler, but he still needed input and approval from Nicolae and Marie about invitations, food menus, events, decorations, and other stuff.

After calling Marion, Nicolae decided to let Caspar know what had happened. After all, Caspar was the clan leader. Nicolae wanted Caspar to officiate his marriage to Marie. He also had to make sure that Aldebar would make an immortality potion for his wife and daughter.