The two of them walked towards the fish pond while chatting casually. Alexis was a good and obedient boy. Unlike his father, Alexis never caused trouble and often received praise from his schoolteacher.
How lovable and adorable this boy was.
Thinking that Alexis would not have a change of heart even he went into adulthood, Vasili kept his distance from the boy because he was worried that Alexis would be suspicious because of his almost unchanging face. He even had to routinely put on some makeup to create wrinkles to match his age which everyone thought was nearly forty.
But it seemed... keeping a distance from that boy was also one of his mistakes. In Mr. Zigfried's absence, Alexsei's accident resulted in his death, not to mention Vasili, who often stayed away from Alexis; it must have been tough for little Alexis to accept all of that.
Even though he watched Alexis from afar and sent people to guide him to take care of the family business independently, the boy must have felt lonely and longed for affection.
Because of that, this time, Vasili decided not to keep his distance from the boy. He would accompany the child no matter whether Alexis needed him or not.
Alexis smiled brightly while feeding the fish in the pond. Vasili sat on a long chair, enjoying the blazing sun. He remembered that the time master had warned him that there would be many weaknesses in his physical condition that returned to the past.
'You won't be as strong as now. You can't stand under the sun for more than two hours. Be careful in using your life energy because the more often you use your strength, the quicker your feel tire.'
Did he make a mistake? He should go back two years early instead of twenty, and yet this era was the only chance he could rewrite Chleo's fate.
"Uncle, what do you want to talk about?"
Vasili patted his side to invite Alexis to sit next to him. Alexis complied and gave him a curious glance.
"Alexis, do you know why grandpa has frequent headaches?"
"Because grandma has left?"
"Before grandma left, grandpa used to have headaches. Do you know the reason?"
"Because of father?"
"So, you know."
"I don't know why grandpa feels dizzy or falls ill every time Mr. Stug reporting about my father. But I know that my grandfather is sick because of my father. Did he do something? Is father doing naughty things?"
Vasili smiled at the boy's last question innocently.
"Hm. Your father is very naughty. Since he was little, he loved to make trouble. Your grandpa and grandma had almost given up on his misbehavior. But... your grandpa still loves your father. That's why, whenever your father gets into trouble, he would always help him."
"But now you are the one helping my father."
Vasili was a little surprised to hear the little boy's remark. He knows that Alexis is a smart kid. It was proven when he saw the child grow up and expand his family business.
Who would have thought that this child was also susceptible to his surroundings? Unfortunately, this kid used his intelligence only for revenge.
He wanted to change this child's future. Maybe Alexsei would have the same fate, or maybe Alexsei would die shortly. But at least, his death was not a premeditated murder. Alexis would let go of his father and would not take revenge on anyone.
"Yeah. I'm helping him because your grandpa's health is not in good condition to think stressful things."
"Will my father get punished?"
"Bad boys, of course, have to be punished," Vasili said in a witty tone so that Alexis wouldn't tense up too much. "Maybe, I will ground him to stay at the house. That way, he will always be with us. What do you think?"
"I like it very much," exclaimed Alexis enthusiastically.
Vasili chuckled to see the boy's enthusiasm. He heard beep-like notifications from his phone, indicating someone mailed him. He opened it and smiled at Vincent's reply, saying Hunter no longer would hunt Alexsei.
His feelings of relief grew when he received a message from his accomplice saying they had captured Alexsei and were now on their way to Ukraine.
Over the next year, Vasili would ensure Alexsei does not return to Germany. That way, Chleo doesn't need to be kidnapped, causing the child to have an acute water phobia.
He also killed one of Lemar's spies in the Netherlands, who was tasked with finding out Hunter's position. Vasili knew that Hunter would marry Meisya shortly. If he wanted to change Chleora's tragic fate, he had to do it entirely, starting from the people around Chleora. One of them is Meisya.
The only thing he could do now was waiting for Chleora's arrival in Germany. He could have teleported directly to America, but the distance crossed was great, and his current strength made it impossible for him to teleport.
He could have gotten on a plane and flew straight to New York, but...
'The lord wanted to set a condition for you.'
'What is that?'
'You wasn't allowed to set foot in America for ten years. And that girl will remember all the incidents that happened when she reached the age of twenty-one.
'You said one only.'
'It is one. The other was for her.'
'What do you mean?'
'How should I know? I'm just passing on a message to you.'
The big question is, why does the rulers' creator only talk to the violet queen rather than to him? Was the creator mad at him for trying to kill himself by sinking himself into the ocean?
'Are you going to accept it or not?'
Vasili had no other choice but to accept it. But he was worried that facing the fact that Chleo would remember the memories she had experienced.
If Chleo remembered all the events that had happened, wouldn't that girl hate him again?
Vasili wasn't sure if he could face Chleo, whose memory had returned. Even so, he accepted it.
Therefore, even though he wanted to meet Chleo, even though he was eager to see his wife's childhood, Vasili had to be patient. After all, Chleo would come to Germany with her family. He could meet the girl in Germany later.
For now, he had better think of a plan to anticipate what would happen once the Regnz family arrived in Germany. He had a hunch that something would change because he was now holding Alexsei in Ukraine.
Vasili decided to take a walk to the city of St. Petersburg.
He never expected that he would meet an old acquaintance on the same day.
Deciding to take a trip out of town is indeed a pleasant decision.