The Wedding Invitation

After reading the report and making a few notes for half an hour, Alaric rested and stretched his body.

"Aleksis, it's rare that you haven't made me coffee," he said. Usually, after half an hour, the assistant would automatically arrange for the coffee machine to have a cup of fresh coffee for Alaric. But almost 40 minutes had passed and he still hadn't smelled the usual scent of coffee.

"Sir, Lady Portia said she needed to talk to you." Aleksis ignored Alaric's question.

"Hmm... What's up?" Alaric asked.

"How would I know? I'm not programmed to read people's minds," Aleksis grumbled

Alaric just shook his head when he heard that. He then pressed the Virconnect button on his desk, and a moment later, he saw the magnificent living room in the Lewis palace he was extremely familiar with.

"Good afternoon, Mother. My assistant said you needed to talk?"