The Alchemists - zChapter 1071

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Rune thought for a long time what was the best way he could reveal his secret to Rose. He was so absorbed in his thoughts that he didn’t feel the cold wind blowing against his cheeks. His mind was filled with scenarios.

The sounds of Rose’s footsteps descending the loft stairs finally moved Rune from his reverie thoughts. He turned and saw Rose walking down toward him.

“You’re so beautiful,” Rune said with a big smile on his face. He saw Rose’s cheeks flushed.

“Thank you,” Rose replied shyly. They held hands going out of the apartment to the brassiere across the street.

“Good evening. How many people?” asked a waiter as soon as they entered the restaurant.

“Two people,” said Rune kindly.

“Okay. Please have a seat, Madam and Sir.”

The waiter led them to one of the empty tables. Rune pulled out a chair for Rose and sat down beside her after she sat. The waiter held out the menu.

“Would you like to order a drink first while you decide what you’d like to eat tonight?”

“Red wine for me,” said Rose. Then she turned to Rune. “What would you like to drink?”

“I’ll have red wine as well.” Rune nodded to the servant.

“Excellent. I’ll be back with a drink and some pastry while you two pick a dish from the menu.”

The waiter left and reappeared ten minutes later with a tray of two glasses of red wine and a basket of bread.

“Enjoy,” he said, setting the wine glasses and bread on the table. He then also laid out the spoons, forks, and knives. “Would you like to order the food now?”

“Yes,” said Rune. He mentioned several dishes on the menu as an appetizer, main course, and dessert. Rose also mentioned her order. The waiter took careful notes and then repeated their orders to make sure he took notes properly.

“Is that all?” he asked after confirming their order.

“Yes, that’s all,” said Rose.

“Alright. Thank you, Miss. I’ll be right back,”

The waiter received the two menus from Rose and Rune then immediately went inside to give their orders to the chef.

While waiting for their orders to arrive, Rose and Rune enjoyed the pastry served by the waiter while chatting.  They discussed the response of visitors to the exhibition that Rose attended and what her plans were for the future.

“Oh, the exhibition was quite successful. Even though it is still wintertime now, we got many visitors,” said Rose with a big smile. “I am so happy with the outcome.”

“This is a joint exhibition, isn’t it?” asked Rune. “Would you like to try a solo exhibition?”

“Ah… I am not there yet.” Rose laughed. “I haven’t done that many artworks. In order for me to hold my own exhibition, I need a minimum of 20 pieces of artwork. Maybe I can have that many after a few more years…”

“Ah, I see.” Rune nodded. “Do you want to continue living and working in New York? You can actually pain wherever, right? For example, we can go to Switzerland for a holiday and you can just paint while we are on the mountain?”

“Yes, that’s right.” Rose looked at Rune with a twinkle in her eye. “I’ll start from here by making my best paintings one by one. When I’m ready, I might consider an invitation from Lady Lauder to show her my paintings. She owns the largest art gallery in Medion. She also has many galleries in all of Europe.”

Every time she talked about art, Rose’s expression became more cheerful and excited. This made Rune very happy. He remembered that Rose was depressed for months after the news broke her past relationship with Leon.

Seeing that now Rose was able to talk passionately about her dream to become an artist, Rune became convinced that Rose had truly recovered.

Since Rose didn’t mind going back to Europe with Rune to see his family, they decided to discuss the possibilities of traveling together soon. They both agreed that a trip in the spring or summer would be a good choice.

The waiter came with the dishes they ordered. Rune and Rose continued their conversation over dinner. It was a really pleasant dinner.

“The food is good,” Rune smiled happily. “We’re lucky to have such a nice eatery across the street from our place.”

“Yeah. But let’s try cooking tomorrow,” Rose replied. “I kind of miss your cooking.”

“You do?”

Rose lowered her head and nodded shyly. She didn’t like his cooking per se, but actually the moment they spent together in the kitchen. It was always sweet and filled with warmth.

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When Rune opened the apartment door, a heartwarming feeling rushed over him. The man smiled to himself as he remembered that this place was now his home.

Ah.. still, if they’re going to get married and start a family, they’ll definitely need a new, bigger place. He really wished he could enjoy a quiet life with Rose in a nice home. He looked forward to seeing their children play happily in the large garden of their house.

Oh, that’s right. Before he even thought further about their home, Rune remembered he had to first discuss his big secret with Rose. His family being part of the Alchemist clan was a more important and urgent issue.

How should he approach this matter?

“Rose…” Rune called softly, as they stepped into the apartment.

“Yes?” Rose turned her head and saw that the expression on Rune’s handsome face looked a little complicated. This made her wonder if something bad had happened during their time apart, and now Rune wanted to talk about it. Rose frowned. Her voice faltered when she asked him, “Is there  anything you would like to tell me?”

Rose’s words made Rune smile faintly. Ah, he knew Rose was very smart. She immediately knew that Rune wanted to tell her something important.

“Yeah… I want to talk to you over wine. Would you to have a drink on the balcony?” Rune asked back.

“Sounds good,” said Rose with a nod. “I’d love to hear about how family vacation went.”

“Okay, let me get wine for us,” said Rune with a smile. “You can wait for me on the balcony.”

“All right,” Rose wrapped her scarf and walked out the side door onto the balcony while Rune went to the kitchen to get a bottle of wine and two glasses for them.

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