The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress - Chapter 276

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The three of them were staying in a two-bedroom apartment in Cappadocia. It was a really nice unit with spacious and comfortable rooms.

Hannah stayed in one room, Friedrich in the other, while Charles chose to sleep in the living room. It was a little hard to find a three-bedroom apartment in this touristy area in the summer, which was the peak season.

Young Charles was very easygoing and didn’t mind sleeping in the living room. He spent a lot of time in front of his laptop while Friedrich and Hannah slept in their respective rooms.

He had been faithfully communicating with many hackers on the Darknet and trying to break into their communities.

Charles had been interested in information technology since he was in junior high school. After he lived with Friedrich, his brother had provided all the facilities he needed to deepen his interest.

Just like what Friedrich wanted, Charles never revealed the secrets of the Alchemists to anyone. He kept the information carefully and then tried to find out information on his own about things related to them, without telling the community.

“You’re awake?”

Charles looked up and saw Friedrich coming out of his room. His brother seemed to be holding his head with both hands.

“I have something to do,” said Charles, closing his laptop. “What do you need, brother?”

He immediately stood up to help Friedrich get whatever his brother needed. Sometimes, Friedrich would complain of a headache, and he needed medicine to sleep.

“Hmm .. I feel a little dizzy,” said Friedrich.

“Let me get you the medicine and water,” said Charles, offering himself to get them. Before Friedrich could answer, the young man had rushed into the kitchen to get a glass of water and a few pills from the cupboard. He handed it over to Friedrich.

“Hmm .. thank you,” said Friedrich. He immediately took the pills and closed his eyes. His right hand briefly massaged his forehead. “Yes .. now, it’s better.”

He sat on the sofa for a while and tried to get his mind to feel sleepy again, but he couldn’t. Finally, the man got up and walked into the kitchen. He decided to make chamomile tea to help him sleep.

“I’ll make the tea,” said Charles hastily, but Friedrich just waved his hand and immediately boiled water in the teapot.

“I’m not disabled. You don’t have to do things for me,” Friedrich said. His younger brother looked at him with a guilty expression.

“I didn’t mean that,” said Charles. “I’m sorry if you feel that way.”

“It’s okay, I understand. You did that because you love me. But I don’t want to be treated like a weak, disabled person, okay?”

Charles nodded slowly. “Okay.”

After the water boiled, he let his brother brew tea in a pot. He helped carry two cups into the living room, where they both drank tea together.

“Oh, by the way, this afternoon, I took some photos in the rooftop cafe where we watched the sunset,” Charles said suddenly.

He then took out his laptop and opened a folder containing a collection of photos he took today. He showed all the pictures to his brother.

There were ten photos that really attracted attention. The photos showed Friedrich and Hannah sitting side by side, chatting and discussing their next trip itinerary. The sunset backdrop to their left made the photos look gorgeous.

The man was very handsome, and the woman was gorgeous.

What a perfect match!

Friedrich stared at the photos one by one for a long time. Charles could see his brother’s expression was filled with sadness as he stared at Hannah’s face in those photos.

Why did Friedrich feel sad? Weren’t they having a fun discussion earlier? The scenery was also very beautiful. The photos looked really nice too.

“Brother …. why are you sad?” Finally, Charles could not help but let out the question from his lips.

Friedrich didn’t turn to him at all. He only sighed softly.

Charles could tell that his brother’s sadness had something to do with Hannah. With full understanding, Charles stopped pressing.

“Do … you like Hannah?” He asked in a really low voice. He really wanted to know the answer, but at the same time, he didn’t want to force his brother to open up.

He held his breath when he saw Friedrich nod.

Jeez! So, he was right! Friedrich did like Hannah!

“I love her, Charles,” Friedrich said at last. The words came out of his mouth after he was at war with himself for a few moments. He obviously found it so difficult to say those words. “Thank you for taking such pretty photos.”

“If you really love Hannah, why don’t you ever tell her anything? I’m sure Hannah really wants to hear from you how you really feel to her,” asked Charles again. “You must tell her that you love her..”

Friedrich just shook his head. “I could not possibly do that to a woman. I am counting the days until I lose myself, and slowly die. If I confessed my feelings to her and make her feel attached to me … I will only make her suffer. It’s better like this. I think this is good enough.”

Charles swallowed hard. He just understood that his kind-hearted brother didn’t want to tie Hannah down to him by confessing his love now because he was dying. Friedrich thought that it would be very selfish of him.

Charles took a deep breath. He understood what his brother felt.

Deep inside, he cried over his brother’s bad luck and Hannah’s one-sided love.

CREAK.

The two men were shocked when they heard the sound of the door opening. From her room, a tearful Hannah came, as she appeared in the doorway. The girl’s face looked very sad.

“Friedrich … is what you said earlier true?” asked the girl, hoarsely.

Instantly the two young men were stunned.

Apparently, Hannah had overheard their conversation.

Friedrich held his breath when he saw how sad she looked.. His chest was immediately filled with indescribable pain.