The Prince Who Cannot Fall In Love & The Missing Heiress - Chapter 324
When they heard that Vega would accompany Tatiana to interview the SpaceLab director, Altair and Mischa knew that it was time. Vega would soon meet Ren.
Last year, before Vega took the memory potion and got her memory removed for the past 6 years, she wanted to be fair to Ren, who begged her for a second chance.
The Lindens were angry and didn’t agree if Ren was given a second chance after Vega forgave his actions. However, Vega was adamant about her decisions.
Vega’s reasoning was, Ren committed all his crimes to take revenge on her father’s actions that resulted in Friedrich’s deaths and thousands of other victims. Without Elios killing Ren’s father, the man wouldn’t have turned out to be who he was now.
He was raised in hatred all his life and didn’t know otherwise. If his parents were still alive, he might have been a completely different person.
By forgiving Ren, Vega wanted to break the vicious cycle between their families. Vega chose to forget everything so she could forgive Ren completely.
Now, after they had started a new life by throwing away all their old memories filled with hurt and revenge, Vega was allowed to reunite with Mischa and Ren. Both on a clean slate.
The Lindens finally relented. Whoever the girl would choose later, they would accept her decision.
“Why are you looking at each other like that?” asked Vega with a chuckle. “Do you know the new SpaceLab’s Director?”
Altair cleared his throat. “You could say that. I’ve met him before.”
“Oh .. how is he?” asked Vega. “Tatiana is actually scared of that man, so she insisted on asking me to go with her. She said Professor Renald Hanenberg is not friendly and has a bad temper.”
Altaïr looked away. “I don’t really know him. I just know he’s very smart. People say, a genius.”
“Hmm .. I don’t know what kind of person he is. Do I need to find out first on the internet?” Vega took out her cell phone and was about to find news about Renald Hanenberg, but Mischa immediately took the girl’s hand and asked her to go.
“You can look for his news in the car,” said Mischa. “Let’s hurry to the exhibition.”
“Oh, sorry.. you’re right. Mischa shouldn’t be late since you will be the one to open the exhibition,” said Vega with a chuckle. She then put her cell phone back in her pocket and walked happily following Mischa’s steps.
Today Vega wore a simple pair of jeans with a thin white shirt and gray stiletto. The summer temperature in France was quite hot this year, so she felt it would be better to dress in light and comfortable clothes.
However, even though her appearance was very simple, Vega looked very beautiful. Her beauty stood out among many women who were dressed to the nine in the hotel lobby.
When she walked hand in hand with Mischa across the hotel lobby to the courtyard, all eyes were on her and the man.
She and Mischa did look very attractive. The very beautiful Vega wore casual clothes, and the handsome Mischa wore all black. Again, everyone wondered who the two were.
“Come on in,” said Mischa as he opened the car door for Vega. The man really liked driving. So that in whatever city he was, RMI always provided a nice car for him.
This time they drove a convertible to enjoy the lovely summer sunshine. After Vega sat down nicely and put on her seat belt, Mischa immediately drove the car in a relaxed manner.
“Hmm … all right, Renald Hanenberg,” muttered Vega as she typed the name of the new SpaceLab director on her cell phone. “Let’s find out who you are…”
Mischa glanced sideways when he heard Vega mention the other man’s name. He hated the man and his name so much, yet he always had to be civil when he met Ren.
As the RMI representative which was one of SpaceLab’s investors, Mischa had to meet Renald Hanenberg several times. Since Ren didn’t remember anything about their enmity, it would be weird if Mischa acted unfriendly to him out of nowhere.
Ren would be confused and wondered what was going on.
“It’s weird .. I almost cannot find his pictures on the internet,” muttered Vega, frowning. “The few pictures that I could find are not clear…”
Last year, to give a new start to Vega and Ren, Elios removed a huge amount of digital footprint that involved the two of them. Including their photos together.
Vega read the various information she had found about Ren.
“Ahhh… Apparently, this Professor Renald Hanenberg is a prince! Gosh .. and not just a prince, he is the Moravian crown prince. He stepped down as the heir to the throne because … uh, he wanted to be a commoner.” Vega turned to Mischa. “It sounds very sweet and romantic. He married an ordinary woman, and because the royal family did not accept his wife … he decided to step down from the throne of Moravia and chose to live as a commoner to remain with his wife.”
Mischa didn’t respond to Vega’s chatter, keeping his eyes focused on the road. He could only keep his feelings of displeasure in his chest and said nothing.
Vega continued reading the various articles she could find about Ren. A moment later, her face suddenly looked very sad.
“Oh my God … poor professor…” Tears slowly dripped down from both corners of Vega’s eyes. “He and his wife got into an accident while going on a cruise for their second honeymoon, and his wife did not survive.”
“Professor Hanenberg locked himself up for months and underwent prolonged therapy. There are rumors that the accident affected his memory. It took him a long time to recover and go back to living as a commoner as he had always wanted. He finally found a new purpose in life after rejoining SpaceLab.”
Mischa finally turned his head and asked Vega. “Didn’t you say there weren’t many articles on the internet about him. But how come you seem to know a lot?”
Vega wiped the tears with the hem of her shirt and shook her head. “This is from Tatiana’s website. She wrote quite a comprehensive article about Professor Hanenberg. You know, Tatiana can get a lot of information that other people can’t. From her followers alone, she can get various submissions of information that help her write this article.”
“Hmm .. is that so, huh?” Mischa nodded. He took out a handkerchief from his pocket and gave it to Vega. “But, as I always say, don’t just believe anything you read on the internet.”
“Of course, not,” said Vega. She closed her cell phone, accepted the handkerchief, and wiped her tears. “Thank you. Ah .. I can’t read anymore. I feel so sorry for him.”
Mischa didn’t know whether Vega would still feel sorry for Ren if she knew the truth. However, the man said nothing.
Mischa’s car arrived at the Paris Expo area fifteen minutes later. There, it was crowded with visitors crowding the various halls where the exhibition was held.
RMI had so many technology companies as its subsidiaries, and this exhibition was usually held once a year in different countries to show the technological advances and innovations they had had over the past year.
One of the most popular halls this year was the Holodeck. Since the price was still very fantastic, not many people could afford it. Because of this, every year, the opportunity to try this technology firsthand was what attracted many people to come.
They would register months in advance for the waiting list. Then, if they were selected, they would be invited to the exhibition and try the holodeck according to their wishes.
Visitors who came directly to the venue could also get the chance to win the raffle with a prize for one session on the holodeck.
Holodeck was a virtual simulation technology that realized the desires and fantasies of the people who used it. They could relive the stored memory and live it as if they were in that event again.
People who had lost loved ones could have a moment when they were still together.
Parents who lost their children, wives who lost their husbands, children who lost their parents, they could all vent their longing to “meet” again with their loved ones who had died.
Another feature they could use was the fantasy feature. With holodeck, users could create 3D simulations according to their wishes. People who were in love with a celebrity, for example, could make it look like they are on a date with the celebrity.
Because of the attractiveness of the Holodeck program, each year, the requests to be put on the waiting list were flooding in.
The Linden’s children were lucky that they had their own holodeck facility and could use it at any time. It was mainly used by the twin boys, Ireland and Scotland, to create simulations for learning.
They would learn history by entering into a simulation as if they came to a certain era. They also learned science, geography, and so on by seeing things for themselves through these simulations, without having to leave home.
History lessons about World War 2? They would enter into a simulated war situation in Europe. Need to learn about dinosaurs? They would enter into simulations in ancient times. Holodeck was Very practical!
That’s why, when she saw the crowd and their enthusiasm to try Holodeck, Vega just shook her head.. For her, Holodeck was nothing unusual.