Falling for my ex’s uncle novel

Chapter 55 Latared at low vikingly handcrane fare , my mind firetingly drifting to the image of Samanth graceful , composed appearance , Wah dr my bardday today , shouldnt you have prepared cift for me ? Alex raised an eyelarone , his tone implying that it was only natural .

que enough for me to be expected to give you a gift , are wet might The gifts range cos piled on the gift table , I couldnt help but feel my heart sink ne of thousands to hundreds of demands , and some even went into the millions .

My gift seemed utterly insignificant in comparison , almost laughable .

Did you not prepare anything ? Alexs brow furrowed slightl lils Tare showing a hint of disappointment .

I think you have everything you need , and if you dont , 1 definitely cant afford it , I replied honestly , Alex dadnt seem to expret my bluntness , but he didnt show surprise either .

Instead , he smiled faintly and said , Who said that ? What I want is actually very simple , nothing expensive .

His words made my heart skip a bear , and instinctively took a step back .

I knew it .

That sly fox wasnt here with good intentions .

I wasnt foolish enough to walk into his trap , so I didnt ask what he wanted .

Instead I stayed silent , watching him .

It seemed Alex wasnt angered by my lack of response , Crossing his arms , he spoke slowly , Arent you curious about what I want ? distance .

an 1 was about to shake my head , I noticed a woman walking toward us in the d She had long hair and was dressed in a white dress , moving with elegant grace .

From the distance , I couldnt yet see her face , but her posture and figure immediately told me she was beautiful .

When she finally reached Alex , I saw her face clearly slie was indeed stunning , but there was a strange sadness about her .

Her face also seemed a little pale , and even though she wore light makeup , she still appeared delicate , fragile , almost ethereal Despite this inherent charm couldnt be hidden .

She merely glanced at Alex , then handed him a small gift box , before turning her gaze and staring at me intently .

Her beautiful eyes betrayed a fleeting sadness that made my chest tighten with an inexplicable sense of sorrow and melancholy .

Before I could react , she turned and walked away , getting into a classic Jaguar antique car waiting outside .

Why isnt she going in ? I asked , my voice barely above a whisper .

Alex was silent for a r a moment before h he opened the gift box in his hands .

Inside , there w was a small photo album and a bracelet .

The gift was different from the others distinct , yet the bracelet didnt seem like something a man would wear .

I couldnt stop myself from wondering about the woman what was her relationship to Alex ! Before I could ask , Alex spoke casually .

That way any lological mother .

Biological mother ? I froze , my face full of shock .

No wonder she looked somewhat familiar she w Was Alexs mother .

But then a question nagged at me .

I had seen Raphael and Lena , the older couple of the Herrera family , so many times .

So Leru wasnt Alexs biological mother ? 1/2 Chapter 55 And during the six years I had been with Austin , I had never seen that woman once .

Not even at important family events .

Was she Kaplaels mistress , kept on the side ? Can you keep this a secret ? Alexs gaze , as clear as water , was calm as he looked at me .

I nodded silently .

From what I knew , Alex hadnt returned to his fathers side until he was six .

Before that , he had lived abroad .

So , for those first six years , he had been with his biological mother , not Lenat And outwardly , Alex had always been presented as the biological son of Raphael and Lena , How many people knew this secret ? I had always thought that being born into the Herrera family was something everyone would envy .

After all , his father was a business tycoon , and his mother came from an aristocratic family .

Alex was born with privileges that most could never even dream of But it turned out he was the child of an affair .

Having to live with this secret , calling another woman mother , while adhering to the rules of the Herrera family just thinking about it made me feel suffocated for him .

From the coldness of the womans attitude toward Alex earlier , it was clear that she didnt seem to care for him much .

It made sense , though .

The woman looked no older than in her fifties , while Raphael was pushing eighty They had an age gap of nearly thirty years there was no such thing as true love there .

2 Perhaps she had been forced to give birth to Alex , and as I thought about the sadness in her eyes , I couldnt help but look up at Alex .

He was calmly flipping through the photo album , which contained only pictures of him .

From infancy to around five or six years old , Alexs face was always cold and expressionless , with only a handful of photos where he seemed to be smiling .

But those smiles looked anything but genuine .

The only smile that truly seemed warm and sincere was a picture in the middle of the album , where he was sitting on a sofa with that woman .

He sat upright , wearing a suit and a bowtie , his face lit up with a genuine smile .

That photo stood in stark contrast to the cold , distant images that preceded it , evoking a deep sense of sadness and oppression .

I looked up at Alex , but his expression remained neutral as he closed the album and slipped it into the pocket of his suit jacket Without warning , he grabbed my hand and placed the bracelet on my wrist .

This is the wedding gift she sent you Alex smiled faintly , adding , If it werent for you , she probably wouldnt have shown up here .

1 froze for a moment , asking , You dont get along with her , do you ? The relationship between mother and son in the photos didnt look terribly strained .

Even if she didnt like Raphael , Alex wasnt to blame .

After all , he was her own flesh and blood .

She was forced to have me .

How could our relationship have been good ? Alex