Looking at him, Nelly smiled. “Hello.”
“You're absolutely gorgeous, Nelly . You're the most beautiful person I have ever seen in my life,” Mike praised.
“You're good at flattery, too.”
At this moment, Alpha Kilian spoke. “This is Mike, and I've known him for a long time. This here is Luke, and this is—” When it was Alexia's turn, Alpha Kilian paused for a while before apologizing politely, “I'm sorry. I can't seem to remember your name.”
Alexia's gaze, which was on Nelly initially, now turned to Alpha Kilian . When he said he had forgotten her name, a trace of awkwardness and dejectedness appeared on Alexia's face.
How could he forget?
Instantly, the atmosphere turned awkward. Noticing the change, Dave walked over and said, “Ahem. Let me do the introductions. She's Alexia, a member of DX Group and someone who joined after Alpha Kilian left.”
At his introduction, Nelly nodded and turned to Alexia. “Hello, Alexia,” she said with a smile.
Returning to her senses, Alexia looked at Nelly and quickly regained her composure. Without missing a beat, she smiled at Nelly and greeted her back, “Hi, Ms. Jackson .”
Suddenly, Mike cut in, “Alexia, you can call her Nelly .”
At that, Alexia's gaze swept over Alpha Kilian before she said, “He's your boss, not mine. Don't tell me what to do.”
“Didn't you say Boss saved you before?” “Yes, so he's my savior,” Alexia answered. “Your savior?” Nelly looked at her.
This time, Alexia stared straight at Nelly and nodded confidently. “That's right. Because he saved me, I could join DX Group. He gave me my life.”
At her last statement, Nelly chuckled. “Little miss, your parents gave you your life, not him.”
Panic flashed across Alexia's eyes, but she declared confidently, “I'm not little anymore. I'm a big girl now, an adult!”
Noting her persistence, Nelly felt she was desperately trying to prove something.
Nevertheless, she took a step back. “Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you.”
“My parents died when I was young. But that day, he saved me and gave me a new lease on life, so I owe my life to him,” Alexia said, staring at Nelly .
A faint smile hung on Nelly 's lips as she listened, but her expression gave nothing away. Again, everyone next to them watched on in discomfort.
Mike even tugged on Alexia's shirt. “Alexia, please stop.” Begrudgingly, Alexia pursed her lips and went silent.
Then, Nelly turned her head to look at Alpha Kilian and drawled, “Your words reminded me of something. When I was young, Alpha Kilian saved my life too. Without him, I wouldn't be sitting here today.”
“Nelly , are you childhood sweethearts with Boss?” Mike couldn't help but ask. “Kind of,” Nelly replied.
“T-Then? What happened next?” Mike prompted. “Oh, I married him,” Nelly said with a laugh.
At that answer, his eyes widened. “That's it? It's that simple”
“Simple?” Alpha Kilian 's lips curled upward in an exasperated smile. “What more do you want? She's the one I wanted to take as my Luna since I was a child.” As he said that, he turned his gaze toward Nelly . “For the sake of marrying you, I gave my all in saving you back then.”
Nelly stared back at him with a warm smile on her lips.
At Alpha Kilian 's confession, Mike's eyes lit up. “Is this what they call 'nothing ventured, nothing gained'? Boss, it looks like you've always been so hard on yourself.”
“Well, as they say, 'no pain, no gain.' I'm willing to place everything on the line for her,” Alpha Kilian said.
Luke, who was sitting next to them, chimed in, “I never thought you were such a romantic, Boss. Nelly , you're a blessed woman!”
“He should be counting his lucky stars to have met me since someone as outstanding as me is hard to come by,” Nelly retorted.
Alpha Kilian agreed with her. “That's right. I couldn't find a woman like her even if I wanted to. That's why I'm grateful to have met her. I'll be sticking to her side forever.”
Nelly raised an eyebrow upon hearing his words.
As their conversation continued, Alexia felt like him saving her was nothing compared to their past together.
Her two hands, hanging by her sides, gradually tightened into fists.
At that moment, Mike teased, “I never expected to be forced to listen to how Boss professes his love to his lady and be all sappy before a wedding banquet is even held.”
“That is so true!” Luke concurred.
Listening to their mock complaints, Alpha Kilian said, “A wedding banquet? All right, your request is duly received. When we get back and have our wedding ceremony, I'll invite all of you.”
Mike's eyes widened in surprise. “Boss, you haven't held a wedding ceremony yet?” “No, not yet.”
“T-T-Then, you'll be inviting all of us?”
“Of course.” Alpha Kilian nodded. “Everyone will be invited.”
“Really?” Mike and Luke grew excited at the response, but the feeling soon turned to worry. “Boss, are you sure? If everyone went, would there be enough space to fit so many people?” Luke asked.
Alpha Kilian chuckled. “Hm? Are you afraid that I can't afford it?”
Alexia stayed quiet, seemingly troubled by something.
Meanwhile, Donna leaned against Alpha Kilian 's chest and studied her.
She looks unhappy. That means my guess was correct. At that thought, Donna raised her head. “Daddy.”
“What's up?” Alpha Kilian looked down at her and asked.
With a pout, Donna complained, “So what you have with Mommy is true love, while I'm just an accident?”
Everyone turned their attention to her at that instant.
“What's wrong, my darling? Why would you say that?” Alpha Kilian inquired. “You didn't introduce me,” Donna muttered dejectedly.
Alpha Kilian couldn't help but laugh at her remark while Nelly chuckled helplessly.
“Right. My dearest Donna is also here.” As Alpha Kilian spoke, he stood up while carrying the girl and faced the group. “Everyone, let me introduce someone to you. This is my daughter, Donna .”
Donna 's expression changed immediately as she chirped, “Hello, my dear friends. I'm Donna .” “Friends?” Luke and Mike repeated, their brows raised in amusement.
“Of course. You seem to be just a few years older than me, so you're my friends,” Donna said with a sweet smile.
Luke and Mike were delighted to hear that. They were actually only a couple of years younger than Alpha Kilian and Dave, so they were utterly flattered by Donna 's words.
On the other hand, Alexia remained expressionless as she listened to the exchange. Friends? With Donna ?
To her, that word just widened the gap between her and Alpha Kilian . She did not like it.
As she looked at Donna , the latter happened to glance at her. At the sight of the taunting look in the girl's eyes, Alexia froze.
Was that my imagination?
When she looked over again, Donna was already chatting with the men.
“My goodness, you're so adorable. Not only are you pretty, but you're also such a sweet girl! It seems like you take after Nelly !” Mike remarked.
“I got both Daddy's and Mommy's best traits, unlike my two brothers. One of them takes after Daddy, while the other is just like Mommy.”
“Brothers?” Mike exclaimed. “Yes. I have two big brothers.”
A hint of surprise flashed across Mike's eyes. “And they're both...”
“They're both their biological children.” Donna finished his words for him.
With a bashful smile, Mike clarified, “That's not what I meant. It's just that things seem to have gone faster than normal...”
People might think that Nelly was pregnant with someone else's kid before she got together with Alpha Kilian !
“What are you talking about? My brothers and I were born at the same time.” “You're triplets?” Luke asked.
Donna nodded. “That's right!”
Luke and Mike widened their eyes in astonishment and turned to Alpha Kilian . “Boss, you're incredible!” They actually got triplets? That's such a rare occurrence!
One would feel lucky to have twins, let alone triplets.
Moreover, judging from Nelly 's figure, she didn't seem like someone who had given birth to three kids.
Meanwhile, Nelly sat at the side quietly.
It felt somehow embarrassing for her to receive compliments about having triplets.
After all, it was not like she had control over that; that was just biology working its magic. Alpha Kilian , on the other hand, curled his lips up into a smug smile. “I guess so.”
Nelly was rendered speechless.
Indeed, not everyone is susceptible to awkwardness! “Boss, you're too humble,” Mike said.
Just then, Dave cleared his throat intentionally, snapping Luke and Mike back to their senses.
Mike cast a glance at Nelly and hurriedly explained, “I didn't mean anything by that. What I actually meant was—” He paused mid-sentence, unable to come up with an appropriate statement.
“All right, you should just stop talking,” Luke chimed in. He then looked at Alpha Kilian and Nelly , asking, “Boss, where are the two boys then?”
“Right. Where are they?” Mike echoed.
“I don't know where they ran off to. Don't think we can find them now, though,” Nelly answered with a nonchalant smile.
“Oh, I'm sure they're also adorable. They must be good boys!” Mike said. Good boys?
Upon hearing him, the few people who knew the two children couldn't help but smirk. “What is it? Did I say something wrong?” Mike queried.
“It's nothing. You'll find out when you meet them one day,” Dave told him. Mike was confused. “What do you mean?”
“He's saying that 'good' is not an adjective you can use to describe my brothers,” Donna piped up. “Then what should I use instead?”
“Well, you can think about that when you meet them,” Donna said. She didn't think it was nice to talk bad about her brothers behind their backs.
Although Mike couldn't understand what they were trying to say, he still bobbed his head.