Chapter 312: 310, The Secret of the Wittebach Family
It was night.
A stretched Lincoln limousine, escorted by a dozen bulletproof cars, left the New York City airport.
On board were Du Wei, Alex, and Alex’s parents.
More than ten minutes ago.
Du Wei and Alex had picked up Alex’s parents at the airport.
When they t, everything was quite ordinary.
There was no difficulty posed by the bride’s parents, nor was there excessive small talk.
Du Wei and his future father-in-law sat in the back row, while Alex and her mother were seated in front.
The driver was a private chauffeur for the Wittebach family and also a bodyguard.
Alex and her mother whispered in the front row, chatting about topics between won.
anwhile, Du Wei felt a bit awkward.
Because he discovered that his future father-in-law, that is, Alex’s father, Lawrence Wittebach, had fallen into a strange calm since eting him.
Lawrence sat to the right of Du Wei, silent as a sculpture.
But Du Wei noticed that the other party was always quietly observing him.
Of course, he was observing the other party as well.
He noticed that Lawrence’s hair was slightly grey, and his deep blue eyes were of the sa lineage as Alex’s.
The middle-aged man’s deanor was quite ordinary, and his gaze was not so sharp, seemingly just like an average person.
For a long ti.
It was Alex who first noticed the silence in the back row.
She said with displeasure, “Dad, can’t you stop giving my boyfriend the cold shoulder? It makes feel like I’m losing face.”
Her mother also frowned, glaring at her husband with dissatisfaction, “Be polite to my future son-in-law, you old blockhead.”
Imdiately, Du Wei felt embarrassed and took the initiative to start a conversation, “Uncle Lawrence, please don’t mind, I’m not particularly good at dealing with these things.”
Lawrence nodded slightly, speaking in a deep and sincere voice, “Actually, I feel the sa. However, you shouldn’t worry too much. My impression of you isn’t bad, there are just so things that are not suitable for discussion here.”
Du Wei raised an eyebrow, “Is it about Alex and ?”
Lawrence shook his head and said in an explanatory tone, “In this world, there are many dangers, Evil Spirits, Cults, and all sorts of sses, but the Wittebach family doesn’t care about them.”
“The church is ant to deal with these things, but many ancient families and organizations also have records about these matters, even so counterasures.”
Having said that, Lawrence took a long look at Du Wei and fell silent.
To be honest, he could not say his feelings for Du Wei were either good or bad, especially since his daughter Alex didn’t hold back praising Du Wei’s rits the last ti she was ho.
As for wealth and background and so on.
Lawrence didn’t care at all. The only things he cared about, besides his daughter’s choice, was Du Wei’s identity.
The older the family, the deeper the heritage.
They often have accumulated a lot of wealth and are indeed financial tycoons.
Of course, there are also so who prefer to keep a low profile, staying behind the scenes, out of the public eye.
Such families have a deeper understanding and exploration of the world, which is naturally incomparable to the likes of the fallen Victor family.
They pay more attention to their heritage.
Du Wei happened to be able to fill the heritage gap for the Wittebach family.
After listening to Lawrence’s words, Du Wei gave a faint smile in response, but did not press the matter further.
So things don’t need to be spelled out, one can understand them thoroughly with careful thought.
He got two pieces of information from Lawrence’s words.
First, the Wittebach family seed to have ways to deal with Evil Spirits.
Second, Lawrence wanted to convey so information to him.
Of course, the second point had a premise.
It ant that Lawrence hoped certain pieces of information would be known only to Du Wei and him, otherwise he wouldn’t have remained silent the whole ti.
“It looks like I’m about to co into contact with so secrets,” Du Wei silently said to himself.
He was looking forward to it…
…
Half an hour later.
The car slowly stopped in front of the most luxurious hotel in the heart of New York City.
All the hotel staff were waiting at the entrance.
They had received the ssage well in advance, so everyone’s expression was very solemn.
The hotel had been swept clean inside and out three or four tis, even though it was already spotless.
After Du Wei and the others got out of the car, they were invited inside by the hotel manager.
Upon entering,
The décor of the hotel was fully revealed to Du Wei.
Glorious in gold, everything within sight seed extrely valuable.
Even a few famous paintings hung on the walls, adding a lot of classiness to the atmosphere.
In the middle of the hotel stood a huge crystal chandelier, a massive fixture about four or five ters high, surrounded by a spiral staircase leading upwards.
It was the epito of luxury.
Although Du Wei was not ill at ease, he was struck by the extravagance for a mont.
At that ti,
Lawrence pointed to the spiral staircase and said to Du Wei, “Co upstairs with , I have sothing I want to discuss with you.”
Du Wei responded with a nod and followed closely behind.
But Avery furrowed her brows.
She had always wondered why her family, who clearly knew about the existence of Evil Spirits in this world, simply didn’t tell her about them.
It was impossible not to feel a bit of bitter resentnt.
No matter how much she pressed them for answers, no one would explain the reasons to her, only saying that she would surely be inford in the future.
“Don’t worry, child, your father and Du Wei will probably get along very well, and given their calm temperants, they’ll definitely find common ground to talk about,” her mother said.
“Mom, I’m not worried; I just feel like they’re definitely hiding sothing from ,” Avery complained.
Avery was sowhat annoyed; her boyfriend being all mysterious was one thing, but having her father be the sa was just unbearable.
Her mother sighed helplessly: “n are like that; your father has also kept many things from , and yet we’ve co this far.”
Avery complained, “n are truly annoying.”
…
Upstairs,
After Du Wei and Lawrence reached the second floor,
It was deserted.
Lawrence, breaking his silence, initiated the conversation with Du Wei.
“Mr. Du Wei… um, or should I say, my future son-in-law, when do you plan to marry my daughter?”
Du Wei was stunned for a mont: “Probably next year, but did you call up here just to talk about this?”
Lawrence hesitated for a mont, then said, “Of course not. I just wanted to confirm again whether you will marry my daughter because what I am about to tell you is related to the Wittebach family secret and also to Avery. So, I hope that no one else learns about our conversation today, including my daughter.”
Du Wei’s expression beca serious as he said solemnly, “Rest assured, I will keep this strictly confidential.”
Lauren waved his hand dismissively, “I like dealing with smart people. If you betray my trust or decide not to marry my daughter, I would truly hire soone to assassinate you, even if you beca the Pope of the Church.”
Du Wei couldn’t help but cough, “Please continue.”
His future father-in-law seed a bit long-winded…
Lawrence appeared to be in a complex mood, sighing before speaking in a sowhat bewildered tone, “Avery doesn’t know much about our family; the information she’s been exposed to since birth is only what the family allowed her to know.”
“What I’m about to tell you is that hundreds of years ago, during the Church’s most prosperous period, we encountered a man wearing a mask.”
“We made a certain agreent with him, which is why our family mbers are not killed by Evil Spirits. Even when faced with danger, luck has always been on our side.”
“The agreent is ti-limited; it should last another seventy or eighty years, so there are no issues for now.”
“But the masked man left so information and prophesied that this generation of our family would give birth to an eldest daughter nad Minette, who would co into contact with an item used to imprison a demon’s curse.”
“That eldest daughter happens to be my child.”
“However, I nad her Avery; I’ve been very indulgent with her.”
As he spoke, Lawrence gave Du Wei a very apologetic look, “The curse has fallen upon you, hasn’t it?”
Du Wei remained silent…
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