Chapter 490
Chapter 490
Archie was an illegitimate child, but he was never ashamed of being one.It was because his beautiful, gentle, and good-natured mother always told him, "In the Viking Age, kings and rich men would have many wives. Although monogamy is recognized by the law nowadays, the more capable and charismatic a man is, the more wives he has. This will never change. The key is love.
"It’s just like how your dad and I love each other very much, and we both love you very much. Home is where love is. Without love, one wouldn’t be happy even if one got married. It wouldn’t be a real home."
Archie loved his mother. Therefore, he believed his mother’s words without a doubt. He was even determined to have many beautiful girlfriends.
In addition, his mother often took him to meet her friends.
His mother’s friends were just like his mother. They were all beautiful women who were in love and had husbands but were not married. Their personalities were also very good. They spoke gently and sounded pleasant.
These beautiful women would also bring their children out to play. He often played with these children, who were all illegitimate children like him.
Therefore, he did not think that illegitimate children were a strange existence.
Of course, because the circle he came into contact with was all rich people, he also knew that he had a brother called Alexander, who was not an illegitimate child.
Everyone praised Alexander for being good-looking and outstanding. There was no child better than Alexander in the entire upper-class society.
Archie also heard people say that he was not as good as Alexander in all aspects.
He was very unconvinced. Everyone who met him said that he was good-looking and smart, just like his father. How could he not be comparable to Alexander?
He felt that others must have said that to please Alexander, until he was taken by his mother to report to the best aristocratic elementary school in the city at the age of six.
This elite school was a combination of elementary school, junior high school, and high school. The registration areas for elementary school, junior high school, and high school were not far apart.
When he reported, he heard a commotion and screams coming from the junior high school registration area not far away.
He was bored at that time, so he ran over curiously to take a look.
Those junior high school students were much taller than him. He could not see what was happening in the crowd. He could only stand on his tiptoes and try his best to squeeze in.
As he squeezed in, he heard the excited, jealous, and admiring chatter of the junior high school students.
"How could he be so good-looking? He doesn’t look like a real person at all, but someone who walked out of a painting."
"He’s the rumored Alexander? He’s really a genius. He’s different from ordinary people."
"He’s only nine years old and he’s already in junior high school? He even scored full marks? Isn’t that too amazing?"
"That’s not all. I heard that he can use Maiselish to discuss business with foreigners and even assemble his own computer and phone. He’s definitely a genius."
"I also heard that he wanted to go straight to high school, but he’s too young and his math is a little weak. Thus, he has to attend junior high school."
"I heard that he helped people invest in stocks and earned hundreds of thousands of dollars."
Archie was so angry at their words. He thought, ’Bragging! They must be bragging. Alexander is only three years older than me. How could he be so capable? These people are flattering Alexander because he’s the only legitimate son of the Moran family.’
Then, he squeezed to the front and saw an older youth who was radiant, and high and mighty like a celestial being.
Alexander was very good-looking. He was the most good-looking person Archie had ever seen. He was even more good-looking than Archie’s parents.
Archie liked good-looking people the most. Therefore, he could not move his eyes away and could only look at Alexander with glowing eyes.
"Alexander." Archie heard a girl call Alexander that. "I’m in the same class as you, and I’m the class president. Can I have your iMessage number?"
Archie thought, ’Oh, so he is Alexander? Is he my biological brother? I’m so happy.’
There was no smile on Alexander’s face. His voice was cold but pleasant. "I won’t give anyone my iMessage number, but I will join the class’s group chat."
"Alexander, don’t be so cold to us." Those girls wheedled and even rubbed against Alexander. "We’re all classmates and our parents know each other. Give us your iMessage number so that we can learn from each other—"
"I don’t need to learn from you guys." Alexander dodged the girls and said mercilessly, "My learning progress is not something you guys can catch up to. Also, I don’t like people getting too close to me. Stay away from me, or I’ll block your contact."
The crowd was in an uproar again.
"Fuck, the school belle took the initiative to ask him for his iMessage number, yet he told her to get lost. How cruel!"
"A genius is indeed a genius. His thoughts are indeed different from ours."
"People like him probably only think about inheriting and expanding the family business, right?"
Archie was so angry. Those young ladies were so beautiful, spoke nicely, and smelled good. Yet, Alexander wasn’t gentle to them. He was so cold to them. Archie felt that Alexander must be a bad person.
However, at the same time, his admiration for Alexander.
In the face of so many beautiful and fragrant ladies, Alexander actually did not have any reaction at all. That was simply remarkable.
Alaric would never forget the 6th of October when he turned 20
That same day, he was taken by Avery to Endover Tennis Club, where he played tennis unknowingly with the club’s professional tennis players for an entire day, finally beating one of them.
At that time, he was unaware that while he was playing with the professional players, a girl accidentally walked into the indoor court and was attracted by his performance. She sat quietly in the corner of the audience and watched him play. The girl watched until 10 p.m. when the game ended.
Then, the girl excitedly made a call. "Aiden, let me recommend a newcomer to you.
The girl sent videos of Alaric playing tennis to Aiden, the club’s coach.
Aiden spent an entire night watching the videos. He then contacted the club manager and said, "This newcomer has outstanding talent and caliber. I think very highly of him. I suggest that the club sign him on as soon as possible."
Just like that, on 10th October, on Alaric’s 20th birthday, Aiden came to Alaric’s school with the club’s agent and manager, saying that he wanted to sign a contract with Alaric and train him to become an outstanding professional tennis player. As a result, Alaric’s shattered basketball dream turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Like a dream, he became a professional player of his favorite sport, tennis.
But it wasn’t until a year later that he saw the girl at the venue of a domestic tennis match. At that time, he did not know who the girl was.
The girl had thick eyebrows and big eyes. Her facial features were delicate, and she was tall and fit. She did not seem to like to talk. She was not eye-catching among the athletes. When he first met her, she did not leave a deep impression on him.
However, after the girl went on the tennis court, she seemed to have become a different person. It was as if she had a sudden outburst of energy.
She became radiant. Be it running, jumping, swinging the tennis racket, or chasing the tennis ball, she exuded unparalleled vitality and explosive power.
Every move was clean and neat. She had skills, experience, strength, and talent. Not only were the moves filled with intimidation, but they also exuded the beauty of sports.
Alaric was stunned. All he could think about was how such a young girl could have such strong dominance on the tennis court.
The girl quickly won the match. Alaric stood up and applauded enthusiastically. Then, he asked Aiden about the girl’s background.
Aiden told him that the girl’s name was Diane. She was the daughter of Adalynn, Zolin’s first female tennis player who had become the Grand Slam champion. Diane was a recognized genius. She was once trained at Endover Tennis Club and transferred to the national team a few years ago.
Alaric was surprised that the girl was Diane. She was really low-key.
Aiden also told him that it was Diane who recommended him to the club.
Endover Tennis Club was also one of the top tennis clubs in the country. Ordinary recommendations would not be valued by the club, and Diane would not easily recommend newbies to the club.
It could be said that Diane was Alaric’s benefactor.
Alaric originally wanted to express his gratitude to Diane, but what followed were continuous matches. The two of them were not staying in the same hotel, and he had not been able to find an opportunity. After the competition ended, Diane won the championship again.
As soon as the award ceremony ended, Diane immediately left the venue in a car and went overseas to train.
A year later, Alaric was also transferred to the national team and became teammates with Diane. This allowed him to express his gratitude to her. years.
Diane was a little shy. "You’re more outstanding than I thought. You joined the national team after only two You’re really amazing."
Before he could say anything modest, Diane continued, "I told my parents about you and even let them watch your competition videos. They all think that you’re a promising talent. If you want, my dad can take the time to coach you, and my mom can play tennis with you." Frederick Whelan, who was Diane’s father and Adalynn’s husband, was a well-known coach. Adalynn was able to achieve such brilliant achievements because of Frederick’s years of coaching.
However, Frederick only served as a coach for Adalynn. He never accepted students. At most, he would guide Diane.
To Alaric, being able to obtain Frederick’s guidance was definitely a huge stroke of luck.
He was surprised and delighted. "Really? Is Mr. Whelan really willing to teach me? If he is, I will do my best. I will definitely not let you and Mr. Whelan down."
Just like that, in addition to normal training, he received Frederick’s guidance with Diane. His tennis skills improved by leaps and bounds.
He and Diane were together day and night, training and competing together. Naturally, their friendship had also made great progress.
A year later, the two of them played the Grand Slam together.
Alaric officially made a debut in the world tennis arena, and his results were quite impressive.
It was also that year that Diane moved into the Carter family’s big villa on the mountain. Alaric and Diane trained and competed together outside and practiced skills together at home.
On the day they made it to the quarterfinals of the Grand Slam together, they officially announced their relationship.
The reporter asked when they would consider marriage.
Alaric took Diane’s hand and said, "When both of us became Grand Slam champions."
The entire internet was in an uproar.
[Diane might be able to become the Grand Slam champion in two to three years, but the competition for the men’s championship is too intense. Alaric faces a huge challenge.]
[Although Zolin’s local male players have made great progress, they are still far from the world’s top level. They have never won a championship so far. Alaric has set too high a goal for himself.]
[In fact, it’s already impressive enough if he can enter the semifinals or even get the second or third place, let alone the championship.]
No matter what the outside world said, Alaric and Diane only focused on training hard and constantly challenging higher
A few more years passed.
Jaden’s twins were preparing to attend elementary school, Arthur’s two daughters were attending kindergarten, and Brandon and Nicolette were preparing to welcome their own child
Zayn and Tina had officially announced their relationship, but they wanted to enjoy their relationship and career and were not in a hurry to get married.
Maria and Louis often read romance novels and watched fashion shows together. They had a good relationship, and they even got their marriage license in a low-key manner. However, they did not plan to hold a wedding,
Avery planned to use advanced technology to give birth, saving her from the hardships of pregnancy and the risks of childbirth.
The advanced technology was the rumored artificial uterus.
After years of research, Dr. Annie’s laboratory had created an artificial uterus that had successfully allowed mice, monkeys, and the Carter family’s cats to produce offspring.
It also allowed a researcher in the laboratory with a severe uterine fibroid to successfully nurture a mature embryo.
Avery had great faith in this technology, and Alexander had great faith in her.
Most importantly, this would ensure that Avery would not be at risk because of pregnancy and childbirth.
This year, Alaric was 30 years old. It had been a full ten years since he entered the tennis world.
Finally, that summer, he fulfilled his wish and won the first Grand Slam championship in his life.
He returned home with the championship trophy and gave it to Avery. He said he was going to give all the first championship medals or trophies of his life to Avery, and he did.
It was also on this day that he saw Avery’s newly born children. There were five children.
Avery had quintuplets. The three boys and two girls were given birth through an artificial uterus. Avery did not suffer much. The children were very healthy and cute.
The Carter family, Alexander, Lucy, and Neil were fond of the five children and surrounded them.
Alexander was grinning from ear to ear. He took turns carrying the five children. "After giving birth to a lifetime of children in one go, there’s no need to give birth again. It’s simply perfect." The Carter family asked, "There are so many children. Is it okay to let two of them adopt the surname of Carter?"
Alexander said, "Yes, sure. No matter what their surname is, they are my and Avery’s babies."
Alaric looked at these children and smiled happily.
He thought, ’If Avery could have so many children through an artificial uterus, so can he and Diane. This way, Diane can give birth whenever she wants without affecting her training and competition. It’s perfect."
The End.
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