Chapter 129 - I want to go away from here...

Finland was unconscious when Jadeith took her to the penthouse. When she regained consciousness, her head felt very dizzy and her body went limp.

"Where am I...?" she muttered softly while holding her head. Her clothes had been changed; they were no longer covered in Jean's blood. She was lying on her bed and was covered with a thick blanket.

"Honey... you are awake..."

Caspar, who had been sitting on the edge of the bed watching over Finland, looked very relieved. He held the girl's hand. "I'm really worried because you've been unconscious all day."

"Jean...? Where is Jean??!" Finland brushed off Caspar's hand and immediately sat on the bed. She already remembered what happened.

"He is still critical, but I will make sure he is safe."

"I want to meet Jean..."

"You can't. I removed all your traces from his apartment because I don't want you to be involved. Right now, the police have taken over the case, and if you show up there you will face a lot of questions." Caspar took a deep breath. He looked very tired. "Please listen to me, just this once..."

"I no longer want to listen to you... you never care about my feelings. You are selfish and you only think about your jealousy...!! You and your kind think that you can make everyone follow your wishes!" Then, she finished her sentence in a harsh tone. "I'm sick of people like you..."

"Finland... I did not order Famke to kill Jean. I would never hurt you like that. Famke did it on her own, not at my command..."

"But you admit that you did order Famke to erase his memory, even though I asked you to let go of Jean... You don't care about my wishes. How can I believe that you are not behind his attack? Now you also forbid me to meet Jean. At a critical time like this I need to be by his side... How could you do this to me?"

Finland covered her face with both hands and cried. She was very worried at the thought of Jean being critical.

"Listen, Finland. Whether you are with him or not, it makes no difference... Jean is still going to be critical. If you go there, the police will interrogate you to find out what happened, and you could be accused of being involved in a crime. You will not be able to leave France." Caspar looked at Finland impatiently, "You'd better wait until Jean wakes up so that he can free you from all charges..."

Finland became more hysterical. She knew that Caspar was right, and that made her heart ache. She really wanted to be beside Jean and take care of him.

"You should rest..."

Caspar was about to approach Finland but immediately stopped. The girl opened her eyes and looked at him with hatred.

"I want to go away from here..." Finland said firmly.

"Where do you want to go? You don't have a place to live in Paris," Caspar was surprised to hear the determination in her voice. "If you don't want to see me, I understand. I'll go. You stay here as long as you need."

Because he didn't want Finland to insist on leaving the penthouse, Caspar rushed out. His heart was very sad when he saw the hatred in Finland's eyes when she looked at him. That made him drowned in sadness.

Jean's attack made big news in Paris. The police could not figure out what really happened as all clues were wiped clean. They could only draw the conclusion that the girl found dead in Jean's apartment was the one who attacked him because they could match the bullets in Jean's body with the weapon found on her.

However, they couldn't figure out who Famke was and why she tried to kill Jean. Jean was known as a famous model who had no enemies and was well liked by many people.

Finland tried to go to the hospital where Jean was treated but she could not break through police security. She regretted not taking note of Rosalind Marchal's (Jean's mother) address and phone number, because now she could not contact anyone who could give her access to meet her friend.

In desperation, she waited in the hospital lobby to obtain the latest news about Jean's condition. The nurse who saw her waiting for days at the hospital finally felt sorry for her and told Finland that the surgery to save Jean's life was a success, but he was still unconscious from the coma.

A week passed, and Finland was still unable to visit Jean. With great sadness she decided to return to Singapore, because her leave had come to an end.

Finland bought a Paris-Singapore ticket for January 29 and reluctantly returned home without being able to meet Jean at all. Caspar hadn't bothered her for the past week when Finland was grieving. He knew that at a time like this, it would be better if he did not trigger a fight with his wife. He still ordered Jadeith to guard Finland from afar.

"Can you please call a taxi, I need to go to the airport in an hour."

Finland called the receptionist on the day she was scheduled to return to Singapore. She spent the last week grieving and considering whether or not she should tell Caspar about her departure.

After thinking for a long time, she decided to test Caspar one last time. She wanted to know whether Caspar was tracking her or not.

If Caspar showed up at the airport to meet her, it was proof that he had been stalking her – which meant that he lied to her and did not keep his promise. If so, Finland wouldn't be able to forgive him.