Chapter 143 - Are you ... an Alchemist?

He really missed her. He was willing to accept the girl's anger this time for breaking his promise by tracking her. He would deal with the consequence later. He repeatedly told Jadeith to drive faster. He did not pay attention to his nephew's darkening face.

Upon arrival at the airport, he hurriedly ran to the SQ check-in counter for the flight to Singapore. Jadeith could only sigh when he saw Caspar get out of the car in a hurry. There was one information that he wanted to convey to Caspar but he couldn't do it.

Caspar saw Finland waiting in line to check in at the business counter. He almost rushed towards the woman he missed so much. But suddenly, he saw Lauriel walk toward her carrying Aleksis in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. He handed the coffee cup to Finland.

She smiled and accepted the coffee while saying thanks. She looked a little sleepy, but her face was filled with happiness. She took a sip of coffee and then returned it to Rory and took over carrying Aleksis.

Caspar couldn't move.

He was finally able to accept that Finland donated her eggs a few years ago and had a child with Jean... But to see Finland have a child with Lauriel made his heart ache excruciatingly. Caspar now understood why Finland did not contact him after Jean woke up from his coma. Apparently, she met Lauriel and moved on from him. Wasn't it Finland who said at the time that their relationship was over…?

Caspar felt that karma was really being too cruel to him.

He did hurt a lot of women in the past, but he felt that he had been punished enough when Finland left him.

He never thought that karma would punish him even more severely. He had to see the only woman he loved together with Lauriel, starting a family together.

Tears started flowing down his cheeks as he stood there in silence.

His heart had never felt so much pain.

The pain that filled Caspar's chest did not last long. It was quickly replaced by anger. He had never been treated like this by anyone. He sacrificed many things for Finland, but at this point he felt that the girl had never loved him as much as he loved her. Caspar had never been so patient and understanding of any girl before, but Finland was so quick to move on to another guy...

He knew that Lauriel was an extraordinary man. When he was younger, Caspar also admired him and went on adventures with him around the world... He was finally able to accept the closeness between Finland and Jean, but he could not accept the fact that Lauriel had taken Finland from him.

He just stood there. He saw Lauriel and Finland take Aleksis through immigration. He saw them slowly disappear from his view. Long after they left, he moved and walked back to his car.

"Are you okay?" Jadeith asked quietly.

Caspar didn't answer.

***

The flight from Hong Kong to Singapore took only 4 hours, but it felt like forever for Finland. She couldn't wait to set foot in their second home. After living in America for a year and a half, there were many things that she missed from that small country.

She missed Jean's apartment on Robertson Road, she missed Rose Mansion, and of course her old office in the Suntec Tower. Most importantly, she really hoped to get a clue of Caspar's whereabouts in Singapore.

Lauriel calmly read a fairy tale book to Aleksis, who sat on his lap. Not long after, Aleksis fell asleep. Then, he listened to music on his iPod and closed his eyes.

Lauriel and Aleksis looked like a pair of big angel sitting together with their little angel. The flight attendants came up with various reasons to walk back and forth so that they could steal glances at these angels. They were really a beautiful sight.

Finland became target of envious glances thrown by so many women who also wished for a handsome and compassionate man like Lauriel to take care of their baby.

Finland felt very lucky since she met Lauriel. Her life was no longer difficult as before. Her performance at work was also good because she was able to concentrate fully on her work without worrying about her daughter at home. She could also save most of her money given to her by Caspar because Lauriel provided everything without being asked.

Finland finally decided to move to a better apartment with the extra money she saved so that Aleksis could have a more comfortable place to live in. She did not want Aleksis to prefer living in Lauriel's house than in her own mother's apartment.

After they landed in Singapore, Finland and Lauriel immediately headed to the pickup area. They booked a place at the Continental Hotel and ordered a pickup from the airport so that they wouldn't have to bother looking for a taxi.

"Why isn't the car available?" Finland asked confused. They waited 10 minutes but there was no sign of the Continental Hotel's shuttle. Lauriel shook his head, then picked up his phone and called the Continental Hotel.

"What? Our booking is canceled?" He was astonished for a moment but then his face immediately changed to normal. "Hmm... I understand. We will look for another hotel."

"What is wrong?" Finland asked, worried. She knew that the Continental Hotel belonged to Caspar and she could not understand why their booking was canceled.

"The hotel owner doesn't like me," Lauriel said curtly. "Let's just find another hotel."

He took Finland to the taxi stand then called the Raffles Hotel and booked a 2-room suite. A moment later they were sitting in a taxi heading to the hotel.

"Why doesn't the hotel owner like you?" Finland asked thoughtfully. She didn't know that Caspar knew Lauriel.

"We were friends."

"Friends?" Finland looked at Lauriel with a frown. She suddenly realized that Lauriel's handsome face had perfect symmetry lines, and his green-blue eyes looked very bright when he took off his glasses. "Do… do you know Caspar?"

"I do," Lauriel said curtly.

"Oh my God… Are you… Are you an alchemist?!" Finland gasped.

Lauriel nodded.

"My real name is Lauriel. I know Caspar very well."

Finland covered her mouth. She couldn't hide her shock.