The Alchemists

At 4 pm Finland arrived at the airport with her luggage. She left so many items in the penthouse and only carried her most valuable stuff because of the limited baggage allowance from the SQ airline she was flying.

When traveling on Caspar's private plane, they didn't have to worry about baggage allowance and during their trip in Europe Caspar bought a lot of things for Finland. Sadly, Finland had to leave her belongings in Paris.

"Finland..."

When Finland was looking for the check-in counter, a familiar voice called out from behind her. When she turned around she found Caspar standing behind her with a really sad face.

"How did you know I was at the airport?" Finland asked in a cold tone.

"I was told by the hotel staff." Caspar confessed.

"I asked you not to stalk me... but apparently you also lied about that." Finland shook her head with an angry face. "We can't be in a relationship that is not based on trust. I don't want to live like this."

"I promise, this is the last time. I will never stalk you again," Caspar said in a low voice. "Please listen to me..."

"I'm listening." Finland crossed her arms across her chest and looked at Caspar sharply. Her beautiful face looked angry as she clenched her jaw.

"Famke set me up. I knew something was suspicious when you said that you knew she gave the memory potion to Jean. Famke was a professional. There is no possible way she could get caught doing her job. If you found out that she did something to Jean, it must be because she deliberately wanted you to know. I rushed to look for you because I was afraid that you were in danger. For that I had to track your whereabouts... I lost my phone on the way because I was frantic and worried about you. That was why I arrived late at Jean's apartment... You already know what happened after."

"But was it true that you ordered Famke to give Jean the memory potion secretly behind my back?" Finland asked still in her cold tone.

"I admit that. I already expected that you would change your mind..."

"Have you been stalking me and Jean all this time?"

Caspar was silent for a few moments, and then he slowly nodded.

"I'm sorry. Today is the last time," he said in an almost pleading voice.

Finland wiped the tears from her eyes and tried her best to smile. "All right. I've made my decision."

"What decision?" Caspar asked quickly.

"I want us to be separated." Finland held her sobs and tried to continue speaking firmly. "Every time I see you, I cannot remove the events that happened at Jean's apartment from my head… especially when Famke shot Jean... Famke told me that you ordered her to do that. I can't forget that... I also can't trust you anymore, because you repeatedly violated my trust and did things behind my back."

"Finland...!" Caspar exclaimed in surprise, "Why don't you give me another chance? I don't want Jean to die. I even gave him your immortality potion so that he would have a chance to recover. If I wanted him to die, I wouldn't do it..."

"If that's the case, let's wait for Jean to recover completely, then we'll talk again."

"..."

"I will return to Singapore and live my own life. I don't want you to stalk me. If you are sorry and want to be given another chance, you must be able to prove that you can be trusted. If I find out that you are tracking me or sending someone to watch over me in the future, it would be an indisputable proof that you really cannot be trusted and that I will never come back to you. You can insist on having my body, but my soul and heart will forever be free to hate you for the rest of my life."

"Finland..."

"If Jean recovers, and after I truly believe that you can be trusted, I will contact you." Finland finally smiled a little, "But if you forget me first and meet another woman, I won't hold you back. You may marry anyone. I assume our relationship is now over."

"I don't want to end the relationship between us..." Caspar said quickly. "I will wait. I will wait until Jean recovers and you can trust me."

"Maybe it will take too long. Maybe Jean will never recover... Maybe I will never be able to forgive you..." Finland wiped her tears that had flowed profusely. She pointed to a man who was queuing to check in in front of her. "I know that man up front, I know he works for you. Please stop stalking me. Leave me alone..."

Caspar sighed. He gave a sign and the man nodded and then immediately disappeared with his suitcase.

"I'm moving out of the Rose Mansion. Please don't find out where I am." Finland then pulled her suitcase and stepped forward to check in.

"Can I try to contact you?" Caspar asked in a pleading voice, "I'm not going to track you down, but I want to call and contact you like an ordinary man... like what you wanted before..."

Finland did not answer. She raised her head and tried to smile at the check-in clerk as she handed over her passport. After obtaining her boarding pass, she walked towards immigration, ignoring Caspar who was standing there.

Caspar, who couldn't believe what just happened, stood there until she disappeared from view.