The Alchemists

Caspar agreed that under normal circumstances, this would indeed be a very funny situation because Finland was repeatedly exposed to gossip as his mistress... people thought that she was a gold-digger who tried to seduce a rich man, even though what happened was the opposite.

Caspar was the one who was hopelessly in love with her and would do anything to pursue her while Finland always tried to avoid him.

He wanted to laugh but he didn't have the heart to do so in front of his wife. Now he was aware of all the commotion and Finland's irrational behavior today was the result of her pregnancy hormones going out of control. Everything then exploded on the wrong day.

"All right, I'll scold them and cut their annual bonuses as punishment for making my beloved wife sad. Who called you fat? I will fire her."

Finland had never seen Caspar sack people before, which meant that he took this incident today very seriously...

Finland did not want to see Ruth fired. Ruth only told her an honest statement which, under normal circumstances, was not a big deal. Finland was upset because she was feeling super sensitive. She immediately shook her head.

"Don't overdo it... This is just my shitty pregnancy hormone, I shouldn't have felt offended," she said quickly. "But I'm not sure I'll be able to continue working here after today's incident. Plus, I don't know how long this stupid hormone will bother me..."

"So, what do you want?" Caspar's eyes suddenly widened when he realized the only possibility, "Are you going to quit working? Starting from today?"

Finland nodded. "I won't be able to face my coworkers again... It will definitely be awkward from now on."

Caspar laughed cheerfully. Ha ha ha. He could not even begin describing how lucky he was today. Finland finally became jealous over him, and she also decided to quit working early.

He would celebrate this day by drinking with Lauriel tonight. He would make an exception today because he was very happy.

"All right. Then, let's go home. Do you want to say goodbye to your coworkers?"

Finland nodded. Caspar helped her get up from her chair and led her into the Market Research Department area, heading straight for her desk.

"How do you know which desk is mine?" Finland asked in surprise, she turned her head and gave Caspar a suspicious look, "Are you stalking me?"

Hm... okay, maybe this pregnancy hormone isn't always adorable, Caspar thought. He had to restrain himself from replying to his wife's curt attitude and continued to answer gently, "I know it's your desk because you have your bag on it."

"Oh..." Finland took her bag and tidied up the items on her desk. "Alright, we can go home."

Caspar waited patiently and then nodded. "Don't you want to say goodbye to your coworkers?"

Finland turned around and saw that everyone was staring at them with faces full of questions.

"Uhm... friends, I'm not feeling well and I want to go home early. Thank you for cooperating with me for the past four months... You are all very pleasant. I'm sorry for quitting work so early. My pregnancy is entering a frustrating stage..." She bowed slightly in several directions. Before leaving she remembered something and added an explanation, "Oh, by the way... please don't let there be any misunderstandings between us. I'm not Mr. Schneider's mistress, I'm his wife."

Caspar wanted to laugh out loud when he saw the expressions of his people. They all looked confused and surprised and a little scared at the same time. Even so, Caspar held back and remained calm on the surface. He was after all their boss and must not lose face.

He nodded, "Yes, Finland is my wife and, as I said at the company Christmas party, she is pregnant with our second child. I will withdraw from business and focus on my family. Thank you for your cooperation so far. Good day."

He carried Finland's bag and held her hand as they walked to the elevator. Everyone's shocked eyes followed their exit. Ruth was the most shocked of all. She felt so bad for openly asking Finland if she had an affair with Mr. Schneider.

"Do you want to go straight home or rest on the 35th floor? I still have a little work to do, but it's not really important. I can continue tomorrow," Caspar asked once they were inside the elevator.

"Hm... if you have work to do, just finish it. I can wait. But I don't want to meet anyone," Finland answered.

After all, in the mansion she would only rest, it didn't hurt to rest in Caspar's office while waiting for him to finish his work. She didn't want to be selfish and make Caspar leave his work just because she wasn't feeling well.

"OK." Caspar pressed the 35th floor button and they immediately headed to the top floor.

Before they arrived on the 35th floor, the people from the 20th floor had spread the rumor that the wife of Mr. Schneider also worked in the building and had revealed her identity. That was why when the two arrived at the top floor, people were acting very normal and did not bother or stare at them.

The staff who tried to stop Finland from entering Caspar's office earlier today could only hold his palpitating chest for fear of being scolded by his boss' wife. Fortunately, the woman with her big tummy seemed too tired to notice him.

"Alright, my beautiful wife, please rest here. I'll take care of a few things with my directors, so that tomorrow I don't have to come here again," Caspar kissed Finland on the forehead. He helped the girl sit on his couch and hurried out.

Everyone could see his carefree face beaming in happiness and they realized that they had never seen him this happy before. Inwardly they were happy to see their boss happy.