The Alchemists

After the elevator door opened, Finland knocked on the penthouse door and Caspar opened the door with a happy face. Jadeith then excused himself back down.

"Welcome," Caspar said, kissing Finland's forehead. "Rosa arrived this morning. She was resting and will soon come upstairs."

He then took out a bottle of champagne from the cabinet and poured two glasses for them.

"Thank you," Finland said, accepting the glass. They drank while talking about today's work.

"I will meet Rosa for a while to accompany you, but after that I have to go to the United States to meet Sam Atlas. There are things that must be taken care of. I need to meet the directors of my company in America, because this is the end of the year. Please have fun with Rosa. I will come back in 5 days."

"Oh..." Finland looked at Caspar sadly. It used to be normal for Caspar to leave for a long time, but now she was already accustomed to being with the man every day. Knowing that he will leave her for 5 long days felt very painful. Without realizing it she murmured sadly, "That's a really long time..."

"You can come if you want..." Caspar replied, smiling.

"But I can't take leave..."

"You can quit working."

Finland knew she wouldn't want to resign. Not now. She still wanted to enjoy living like a normal person before the time came when she must live like Caspar.

"Call me every day..." Finally, Finland could only bury her head in Caspar's chest sadly. "I will miss you."

Caspar caressed the girl's head affectionately. He saw how much Finland had changed over the past few months. Now Finland was able to express her love for Caspar more openly, and it seems that her heart was no longer barren and defensive to love, as it was when they just met

Caspar was proud of himself for being able to be patient and diligent for more than 4 months in wooing and fighting for the heart of the girl who had stolen his.

They kissed warmly and sat on the couch waiting for Rosa Wang's arrival, a glass of champagne in hand.

Ten minutes later, someone knocked on the door. When Caspar opened the door, Finland saw Manager Park with a very elegant woman in her 50s. There were a few staff came carrying wheeled hangers with various materials, accessories and samples of wedding dresses followed behind them.

"Good evening, Miss Wang," Caspar greeted her and Finland embraced the designer.

"Good evening, I am honored to be asked specifically by Mr. Stanis Van der Ven for this special assignment." Rosa smiled happily, "Usually my dress takes at least 3 months to make, but he said that this was a very special couple, and I would need to work overtime with all the staff in New York to finish it on time."

Caspar stayed for a while with Finland to chat briefly with Rosa only so that the designer could get to know the bride and groom and put her impression on Caspar into the design to fit the image of the couple. After about 30 minutes, then he excused himself for his five-day business trip to the United States. When Finland walked him out of the penthouse door, they hugged for a long time, as if it was very hard to separate.

"I'll call from the plane. Just let me know when your meeting with Rosa is over." Caspar kissed Finland's forehead and left.

The girl just nodded slowly, not answering. She was sad to see Caspar leave. Her own feelings astonished her. She had never felt this way when someone was leaving before. She was often sad when taking Jean to the airport, but the feeling she had now was different...

Was this what it felt like to love a man as a lover?

Rosa Wang watched them with a small smile on her face. She could see how much they loved each other. She could only guess why the wedding was held so suddenly.

"Well Miss... let's talk about the type of dress you like." She approached Finland who was still standing, looking at the door. Rosa held her hand gently and guided her to the sofa.

Finland talked with Rosa about the dress of her dreams and what Finland liked from herself. Rosa took out a variety of beautiful silk and satin materials and asked Finland to choose which ones 'touched her heart'.

"You have good taste," Rosa Wang later said with a smile. She then cleared her equipment with the help of the hotel staff and then she said goodbye. "I have to go back to New York immediately to prepare this dress. Later when it's finished, I'll send it directly to Germany."

"Thank you, Ms. Wang." Finland escorted Rosa out of the penthouse and waited until the elevator door closed, then sent an SMS to Caspar.

[Already done. Rosa Wang designed the most beautiful dress I've ever seen.]

[I am glad to hear that. You just stay in the Penthouse, don't go back to Rose Mansion.] Caspar replied. [I like seeing Singapore from that big window because it gives me a feeling of peace. It would be better for you to stay there for five days than to miss me every night at Rose Mansion.]

Caspar could always read Finland's heart. The girl would indeed miss Caspar's presence at Rose Mansion because they were used to having breakfast and dinner together, and sleeping next to each other. They were very used to doing these things together, and now she felt lost.

[OK. I will stop by Rose Mansion to pick up my stuff.] Finland replied.

[No need. Ms. Law sent some of your belongings to Continental this afternoon. You can see them in the walk-in closet of the main bedroom.]

Oh... Finland really felt pampered. She almost didn't need to do anything, Caspar had everything prepared for her.

What a life…