Chapter 20 - D-Day (2/2)

Finland laughed and warmly returned Jean's hug after she was lowered back on the ground. They kissed each other on the cheek and then walked hand in hand into the mall.

Finland realized that there were so many girls around them who were checking Jean out, stealing glances at him. They couldn't hide their disappointed faces when Finland arrived and Jean bear-hugged her warmly.

Jean was a very attractive man because his handsome face looked exotic. He had naturally brown hair that framed his perfect face. He had a pair of charming cat eyes that gave him a Japanese look, but his 182 cm height and fashionable appearance made him look very European.

They entered the mall to look for nice clothes for Finland, but before they went further, something caught their eye. In front of one of the big shops inside the mall, they saw a huge stunning photo of Jean. He was looking at the camera with a cold gaze and in his hand was a bottle of perfume.

”Hey... That's you, right?” Finland asked while turning to the side. Jean narrowed his eyes and smiled broadly.

”Yup. A new ad. This is my 30th commercial.” He raised an eyebrow and looked at Finland with laughing eyes, ”Are you proud walking with a celebrity in the mall?”

Finland nodded while laughing, ”Very proud!”

They both laughed and continued shopping. Jean pointed to a boutique that had an interesting clothing collection. He walked through the dresses and took some out for Finland to try.

Jean was right when he said that the moment was similar to the scene in the movie Pretty Woman when the character played by Julia Roberts came to the boutique and tried various clothes.

Finland was very happy because Jean was there to help her choose clothes. Her friend knew that she did not have a lot of money, so he could provide the best insights for nice outfits that would not drain her wallet dry.

After trying out around 6 dresses, Finland finally chose two that were suggested by Jean and a nice pair of wedge shoes.

”It's best to use a simple black dress that fits your body like this,” said Jean. ”You look so beautiful and elegant.”

”Thank you.” Finland smiled happily. ”I will go home for a while to change my clothes. Let's meet later at the venue, OK? I have to go earlier to make sure that Caspar doesn't show up and do something weird to win our ridiculous bet.”

”If you have his picture, I can help you to look out for him...” Jean said.

”Ugh... I can't find his picture anywhere and it never crossed my mind to take his picture secretly...” Finland complained to herself. ”Anyway, when he arrives, I'll let you know.”

When Finland turned around to go home, Jean held her hand, ”Wait a minute... I have a present for you.”

He took out a package from the leather bag he was wearing and handed it to Finland, who was wide-eyed in surprise.

”What is this?”

”It's a Prada sling bag to match your outfit. Wearing nice clothes without a fitting purse is useless.” He smiled broadly and put his gift in Finland's shopping bag. ”Please wear it later. I want to see how it looks on you.”

”Oh my...”

”Go ahead, go home now, you don't want to be late.”

Finland nodded and thanked him by kissing Jean on the cheek and then left.

Ah... Jean may be the only friend she had, but really, with a friend like Jean, Finland felt that it was more than enough. She didn't need any other friends. She was grateful for what she had.

She only hoped that their friendship would never change, especially when one day Jean fell in love with a woman and left her, without anyone in the world.

Finland didn't really want to think about it.