Chapter 23 - First Date (1/2)

Finland whispered in Jean's ear, ”That's Caspar...”

Jean looked at the man on the stage and locked his eyes with Heinrich Schneider's. This was the guy whose face he wasn't able to find anywhere on the internet. Both of them seemed to judge one another.

”Mr. Schneider doesn't like to be photographed, so please don't take any pictures to upload on social media.” Ms Song said.

There were whispers among the guests. Most of the upper-class society who have met with Schneider Group's owner before were not at all surprised. Only some of the guests who heard this strange request for the first time were forced to comply.

After recovering from their amazement, the girls from LTX International shifted their eyes to Finland. They knew that she had a special relationship with the owner of the Continental Hotel from the flowers he sent to their office, and now after seeing how impressive he was, they started seeing Finland with a different perspective.

She was friends with the amazing supermodel, Jean... and her connection to Continental Hotel was none other than the owner of Schneider's Group himself!

After he was done with his speech, Finland immediately sent an SMS to Caspar.

[I lost the bet. You won. What do you want me to do?]

[I want you to go on a proper date with me tomorrow; you can kiss me when we bid good bye.]

[OK.]

[By the way, you look beautiful tonight. I love your dress.]

Finland did not reply to Caspar's last SMS. She showed their SMS exchange to Jean, and the man frowned. He did not like the situation.

The event finally came to an end and everyone prepared to leave. Jean insisted on taking Finland home and that's when he finally saw Finland's beautiful place. He suddenly felt suspicious.

”There is no way this place could cost 500 dollars. It's too good to be true, Finland. Don't you feel anything is wrong with this?” He asked in surprise. ”The pavilion is very luxurious; the main house is also very grand. And look at this stunning garden. Finland, this must be the house of a very rich person, and they don't usually need tenants.”

”The owner is rarely in Singapore. There are only 3 old household staff living here. They are all very kind to me.”

”I just want you to be careful. If anything bad happens and you are forced to leave from this place, you can always go back to my apartment. I actually prefer that you live in my place.”

”I know. Thank you!”

After saying good night, Jean returned to his own apartment. Finland sighed. She also realized that Jean was right. The circumstance was very suspicious, but she was not ready for the truth and she did not want to leave this place yet. She really liked her house.

***

The next day Ben picked Finland up at her home for a ”date” with his boss. Finland was very aware of the kiss she had to give Caspar at the end of the date. She wished she hadn't lost the bet.

Ugh... fine. She shouldn't be too troubled. This was only the meeting of lips. No big deal.

It turned out that their date today was in Caspar's own residence, in his penthouse at the Continental Hotel. The man was preparing dinner when Finland arrived at the door.