Chapter 55 - At Universal Studios (1/2)

After Katia left, Finland felt dizzy. She then asked Jean to enter a cafe and rest. She said the hot sun must have given her a headache.

Of course, Jean who knew Finland well understood that it was only an excuse. He guessed that something had happened between Katia and Finland related to Caspar. However, he did not ask any questions at all.

”What do you want to drink?” he asked when the waiter came to bring the menu.

”Mmm... I want a soft drink,” Finland replied. ”Uff... it's very hot today...”

Jean just smiled affirmatively, even though he knew the temperature outside today was considered cool for the Singaporean standard. He ordered two soft drinks to the waiter and then took out his phone.

”Can you please take a picture of us?” He asked after the waiter finished taking notes of their order.

”Of course.”

Jean embraced Finland's shoulder as they posed for photos. The waiter suddenly recognized Jean's face and he eagerly took more photos.

”I often see your face...” she said while returning Jean's cellphone with a delighted smile. ”I don't know your name, but you look very familiar because I often see you in magazines.”

”Thank you.” Jean smiled a little and nodded. Finland gasped and then patted Jean's shoulder proudly.

”I feel like I am hanging out with a real celebrity...” she said with a laugh. ”I can't imagine what will happen if you end up acting in movies and become more famous. Maybe later there will be paparazzi and fans following you everywhere...”

”I hope so. I really want to be as famous as Madonna or Kesha, who are known only by their first name.” Jean nodded. He sorted the photos the waiter took and chose the best. ”I'll post this one. What do you think?”

Finland looked at the photo in question and nodded in agreement. ”Yes, this photo is good. We look natural and the smiles look good.”

”Great!” Jean posted the photo on his Instagram account with a caption that said 'Spending my last few days home with my person.' He tagged Universal Studios Singapore as the location.

Jean had 4 million followers on Instagram and his picture immediately got a lot of responses from curious fans because Jean had never posted a photo with a woman before. Usually he only posted his own modelling photos or photos of him in groups.

Finland did not have an Instagram account because she felt that she had nothing special in her life to share. Sometimes, when she was with Jean and she wanted to post a certain photo, she would borrow Jean's account and post a picture there. It happened only a few times a year because Jean and Finland only met when Jean came to Singapore.

Jean's loyal followers could see that every few months random photos would appear on his Instagram account.

Among the hundreds of Jean's artistic photos as a model, there would suddenly be a picture of a plated dish of Finland's cooking, or of squirrels on tree branches they saw while walking in Fort Canning Park, or a picture of a flower bouquet that included one white rose that Jean gave Finland on her birthday.

Usually these random photos attract the attention of Jean's loyal followers because they were very different from the photos usually uploaded by him. Some of his fans said that Jean had an alter ego, or the Hyde to his Jekyll, who uploaded the photos.

”Look... you're very popular...” Jean said while he showed his phone to Finland. Meanwhile, the drinks they ordered arrived, ”Many people ask whether you are my alter ego who takes over my Instagram account at random occasions.”