Chapter 60 - Things that money can buy (1/2)

Finland and Caspar enjoyed their meal while updating each other about the events that happened when he was away. Caspar asked Finland about her meeting with Jean and Katia. He held his promise and did not find out information about her using his extraordinary access, so he had to ask her directly to find out what happened.

”Jean has returned to Paris; Katia too,” Finland said. ”Actually, Katia took me to dinner the other day and we talked a little about you... She said that she still loves you.”

”That's her problem,” Caspar responded. ”I don't love Katia and I admit that what I did to her was wrong. I thought the feeling I had for her 50 years ago was love, but I was never sure. When she left me 6 months ago I became more convinced that what I felt for her was not love. After I met you... I know for sure that I never loved her. Finland, you are the only woman I've ever loved.”

Finland sipped her wine slowly as she heard Caspar confess his love for her for the umpteenth time.

”How can you be so sure?” Finland asked him.

”I am sure, because for the first time in my life, I have never thought of other women beside you. I have met thousands of women in my long life and no one has ever made me suffer like you...” Caspar said. ”Since I met you, I've never been with other women. Now I see other women differently. It's like seeing trees, or chairs, or cars. I look at them as if they are inanimate objects.”

”How do I make you suffer?” Finland asked, not quite understanding what he meant.

”You make me suffer because you are always on my mind, while we know I am never on your mind. It's been so long and you still haven't responded to my love confessions,” Caspar answered with a slight protest.

”Maybe that's the reason... you have never actually been rejected by a woman before. All the women you were interested in fell in love with you almost instantly and wanted to marry you... So now, when for the first time you meet a woman who didn't fall for you right away, your heart feels interested and challenged. It wants to conquer the only person who didn't fall in love with you and doesn't want to be your wife... ” Finland said again. ”It's also not love. Because in that case, once I return your love, your heart will feel satisfied because you managed to conquer me like those other women, and the feelings you have now will disappear...”

Caspar looked at Finland for a long time. He did not deny the girl's words. He had never met a woman who had not fallen in love with him. Finland was the first girl who didn't give him that adoring look and wanted to be his wife...

But he was very sure that what he felt for her was love, not just a desire to conquer.

Unfortunately, he didn't know how to convince the girl...

”I don't know how I can convince you...” he said then with a sigh.

Damn you, Karma! he thought, irritated.

Caspar tried to change the subject. He did not want to linger on topics about Katia and how many women he had hurt in the past four hundred years.

As the saying goes, action speaks louder than words, so he was determined to prove that he really loved her. He would stop talking about it and he would start showing his love.

”I can buy a lot of things that I like,” Caspar said, raising his empty glass. A waiter quickly came and swiftly poured more champagne, ”I bought Continental Hotel because I like the food at this Moon Restaurant. So far the return on investment is good.”