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

”Is that so? It must be really nice to be able to buy whatever you want,” Finland said jealously.

She thought of all the things she wanted in life but could not afford, even though they were cheap.

She was reminded of her school uniform that was already too small, shoes that had holes, a school bag that was too old to accommodate her school books... all those things showed her pauperism when she was in school and made her the bullying target of the rich girls...

She could only swallow hard as she tried to forget the bad experiences of her past.

”Unfortunately, not everything I want can be bought...” Caspar said. ”Often, the most valuable things in life cannot be valued with money.”

”For example?” Finland could not think of anything that could not be bought with Caspar's wealth.

Example? Your heart, Caspar said to himself.

Caspar did not reply her question and only kept that thought in his mind. He did not want to sound cheesy.

”Do you think my decision to buy this hotel is good or not?” he asked, changing the subject.

”I don't know. You said that the return on investment of this hotel was good. Doesn't that mean that your decision to buy the hotel was a good decision?” Finland answered. ”Have you ever bought anything and regretted it?”

Caspar frowned at the question. ”Hmm... I have never regretted buying something, but indeed not everything I bought made a profit. For example, I once bought a house at a price that was too expensive just because I was annoyed by the people who lived there. It belonged to an annoying couple who often played music loudly when other people wish to sleep.”

”Oh...” Finland smiled at that. Rich people's problems, she thought.

It's true, no person had a perfect life.

She was just about to ask for her glass to be refilled when a man from the table at the other end waved at her. Without her realizing, he had been watching her for some time.

Finland squinted to take a better look and realized that it was Noah, the guy from Atlas Corp who was trying to flirt with her during dinner at De Lune. Apparently, he and his two colleagues from Atlas were having dinner at this restaurant. Finland nodded to them for courtesy.

She did not know what to expect when Noah and Jonathan started walking towards their table.