Chapter 62 - I will not let anyone bully you (1/2)

With a sad face she returned to her table, trying to remove traces of her tears.

When Caspar saw her, he squinted his eyes to take a better look at Finland. He immediately stood up and held the girl's hand.

”Are you crying? What's wrong?”

”No... I wasn't crying. It's nothing...” Finland answered.

”I know what your crying face looks like. Even though you wiped your tears, I know you were crying. Your eyes can't lie.”

Again, Caspar saw the saddest pair of eyes in the world. The same pair which first caught his attention at the airport. He hated to see Finland sad.

”I hate people who abuse their power to oppress others...” Finland finally answered after Caspar urged her again.

”Who abused their power? Who hurt you?” Caspar asked.

Finland stole a glance at Noah's table, and she saw the man raise his wine glass while nodding toward them. Caspar followed Finland's eyes and looked at the same direction.

”He? What did he do?”

Finland pursed her lips and replied, ”He's the Atlas Corp Marketing Manager. Our company is trying to set up a contract with them. A few days ago, I accompanied several people from the marketing department to meet them for dinner. He tried to flirt with me all night and I became very uncomfortable. Finally, I asked Jean to come and pretend to be my boyfriend.”

Caspar began to understand what had happened.

”Then?”

”After Jean arrived, he stopped flirting with me and probably forgot about me. But now, he saw us together tonight, and when I kissed you, he thought I was that kind of woman. He said that he heard rumors that I am some wealthy businessman's mistress and therefore I must be used to serving men. So he insisted that I accompany him on a holiday in Bali this weekend... otherwise he will cancel the contract with LTX...” Finland gulped down all the wine in her glass before slamming her glass on the table, ”I hate people who bully others like that...”

Caspar hugged her and rubbed her head.

”I understand...”

Being treated so gently by Caspar, Finland could not hold back the tears she tried hard to suppress. Hate is a strong word, but she really hated people who have power over others and oppress the weak. She was tired of being mistreated by people all her life...