Chapter 118 - Serious talk with Jean (1/2)

”Tomorrow we will spend the whole day visiting the Louvre. That will be my third birthday present. Then, the day after, we will go to Palace of Versailles, it will also take all day because it is quite far and we need to take the train. Entering Versailles will be my fourth gift to you. Then, we will spend another whole day in Disneyland Paris, the fifth gift from me. Then, on Sunday, we can see Notredame, the Eiffel Tower and spend time on the canal by boat. After that we will go to my mother's home to have dinner together. Incidentally, Maman* is in Paris. I want to take my car from her place, so we can go to Colmar by car the next day.”

”Wahhh... everything sounds so much fun! Thank you!” Finland was very happy to hear about their travel plans and Jean's planned gifts for her. She was also pleased that they would meet Jean's mother during her visit to Paris this time.

She only met Rosalind Marchal, Jean's mother, in Singapore once and was very impressed with her beauty. Even though her expression looked aloof, Rosalind Marchal treated Finland very well back then.

At the age of nearly 50 years old, she still looked very beautiful and she was still busy with various socialite charity activities. Jean himself admitted that he rarely met his mother.

”Want to watch a movie before we sleep?” Jean asked as he cleared their dishes. ”There's a fun new horror movie on Netflix.”

”Yes, please,” Finland replied. She tried to refrain from looking sad all day.

She would miss the things they usually to do together such as watching movies while snacking on Jean's favorite carrot and yam slices, and of course, she would miss sharing stories with Jean every day about what she experienced.

Jean prepared a bowl of carrot slices for them, a bottle of port that Finland brought for him from Lisbon, and two glasses. He started the movie and sat comfortably next to Finland. They enjoyed watching Netflix while snacking on carrot slices and drinking port.

”It's a very scary story...” Finland commented after the movie was over. She sighed with relief, because finally the 90-minute tension ended. ”I never thought this kind of horror movie would scare me, but it did.”

”The director is indeed a genius,” Jean agreed. ”I was also not able to guess the ending earlier. I consider that a sign of a very good movie. If I switched into acting, I want to learn from directors like him.”

”Did you get another acting offer?” Finland asked.

”More and more. When I went to Seattle a few months ago, I stopped by Los Angeles and met several directors there. Many interesting stories are being developed. I might think of moving to America to pursue a career in the movie industry.”

Jean shrugged, ”I still don't know. My life in Paris is quite comfortable. But, I don't want to stay in my comfort zone for too long. My initial plan was actually to wait until you finish your three-year work commitment in Singapore, then go on an adventure with you to make travel videos and stuff. However, it turns out now you're already married to Caspar. So, I think whatever you plan for the future, will definitely be around his life. I can no longer expect us to travel together around Europe and make travel videos...”

Finland knew that Jean was very smart, and she already thought Jean would think about this before Finland could talk about it. She felt a little guilty about getting married so quickly and keeping it a secret from Jean. She was sad that their plans for future failed because of her marriage.

”I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hide my marriage from you...”