Chapter 176 - Let me protect you (2/2)
”I tried to tell you last year... but you didn't want to see me, and instead you sent Sophia to ask for your mother's ring...” Finland shook her head sadly, ”Sophia said you both were living together and you didn't want to see me again... I was so heart-broken...”
”Sophia did live with me... but we don't have any particular relationship, I was just protecting her...” When Caspar finally understood what had happened, his shoulders became limp and out of instinct he hugged Finland firmly back. ”I'm sorry... It's my fault... I should have met you at that time. I was so stupid... I was so jealous of Lauriel that I refused to see you. I was afraid of acting stupid in front of you, to beg you to come back to me and embarrassing myself... You don't know this, you are my only weakness...”
When Caspar hugged her back, suddenly Finland came to her senses. She looked up and stared at Caspar in disbelief. ”Th... Is this you? You're here? Are you really here?”
”It's me, Finland... I'm not your imagination... I'm here... I'm here…” Caspar whispered. ”I'm sorry for leaving you alone all this time... I didn't know.”
”Oh, Caspar... I'm sorry... I meant to call you after Jean woke up from his coma, but I lost my phone on the way to the hospital and I couldn't contact you. I came to Singapore to look for you, but you and Lauriel already had a misunderstanding and then I met Sophia... I didn't know that she tricked me and I couldn't take the pain so I went straight back to America. For the past year I thought you had forgotten me...”
”I thought you were the one who forgot about me and chose Lauriel... I thought Aleksis was his child... That child's eyes are similar to his...” Caspar said quietly. ”I forgot that your father also had heterochromia... I'm sorry... I thought you guys were together, so I deliberately stayed away from you. After all, you are the only woman I have ever loved and Lauriel is my best friend. I didn't want to disturb your lives...”
”Caspar... you have always been very kind to me. Forgive me for being so stubborn, for having such difficulties to open my heart. It has caused so much problems for us...” Finland held Caspar's cheeks and looked at him in tears, ”I'm glad we finally met and clear up all these misunderstandings...”
”I promise I will be a better husband to you... I will also be a good father to Aleksis...” Caspar said quickly. ”Let's start over from the beginning, Honey...”
Tears continued streaming down Finland's cheeks as she shook her head in despair. ”It's too late... I have to marry Lauriel so Aleksis can stay alive... I came to apologize to you and say goodbye...”
”What do you mean?” Caspar choked. ”Why do you have to marry Lauriel?”
”Alexei and Katia kidnapped Aleksis and poisoned her to force Lauriel to marry me. Katia wants you to suffer by seeing the woman you love marry someone else, just as she suffered when you left her to marry me... She wants you to suffer so much that the only way out of your pain is for you to choose Death... ” Finland shook her head sadly,” We have to get married before Ned and Portia's wedding, then the antidote will be given. I have no choice... I have to protect Aleksis...”
Within a second Caspar's face turned red. He was furious when he heard what Alexei and Katia did to his daughter. In his long life he had never been this angry.
He tried to control his anger so as not to frighten Finland.
After taking two deep breaths, he finally spoke in a soft voice, ”Honey... you are not the one who must protect Aleksis, but I am. Leave this one to me... Let me protect you.”