Chapter 219 - Decided to take Death (1/2)

The barbecue party was finally over and all the guests were stuffed with food and drink. Everyone was excited and happy. One by one they excused themselves and finally, at 7 pm, the only remaining attendance were the Schneider family, Lauriel, all the guards and staff, and Jean and Franka.

”We have to go now. Tomorrow I have a press conference in LA...” Jean told the host. ”Thank you for inviting us... the party was very fun...”

”Thank you for coming...” Finland hugged Jean and then Franka. Caspar nodded and smiled.

After Jean and Franka left, Jadeith and his friends turned back to return to downtown San Francisco. Only Ben and two bodyguards stayed to help Kathy and Luke take care of the rest of the party.

Lauriel had withdrawn to the library and was enjoying a glass of wine with Aleksis, who was drinking milk. The two seemed to be in their own world, and both Caspar and Finland could only let watch from afar.

Caspar could guess what had happened, that made Lauriel so sad. Surely, he had tested the DNA of the blood on Luna's ring he was keeping and found that it indeed did not belong to his girlfriend. He then probably searched for information on Luna's whereabouts and found that the girl had indeed died, but he couldn't find her grave.

If Luna were still alive, she would definitely look for Lauriel, and it wouldn't be difficult for Lauriel or Caspar to find her.

After making sure that everything was fine, Caspar invited Finland into the library. They brought with them a pot of tea and two glasses.

”How are you, Lauriel?” Caspar asked, placing the teapot on the table. He then sat on the sofa and Finland sat next to him.

Lauriel looked at them and took a deep breath.

”Bad. I checked Alexei's story, and he did not lie... The blood on the ring was not Luna's.”

Finland looked at Caspar and Lauriel alternately. She did not know who they were talking about. Caspar turned to Lauriel as if asking for his approval, and after Lauriel nodded, he explained.

”Luna was Lauriel's girlfriend. She died in World War 2, when the allied forces bombed her family's manor in Germany... At least that's what we thought,”

”Oh...” Finland covered her mouth in surprise. There were so many things that she didn't know about Lauriel, even though they had been close friends for more than two years. She did not expect Lauriel's fate to be so unfortunate. ”I'm sorry, Lauriel...”

Lauriel looked at her in grief. ”Luna, my girlfriend... was pregnant when she returned to Germany. I planned to come after her after finishing my business in Asia. We wanted to get married... But then there was a massive bombing, and I was not there to protect her... That is why, when I met you in San Francisco, I felt like I was given a second chance... I loved Aleksis because she reminded me of my child who never had the chance to live...”

Finland involuntarily shed her tears. She was very sad to hear Lauriel's story. It turned out that for the past two years, she and Aleksis had been basking on the man's kindness and affection because he was thinking of his own child... How sad...

”I'm sorry I didn't know...” Finland whispered in a choked voice. Unconsciously she approached Lauriel and hugged him, ”I'm sorry...”

Lauriel nodded slowly, ”Thank you... no need to apologize, you have no fault in this. I feel fortunate to be able to meet you and get the chance to be a godfather to Aleksis...”