Chapter 245 - They call me fat (1/2)
Caspar and Finland agreed that the second week of March would be their last day of work, after which they would move to Germany and live peacefully while waiting for the birth of their second child.
Ruth seemed very surprised when Finland tendered her resignation. She didn't expect Finland to quit working so soon.
”You're only five months pregnant, right? Are you having problems with your pregnancy?” Ruth looked at Finland from top to bottom to check if something was wrong with her, ”Hmm… you do look a bit big for only 5 months in...”
Finland almost spouted her tea when she heard Ruth bluntly called her fat. They were having lunch at the restaurant on the 30th floor and the place was very crowded. Naturally, many people immediately turned towards them.
”Uh... sorry, I made a mistake...” Ruth said quickly. ”You're pregnant, so it's only natural that you gained weight...”
Finland could only sigh because Ruth just called her fat for the second time. She remembered that when she was pregnant with Aleksis, she only gained a maximum of 7 kg and her body barely changed shape. But that was because she was very stressed at the time and experiencing a lot of pressure.
Now, throughout ther second pregnancy, her body which was usually very slim slowly began to expand and at 5 months she had gained weight up to 15 kg. Moreover, with someone by her side spoiled her to no end, how could her body stay thin during her pregnancy?
Finland did not even realize that she gained weight because no one mentioned it at home. Her daughter and husband never once mentioned the word fat – big – heavy – or gain weight, not even as a joke! Caspar's attention and affection to her had not changed one bit.
Today was the first time Finland actually felt fat and her face immediately became grim. She looked at her protruding tummy and slightly swollen feet and almost cried over them.
”Gosh... don't cry... I'm sorry...” Ruth immediately felt uneasy. She quickly approached Finland and rubbed her back, ”I understand that pregnant women are said to be more sensitive...”
Finland shook her head slowly while biting her lip. Ugh... alright... she shouldn't take this to heart, she thought. As long as she felt healthy and well and Caspar never complained about her appearance, she didn't need to care about what other people say.
Ah, today Caspar should have lunch at the restaurant too, but Finland hadn't seen him at all. At times like this she suddenly missed him and wanted him to console her.
[Didn't you come down for lunch?] She asked him via text.
[I forgot to tell you that there is an important guest today. We are still having a meeting on the 35th floor. Let's meet later in the lounge?] Caspar replied to her text.
[Oh ...]
Finland wondered who the important guest was. When it came to work, Caspar usually casually mentioned the names or roles of the people he met. But today he only referred to them as a guest.
Priyanka entered the restaurant and sat down beside her, followed by Susan. They look rather disheveled.
”Pfew... we just had a long meeting this morning with the CEO of the Meier Group to work on selling our shares in their companies. It was very complicated and intense...” Susan said, stretching her body.
”Meier Group?” Finland asked slowly. She seemed to recognize the name. ”Do we have shares in the group?”
”A few months ago, our CFO took some actions by buying a lot of the shares of the Meier Group's main companies to drop their values. We lost a lot of money at that time.” Priyanka replied while peeling an orange and eating it, ”I don't know what really happened. The rumor is that there was a dispute between our boss and the boss of the Meier Group, but I don't know exactly what. It looks like the dispute has been resolved as they are now talking about how they can restore things to normal.”