Chapter 275 - Feeling relieved (1/2)

After they arrived at the penthouse, Caspar and Finland let Aleksis rest and didn't pester her with any questions. Caspar cooked his daughter's favorite food and she then went to sleep.

”I'm so relieved... Aleksis is fine...” Finland said, hugging Caspar after they closed Aleksis' door.

”Me too...” Caspar gently rubbed his wife's hair. The weight on his chest had been lifted and he felt the same relief. He grabbed Finland's hand and invited her to the kitchen. There, Jean was waiting for them with an open bottle of brandy.

”Want to drink?” he asked, lifting the bottle.

”Just champagne...” Caspar said as he walked to the refrigerator to pick up the oldest Dom Perignon he had. ”This is worth celebrating.”

”OK.” Jean got up and took three sparkling wine glasses for them and Caspar poured each of them a full glass.

”To Aleksis!” Jean raised his glass, followed by Finland and Caspar.

”To Aleksis,” both responded.

”Do you know who saved her?” Jean asked curiously.

Caspar shook his head. ”No. There were no suspicious cars nor people around the Raffles Hotel. Tomorrow I'll ask Aleksis and Lauriel about this mysterious person. They can certainly provide information.”

”How can Lauriel contact that person?” Finland wondered. As far as she knew, Caspar had better access than Lauriel, but this time it was Lauriel who could find out the whereabouts of Aleksis.

Also, the person who helped their daughter... who was he really? Why didn't he want to meet them? What was he hiding?

”Now that Aleksis has been found, are you guys going home soon?” Jean asked. ”Can I stay with you for a week? I want to be with Terry a little longer. You know, this whole situation of being a father is foreign to me, but I want to do my best.”

Finland turned to Caspar before nodding, ”Of course. Our farm in New Zealand is huge. You can get to know each other better there. Terry can stay with you for a few months too if you're not busy.”

”Thank you, I'm so glad to hear that.” Jean smiled awkwardly. ”Billie seems to want to get married and have children... I always try to avoid the topic. You know, my parents were divorced when I was little, I'm not sure if I could be a good husband and father...”

Finland nodded. She really understood Jean's feelings. This man had been her closest friend for almost 20 years and they knew each other very well. Jean had taken the immortality potion meant for his partner and given it to Billie after they had been in a relationship for two years.

Because Billie was an ordinary human who would age while Jean had become an alchemist at the age of 25, his face would never change while Billie's appearance would slowly look older than his.

He loved Billie, but just like how Caspar was with Katia, he wasn't sure if he would want to be with Billie forever. He wasn't sure if he wanted to get married and have children with her.

However, as time went on, and for the sake of his relationship in the future, Jean asked Aldebar to make an immortality potion for Billie. This decision was of course supported by Finland who really liked Billie Yves.

This meant that in the future, Jean would not be able to get another immortality potion for his wife if he were to fall in love with another ordinary human. His only option to live forever with his partner was to marry a fellow Alchemist.