Chapter 703 - Jealous (1/2)
”Hmm... your house is quite nice,” Caspar said when they arrived inside. He pointed to the Steinway grand piano in the living room. ”Hmmm... I remember when I was in France and invited Chopin for tea. Do you know Opus 31? He created it while he was still in Paris and I was one of the first people to hear it. The boy was very talented.”
”Chopin? You mean, Frederic Chopin? That Chopin, the piano maestro?” L asked with a shocked expression. She still wasn't used to hearing Caspar talk about great men in the past as if they were his next-door neighbors.
”That's right, that Chopin. Before he dated George Sand* and moved to Marseille, I often invited him to play the piano at the parties I was throwing.” Caspar shrugged. ”He was very talented. Too bad that child didn't live long. I heard he died of tuberculosis at the age of 39.”
L nodded. ”That's right. Wow... I didn't expect you ever to meet a legendary musician like Chopin.”
Caspar just smiled lightly. ”Well... that's one of the perks of people who have lived for centuries. One thing I regret is that I've never met Mozart during his lifetime. When he was alive, he didn't get the appreciation that he should've had, and his life was impoverished. He was appreciated by people only after he died. Too bad. He was only 35 years old at the time. He died buried in debt.”
”Well, I'm also very sorry that such a talented person didn't get a chance to enjoy his efforts.” L nodded in confirmation. ”I like reading history, and I read that Mozart was very talented. When he was 14, he visited the Vatican and listened to the musical composition of Gregorio Allegri's Miserere, which was kept secret by the Vatican for centuries. But with just listening to it once, Mozart could memorize all the notes correctly and rewrite the composition without any mistakes.”
Caspar laughed at that. ”Well, it's just a legend that hasn't been proven yet, but I won't be surprised if it's true. Mozart made his first musical composition at the age of 5.”
When Caspar and L exchanged stories about classical music and the names of the legendary composers they liked, London and Rune could only stare at the two in surprise.
”Sshh... you studied piano too when you were little, why didn't you show off your ability in playing the piano to impress L? See, from the way she looked at Dad, L seems to be falling for our father,” Rune whispered nonchalantly.
”Shut up!” London was furious to hear him.
He knew his father was a really cool guy. Even he admired his father, but he wasn't willing to see the girl he loved watching his father with a half-adoring look now.
”Ahem... my dad knows many people,” London said, holding L's waist in front of his father. ”He was also known to be a womanizer. If he had never met my mother, I don't know... maybe he would still be changing girlfriends once a month even until today.”
Caspar, who understood his son's intentions, only laughed and held his wife's waist and took her to his l.a.p.
”Well, London is right. Luckily, my wife is a very understanding person and she is willing to accept me for who I am. You, Miss L, are very lucky, because my son has no experience with women. You are his first love. He'll treat you well.”
London coughed at Caspar's words. He didn't think his father would be his wingman. Ah, his father is the best!
”All right... if L doesn't mind it, we can hear her play the piano and sing to us later. Now, who wants to visit Lily?” London asked after he successfully relieved his embarrassment because his father had praised him.
”Come on; I want to see Lily.” Finland broke away from Caspar and took L by the hand. ”Come on, Honey, show me where Lily's room is.”
L nodded. She placed a box of cakes on the table and took Finland to Lily's treatment room. With happy hearts, the five of them entered the NICU room and were careful not to make a scene as they stood around Lily's incubator to admire the baby.
”Hmmm... she's sleeping. If you look at her condition, Lily is already like a normal baby. Her body is still small and frail, but everything looks well developed, and she is healthy.” Caspar took Lily's latest medical records and examined them. ”You might be able to hug her next week.”
”Yes, Dr. Muller also said that. How did you know?” L asked in surprise.