Chapter 238 - Year-End Holiday

When Finland returned to the office on Monday, Ruth told her all the gossips she had missed during the Christmas party because she went home early.

"They really are match made in heaven. If only you were there," Ruth said excitedly. "Oh by the way, now the mystery is solved, why Mr. Schneider recently made many new policies in favor of families. He and his wife already have a child! And they are currently expecting their second child! Imagine that! We didn't even know that he is married!"

Finland just laughed at Ruth's enthusiasm. She was happy because her office mates seemed to appreciate their boss and encouraged him to be happy.

There were no significant events going on during the last week of work in December and Finland successfully completed her assessment on startup Trengginas.

She had gathered a lot of information on the project through research and interviews with similar industry players in Southeast Asia and resource persons from Indonesia. She was very happy because she gained new experience and successfully completed a project which she found very interesting.

Finally, the holidays arrived.

"Where are we going on vacation?" Caspar asked when he returned with Finland in the car on the last day of work. "You just name the place, I'll make it happen."

Finland seemed to think for a moment. There was one place that she liked so much, and she hadn't visited in three years.

"Uhm... what about F Island? It would be nice to escape for a moment from the winter in America. Besides, it's been a long time since we went to the beach..." she said.

Caspar nodded. He was very pleased with Finland's choice. He also really liked the island he bought as a wedding gift for her.

"Exactly... I bought the island as a wedding present, and we can spend time there later this year to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. What do you think?" he asked. "This could be our second honeymoon or babymoon... or whatever you want to call it..."

Finland laughed.

"Uhmm... a very tempting offer," but then she thought about Aleksis and Lauriel, "Should we ask Lauriel to come along? Are you comfortable doing that to him? He is single and if we ask him to come to our babymoon, it would be like feeding him dog food."

Caspar laughed. "Nah... you didn't know how much dog food I had to take when he was dating Luna. I helped him make the first crop circle to profess his love for Luna, remember... If he came with us, I'm sure he would not care less if we were being intimate."

Finland finally nodded, "Well, go ahead ask him then. It's up to him. If he wants to come, he can join us to F Island, or he can choose to stay in Singapore with Aleksis - just the two of them."

"Will you let Aleksis stay with him?" Caspar asked in surprise. "Are you okay with that?"

"I think they will be happy to go on adventures together for a few days - without us, while we are vacationing on F Island. Later we can meet up in Bali or Thailand for a trip together, then head home to New York. What do you think?"

"All right, I'll do as you say."

When they told Lauriel about their plans, the man's eyes sparkled with joy. He firmly chose to go on adventures with Aleksis in Singapore and continue to Malaysia and Thailand, while Finland and Caspar vacationed on F Island.

"Okay, then I will prepare a legal statement so that you can travel with Aleksis without a hitch. Because you are not her parent, the immigration officer will ask for the parent's consent if you want to cross the border from Singapore to Malaysia..." Finland said.

"Do you need bodyguards for protection?" Caspar asked. Lauriel almost laughed at the question which he thought was ridiculous. Caspar just smiled at his reaction, "All right, that means the answer is no. But please don't let anything happen to my daughter, okay. I believe in you."

"Hmm..." Lauriel just nodded.

They quickly made the necessary preparations and two days later they were on their plane bound for Singapore. They stayed one day at Rose Mansion and Ms. Law, Kathrin, and John were very happy to see their master and madam had reunited, even bringing a very beautiful daughter with them.

The next day Caspar and Finland left for F Island and Lauriel took Aleksis on a tour in Singapore before continuing their journey to Malaysia by bus

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Finland felt touched when they rose from the roof of the Continental Hotel in the helicopter. She remembered the first time she took a helicopter three years ago; she had no idea that Caspar would fly the helicopter himself.

She was amazed because this perfect man could do anything.

Now they also used a helicopter to go to F Island and along the way she repeatedly exclaimed in excitement while pointing at the clouds and islands they passed.

Caspar was very happy to see Finland looking so happy. Him purchasing the island 3 years ago had made a proper return on investment, in the form of his wife's happiness, he thought.

As always, the butler, the servants, and the bodyguards gave them privacy as much as possible while on the island. Every day they both spent their time relaxing at the beachfront or pool, reading, making out, and talking about trivial things. It was a well-deserved vacation for both of them.

"We have to thank Lauriel..." Caspar said, sipping his lemon water, "If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't be able to babymoon perfectly."

Finland nodded with a wry smile, "In your opinion, are we bad parents? We are not supposed to be this happy if our child isn't here... oh dear ..."

"Uhm... just be thankful that Lauriel is very fond of Aleksis and wants to take care of her during our vacation. After all, he and Aleksis are equally happy," Caspar seemed to think for a moment, "I actually don't mind sharing Aleksis with him as long as Lauriel doesn't take death. I want him to keep having a reason to live. "

Finland took a deep breath. She understood what Caspar meant, "I agree with you. Moreover, we also will have more children. I don't mind if Aleksis lives with Lauriel for a few months a year."

They both looked at each other and nodded. They loved Lauriel very much and understood his sadness. If Aleksis could give Lauriel a reason to live, then they would be willing to share their daughter with him.

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