Chapter 124 - Hello, Father... (2/2)

Your grandmother died shortly after Aleksis returned and so he decided to return to Indonesia. He came to Colmar and worked picking grapes to save money for tickets. He had no intention of leaving you. At that time his mother was seriously ill and in dire need of his care... Too bad, he suddenly fell ill and died here...”

”How did you find my father's trace, Jean?” Finland asked, turning her head to Jean. ”I once tried to trace him via the internet, but I didn't get any information...”

”Uhmm... I sent a letter in the mail to everyone with the last name Makela in Finland, asking if anyone knew your father...” Jean said in a low voice. ”Just last year a distant relative responded to my letter and said that your father had died at Colmar. So, I came here...”

”Oh...”

No wonder Jean had come to Colmar several times. He was seeking information about Finland's father. Finland knew how busy Jean was with work... but he was willing to do all this for her...

Finland didn't know how she could ever repay all of Jean's kindness.

Uncle Etienne went into his room and came out carrying a package, then handed it to Finland.

”This is your father's legacy. His notebook and a few photos... These are all that's left. Take them...”

Finland accepted the package and took out the contents. A book full of writings in English and Finnish which she did not understand. It seemed like her father was a writer who wrote a lot of poetry and prose during his lifetime.

Tears slowly fell down the paper she was holding. Finland hurriedly wiped her eyes away so that her tears would not drip on and damage her father's old book. In the middle of the book there were two photographs, and for the first time in her life, Finland saw her father's face...

There was a picture of her father in Paris with Uncle Etienne and another picture of him standing in front of the Taj Mahal in India. Finland was very moved because she recognized that face. Her father's face was very similar to her own, except that Aleksis had blond hair and green-blue eyes.

She was touched to see a handsome young man in his 20s on this photo. The young Aleksis seemed full of excitement and adventure, and his smile greeted her for the first time...

Hello, Finland... finally we meet, my dear daughter…