Chapter 66

66 Jefferson Family

They were now eating together, neither of them made the slightest sound. The only sound was the clinking of spoons and forks from each of them. Arthur suddenly became quieter when his father arrived. He just said hello and asked how he was. After that, the man had better keep his mouth shut. Rather than Albern suddenly talking about something he didn’t like. Uncomfortable with this cold atmosphere, Aquila finally started to open the topic.

“Dear, even though I have asked you to come home often, but you still never come,” Aquila whined to the child. Arthur smiled bitterly, he was wrong but Aquila should know the reason he wasn’t so comfortable at home. “You’re too busy at work, Arthur. I don’t want you to get sick.”

“Don’t worry-”

“Your son is busy playing with women, the work is actually being delegated to Juan,” Albern cut in casually while wiping his mouth with a handkerchief.

Arthur was silent, he looked at his father flatly. He had guessed his father was mocking him. Every time they met, they always argued, but Arthur’s patience was still there and he tried to ignore his father’s sarcasm. He smiled faintly at Aquila, then said, “Sorry, Mom. There’s been quite a lot of work lately because the company’s app will be released soon. Ah, as an apology, I brought you a gift.”

“Oh, what’s that?”

“After dinner, Mom will know.”

“Yeay!”

“None for me?” Angela asked. Arthur chuckled softly as he stroked his sister’s hair gently.

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“Of course there is, I can’t possibly forget you.”

“You’re the best!”

“Arthur,” Albern called, interrupting his wife and daughter’s happy time.

“Yes, Dad?”

“So when are you getting married? Have you found the right woman for you?”

Arthur sighed, again this question again.

“Albern! We were eating and just met him but you’ve asked like that! If you keep asking when he’s getting married, your son will be even lazier to go home,” Aquila scolded her husband. Even though Aquila wanted her child to get married soon, she tried not to show it too much and made Arthur uncomfortable, unlike Albern.

“Dad, don’t pressure my brother with that request,” Angela added, not supporting her father, who continued to force his brother to marry. The younger sister didn’t want Arthur to quickly have a serious relationship with a woman. She still wants to get the full attention of her brother. She knew that Arthur often played with women, but it didn’t matter to Angela. She will actually interfere with Arthur’s relationship with the woman who made her brother fall in love. Yes, Angela is a spoiled and jealous sister.

“I just don’t want Arthur to continue playing women, sowing seeds to everyone. Don’t you also dislike your son’s attitude? Why are you suddenly defending him?” Albern replied, which made Aquila even more furious.

“Albern, I emphasize once again, we are eating. Your words are inappropriate here.”

“You continue to defend your child, what if there is a woman who asks for responsibility for being pregnant by Arthur?”

“In the end, until recently no one came here, right?”

“Not coming doesn’t mean it really doesn’t exist.”

“Dad, I always play it safe and wear safety. You don’t have to think about that,” Arthur interrupted, still trying to calm down. He was really tired, had just finished working from out of town, and was now facing internal problems within his family. He should be resting and spoiling himself with Kalea or some other woman.

Now Albern’s eyes are on his eldest son. “No 100% safety absolutely won’t get a woman pregnant. You know that too, don’t you, Angela?”

Angela gasped when her father called her name. She bit her lower lip and nodded slowly. Although Albern is right, safety devices don’t completely prevent pregnancy. But that happens if only condoms are the only means of contraception used. “B-but at least Brother is not having free sex!”

The sound of a fork being placed a little louder echoed through the dining room, bringing the debate to a halt and returning its attention to Arthur. The man’s face looked serious and tired. “Until a thousand times you told me to get married, I still don’t want to. There hasn’t been a woman that I’ve really fallen in love with.”

“That’s why you should focus on one woman.”

“That’s enough, Albern! You’re too controlling of your son’s love life! As long as my children are happy, I won’t forbid them as you do!” Aquila growled while she pulled Arthur’s body for her to hug.

“I’m educating him not to be a jerk!”

“You were a jerk too if you forgot!”

Angela looked down deeply, even though they had just reunited as a whole family, but there had to be an argument about the same problem. Arthur watched his little sister who looked uncomfortable. He let go of his mother’s arms with a small smile.

“I’m sorry if I can’t grant your request on this one quickly, Dad. I’m going to my room first,” Arthur said as he got up from his seat and walked up the stairs to his room.

Arriving in the room, he took off his suit and tie which were getting more and more suffocating. He dropped onto the bed he hadn’t been in for a long time. Because of this, he was too lazy to go home. So far, Arthur has always obeyed his parents’ wishes, whatever they wanted, Arthur always tried because he loved them. However, only because of the one that he had not granted, Albern continued to demand and pressure him. Without his father knowing how the problem used to be, Arthur didn’t believe in true love.

Arthur doesn’t believe in love and is afraid to fall in love. Causing him to prefer to play with that feeling.

There was a knock on the door, followed by her mother’s soft voice. Arthur answered and let Aquila into his room.

“What’s wrong, Mom?” Arthur asked as he got up from his lie down.

The woman’s face looked sad and then she approached the child and immediately hugged him. “I’m sorry, Dear, because your father is very stubborn and selfish,” Aquila whispered in between sobs.

Arthur smiled faintly, stroking his mother’s back gently. “It’s all right, Mom. I’m used to it,” he replied. In fact, he could have taken it as a breeze and continued to argue as he did when Albern came to the office. However, because Arthur was really very tired, he was mostly silent and didn’t want to reply to his father’s words. He had understood very well how Albern was, the character of such a strict father even since he and Angela were little.

“You will stay tonight, right?” Aquila asked as she let go of the hug.

Arthur nodded slowly, he chuckled softly as he wiped the tears that ran down his mother’s cheeks. “Don’t cry, Mom. Even though you are always beautiful in any condition, I prefer you to smile than cry.”

“You’re really good at saying sweet things,” Aquila said, laughing softly.

“I’m fine, nothing to worry about, okay?” Arthur smiled sweetly until his eyes narrowed like crescent moons. He still tries to look as if he doesn’t think about his father’s demands because he doesn’t want to make his mother continue to worry.

“I will not force you to get married immediately. As long as you are happy with what you do, I am also happy,” Aquila said as she smoothed her son’s black hair and kissed Arthur’s forehead.

“Thanks, Mom.”

“If you don’t want to go home after this, we can make a meeting outside just the two of us or with Angela. Your dad doesn’t need to be invited!” Aquila exclaimed vehemently, she was annoyed with her husband for not thinking about the feelings of their two children.

Since childhood, when Arthur and Angela continued to study in all fields, from morning to night, all Albern thought about was the result of their learning, regardless of how the two children continued to strive to please their father’s ego and get words of praise from Albern. As for Aquila, she is always pleased and tries to make Arthur and Angela less frustrated. Even though in the end, she was the one who was suffering, she couldn’t bear to see her two children whom she loved so much, being treated so harshly by her husband.

Aquila also once filed for divorce from Albern. She couldn’t bear to see Arthur and Angela getting more and more tormented by the day until they were admitted to the hospital several times.

Albern must have been very surprised and tried to keep his wife from wanting a divorce. Finally, the man gradually softened and did not push the two children too much. Because he really loves Aquila.

The night was getting late, Aquila came out of Arthur’s room to let his son rest. He locked the door and lay back on the bed. Arthur grabbed the phone and texted Kalea.

[Lea.]

[Yes?]

[Wow, you don’t usually reply to messages so quickly. Usually, you will reply one, or two hours later.]

[Hmm, okay. See you in five hours later.]

[No, no! That’s not what I mean! What are you doing?]

[Refreshing, watching horror movies.]

[... so brave.]

[Of course, unlike someone.]

[Yes, I know what you mean. You didn’t ask where I am now?]

[Daddy, where are you now?]

Arthur chuckled softly, only messages like this comforted him. Maybe because the sender was Kalea. Her nagging sugar baby, was tsundere, but adorable. The man pointed the camera at his exhausted face. However, Arthur’s good looks always radiated. He sent the photo to Kalea.

[My parents’ house. You want to come here?]

[What for?]

[Meet my family, then we will get married.]

[Don’t joke, Arthur.]

[Sorry, I’m just kidding.]

He felt that Kalea was no longer replying to his messages, so he put the phone on the table. Tomorrow, he had to meet with the girl to recover his drained energy to nothing. Arthur began to realize that lately he barely met other women and even refused their requests to be accompanied by him. For some reason, Arthur’s mind was always on the student who became his sugar baby and wanted to always be served by Kalea. A contract of accident and compulsion, but still survives to this day.

“Argh, why is she suddenly cute,” Arthur muttered as he rubbed his black hair into a mess. The image of when Kalea was trying to be a cute girl kept replaying in his mind. Especially when the girl doesn’t refuse and fulfills all his wild fantasies.

Shit, just thinking about it made his manhood hard.

Arthur sent a message to Kalea to let her know if he was currently lusting, he also took a picture of his slightly bulging black pants. A thin grin was etched on the man’s handsome face, as Kalea replied to his message with a photo.

Photo of Kalea taking a selfie by taking a view from above. The girl was wearing a satin nightgown and her chest was very exposed. Ugh, this sugar baby is really hot.

[Serve me.]

[Yes, Daddy.]

At this rate, Arthur had no more thoughts of ending his contract with Kalea.