Chapter 88

88 His Name

Kalea’s body trembled, she couldn’t believe she would meet her father, who had been missing for eleven years without a trace. Kalea saw it with her own eyes, the father who looked very fine and was talking casually with his fellow employees. Kalea looked away when the man turned to her, she immediately walked quickly away from there. But because she wasn’t focused on walking, Kalea accidentally bumped into other people many times, she kept apologizing to the people she hit until finally, Kalea was in the car.

Her mind was still confused, her hands had not stopped shaking, she was having trouble breathing properly because the trauma had resurfaced. She remembers how her father first left the house without a word, the state of the house was very chaotic and her mother’s condition was pathetic. All because of that man. Kalea hugged herself trying to calm down even though it was really hard. Her tears were pouring down more and more, and Kalea hit her chest hard many times because the tightness was too painful.

Why did she have to meet her father when she had been trying to convince herself that he was gone?

Of the many companies, why did her father have to work at Arthur’s company? Has he been working there all this time? Her mind was constantly filled with questions.

The originally clear sky slowly darkened as it was covered with overcast clouds. After a few minutes, the rain began to fall slowly and harder. The atmosphere in the car was getting colder and the only sound was the sound of raindrops and thunderous thunder. Kalea turned on the car heater, then took the blanket she always kept in her car. The girl didn’t intend to drive the car in this weather. After all, her mood to attend class had vanished because of the unexpected incident.

All she did was stare blankly at the car window, which was drenched by rain. Her position was still hugging herself so she wouldn’t be too cold.

Kalea didn’t know what to do after this incident, should her mother know if she had just met that man? So what will happen after that? No, Kalea didn’t want Freya to know. Her relationship with her mother had just improved, and Kalea didn’t want it all to be ruined because of him.

Her cell phone rang, Arthur was the one who called Kalea. However, the girl had absolutely no interest in picking it up. She let the call end until Arthur stopped contacting Kalea. After Arthur, now Zeline sent a lot of messages to her and because Kalea didn’t reply to the message, the blonde girl switched to calling her.

Reluctantly, Kalea picked up Zeline’s call.

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[Fuck, why aren’t my messages being replied to?!”]

“Sorry, I just opened my phone. What’s wrong?”

[Huh? Why does your voice sound hoarse? Are you crying?]

“No, I have the flu,” Kalea lied. It turns out that Zeline’s ears are very sensitive, even though Kalea has tried her best to make her voice sound fine. “What is it?”

[You didn’t go to campus? Class is starting soon.]

“It’s raining here, I think I’ll not go to class today.”

[Isn’t it even a thunderstorm, tornado, or a meteor falling, you’re still going to class?]

“I’m not crazy, Zeline.”

[Yea, yea. Okay, then. Bye!]

“W-wait, Actually, I need your help. If Arthur calls you and asks about me, you just say I went to college. Please?”

[Huh? Something happened between you two?]

“No, it’s fine. I have something to take care of, and I don’t want him to know.”

[Hmm, alright. I’ll try to keep my mouth shut.]

“I’m serious, Zeline.”

[Geez, yea!]

The call ended. Kalea slightly threw her cell phone into the passenger seat. The rain has shown no signs of stopping or abating a bit. For almost two hours, she was trapped in the car until finally, Kalea was able to drive her car to the apartment after the rain stopped.

In the evening, Arthur came to his sugar baby penthouse. “Lea?” Arthur called as he took off his coat and loosened his tie, he looked for the girl’s whereabouts.

“Arthur?”

Arthur’s heart was about to burst out from being shocked by Kalea, who was wearing a long white nightgown and a similar colored face mask. The girl walked closer to Arthur with an innocent expression. “You’re scared, aren’t you?” Kalea teased.

“N-no! I’m just a little surprised,” Arthur dodged quickly, a red tinge appearing on the handsome man’s face further showing that Kalea’s guess was right.

“Have you had dinner?” Kalea asked as she walked towards the kitchen followed by Arthur, who was still watching her sugar baby’s current appearance. Even though it looks normal, but there is a scary impression if you are in a dark room, like the electricity suddenly goes out and Kalea who is holding a flashlight shines her face from below.

Arthur shook his head quickly, dispelling the crazy image.

“Arthur? What’s wrong? You didn’t answer my question,” Kalea asked, confused.

“Oh, I’ve eaten out. You don’t have to do that anymore,” Arthur replied with a stiff smile.

“I see. All right.”

“By the way, how long have you been wearing that mask? No intention of rinsing it off?” Arthur asked while pointing at Kalea’s face which was covered with the white mask.

“I just put it on, I’ll be rinsing in ten minutes. If you’re scared, you can go to the bedroom first and take a shower.”

“Tch, I told you I’m not afraid,” Arthur pouted annoyed, he walked towards the room without glancing at Kalea again who he thought was in a scary costume. “It’s not Halloween yet, but you already look scary.”

“I’m only wearing a face mask, why are you overdoing it?!” Kalea protested annoyed. Her sugar daddy behavior is always weird and doesn’t make sense to Kalea.

About fifteen minutes, after Kalea rinsed off the mask, she followed Arthur into the room. The man looked engrossed in his Ipad on the bed, Kalea sat beside Arthur after finishing her facial treatment. Because Arthur was very focused and not bothered by Kalea’s presence, the girl pulled the sugar daddy’s arm around her shoulder so that Kalea leaned on the man’s chest.

And Arthur was still engrossed in the news he was reading. Kalea didn’t really matter, all she wanted was a hug from Arthur, so she wouldn’t think too much about what happened this afternoon. Kalea was very grateful that Arthur had come here tonight, and she didn’t have to spend time alone.

Kalea wrapped her arms around Arthur’s waist and closed her eyes. With the smell of Arthur’s body, who had just finished showering, and the strong hands that were embracing her, she really felt comfortable being by the man’s side. Although Arthur is often annoying, she couldn’t deny that Arthur had a lot of positives too.

“What’s wrong? Are you tired?” Arthur asked suddenly making Kalea slightly startled and opened her eyes again. The man put his iPad on the table.

“Y-yes, just a little tired,” Kalea replied nervously.

“Why didn’t you pick up my call this afternoon? I was worried because after you left, it was raining very hard,” Arthur asked as he gently stroked Kalea’s brunette hair.

“Sorry, I was focused on driving and speeding a little to get to campus as soon as possible,” Kalea replied again lying. Luckily, she didn’t look Arthur in the eye. Because her sugar daddy can know if she’s making an excuse that sounds logical.

“Don’t speed on the road, I don’t want anything to happen to you,” Arthur said, his caress changed to ruffle Kalea’s hair and made her a little messy.

“Stop it! Ugh, fine. I won’t be speeding on the road anymore,” Kalea sneered, pursing her lips as she smoothed out the bangs Arthur had just messed up.

“Good girl,” Arthur said. He slightly changed his position and then kissed Kalea’s forehead for a moment. “Want to sleep now?”

“Eh?” Kalea blinked, words like that never left Arthur’s mouth. Will the world end soon?

“Why are you surprised like you just saw a ghost?”

“I was surprised by what you said earlier.”

“What? Which one?” Arthur asked with a confused face.

“You take me to sleep now without doing anything else first.”

“Oh.” Immediately, Arthur laughed loudly, while Kalea looked at him strangely because she felt that there was nothing funny. “Lea, I can’t bear to ask you to do that when your face looks so tired,” Arthur said, gently caressing the girl’s cheek.

“Are you ... possessed by a good spirit?” Kalea asked innocently.

“You hurt my heart, Lea. As if I’m a bad person and only care about lust like an animal,” Arthur replied, the corners of his lips curled down. Kalea was taken aback by his attitude, meaning Arthur really was just full of perverted things in his mind. “Come on, let’s sleep before I change my mind,” Arthur continued pushing Kalea to lie down next to him. He wrapped his arms around her waist to bring her closer to him.

“A-arthur, but there’s something I wanna ask,” Kalea said, making Arthur open his eyes again.

“What?”

“Do ... you have an employee named Fred Johnson?”