Chapter 108

108 Forced To Come Home With A Woman

Arthur’s cell phone rang, he reached for the flat-shaped object. He felt bad after seeing who was calling him. Arthur took a deep breath before picking up the call.

[Good morning, my dear!]

“Good morning, Mom. You don’t usually call me at this hour,” Arthur said, returning to his work with the phone still connected to his mother.

[I want to celebrate your birthday at home! Because you couldn’t do it yesterday with your own family.]

“Oh, come on, Mom. I’m no longer a snotty boy who will whine if his birthday is not celebrated.”

[But you’re still a snotty boy in my eyes, Dear. The 25th, at the same time celebrating Christmas. I want you to take your time that day, okay?]

“... is this also part of dad’s plan?”

[Yes, why? Do you mind?]

Arthur sighed, as expected his father had heard his conversation with his mother. Whereas yesterday he had successfully avoided meeting his parents, even though he could not bear to see Angela who wanted to meet and celebrate his birthday. However, he knew very well what Albern wanted, because of that as much as possible he did not want to see his own parents too often.

.....

And this time, what a fitting reason not to go home?

“Hmm, well-” Arthur blinked as the regular phone call was replaced with a video call. His parents were miraculous, Arthur was forced to agree to the video call.

[Hi, Dear! I miss you!]

Arthur laughed though a little forced. Even so, he is grateful to see his parents look fine and always cheerful, especially his mother. While his father’s expression was always fierce as if he wanted to invite Arthur to fight at any time.

[So you can go home, right? I will cook your many favorite foods! Your sister also continues to be sad because she rarely talks to you.]

“Ah ... I will arrange my schedule,” Arthur replied with a very sweet smile, the mother cheered happily as she hugged her husband. To be honest, Arthur was jealous of his parents’ relationship.

Even though they continue to age, their relationship is still intimate and sweet. Even though when Arthur and Angela were little, the father was very demanding of his two children and was too cruel in educating children. It makes the relationship between Albern and Aquila a little strained. However, after Albern gradually got better, their relationship was warm again and more intimate. One day, Arthur also wants to find a woman who looks like his mother. An annoying man like his father only became obedient because of his mother. Although in some ways Albern is still stubborn.

[Arthur.]

“Yes, Dad?”

[Your mother and I agreed to match you again with another women.]

Arthur’s eyes widen in disbelief, again he was forced like this.

“What? Why?Mom, you also supports Dad?”

[Albern! I didn’t tell you to say it on the phone!]

Suddenly, Arthur faced a headache. Still, his parents wanted him to get married soon. Should he tell them about his trauma? So that he does not continue to be used to marrying like this.

“My answer still doesn’t want to. If you keep pushing like this, I don’t want to go home anymore,” Arthur replied curtly putting his cell phone on the table and he went back to his work.

[Then bring one woman into the house, one of the women you are close to.]

Arthur’s hand stopped typing, what other nonsense came out of his father’s mouth? He grabbed his phone again and looked at the faces of his parents who were still plastered there.

“What for? No woman has taken me seriously yet, Dad.”

[It doesn’t matter. At least I want to know who the woman you are close to is.]

“I’m close to Camille.”

[Another woman.]

“Haah ... then if you already know who that woman is, what will you do? Set me up with her?” Arthur asked increasingly annoyed. His father had always acted arbitrarily and selfishly.

[Dear ... we just want to get to know any woman you’re close to. We’re not going to do anything, really. Don’t think too negatively of your Dad, Dear.]

Arthur closed his eyes and took a deep breath. “Besides, isn’t Christmas just with family? It would be weird if I brought a stranger into the house, right?”

[If you think that woman is appropriate to celebrate with us, isn’t that fine?]

Really, Arthur did not understand what his parents meant at all. They kept saying if not telling Arthur to get married quickly, but their current attitude seemed to be telling him to introduce a woman he was close to. And in the worst case, Arthur was still Arthur was told to fulfill his father’s fiery wish.

“Dad, if you really want to have grandchildren, I can give my sperm to a foreign woman to give birth to my child later.”

[Stupid! I told you to marry not just because I want to have grandchildren! Haah ... how come you can never understand what I mean at all?]

“I’m tired of talking about the same things all the time, Dad. I just need to bring women along, don’t I? I’ll do it, if it makes you guys happy.”

[Dear ....]

“Is there anything else you want to talk about? I’m at work.”

[No, Dear.]

“Then I’ll close. See you later, Dad, Mom.”

Arthur immediately ended the call and slightly slammed his phone. He pinched the bridge of his nose, his mood instantly ruined. It seemed like Arthur would always be forced to get married right away until Albern managed to get him to actually do that.

His parents did not sue Arthur and let him love anyone as long as he was happy. Perhaps it could be said that Albern had given up. The important thing is that his son is married even to a gorilla. Perhaps.

Arthur grabbed his cell phone again and called someone who would hear his lament about his parents being fanatical about the marriage.

[Huh? What’s the matter, Arthur? I just took a break.]

“It’s terrible. I was forced to quickly remarry.”

“... isn’t that a common thing for you?”

“... you’re right. But I’m really tired of being forced like this. Did I ask someone to do a contract marriage with me? What do you think, Dariel?”

[You’re crazy. What’s really going on with those two of your parents?]

Arthur began to explain the chronology from the beginning with passionate vain. He wanted to be angry and reveal his heart to Albern and Aquila, but he thought that it would all be in vain. It’s been three years like this has been happening, and his parents, especially Albern, have kept telling him to get married.

[Hmm, why don’t you just take Lea with you?]

“Why did you choose Lea?”

[Isn’t she the closest woman to you? Moreover, there is a contract between you two. I guess it wouldn’t be difficult if something happened. Imagine if you were with another woman, it could be that the woman likes and is obsessed with you because you have been introduced to your family.]

“Good idea, Lea says she thinks of me as a father or uncle.”

[Huh? Your relationship being father and daughter?]

“Dunno, I don’t care. You can think so. Thanks for the advice, Dude. I actually envy you for not being forced to get married.”

[By the way I proposed to Zeline.]

“Wha- HUH?!”

[But she rejected me. I’ll do it again next time.]

“Wow ... you’re crazy. You’ll have to tell me more about it when we meet.”

[Relax; now you better take care of that matter of yours.]

“... you’re right.”

***

“Huh? You’re taking me to your family’s house?” Kalea asked, very surprised by Arthur’s sudden invitation.

“Yes, they want to celebrate my birthday as well as Christmas,” Arthur replied as he wrapped his arm around Kalea’s waist and rested her chin on her sugar baby’s narrow shoulder.

“Why do you have to invite me? Isn’t it a family event? I don’t want to disrupt,” Kalea said quickly. He’d never met the Jeffersons at all, and what if Arthur’s parents were as mean and scornful of her as the movies she’d seen? Or the worst case would be to tell Kalea to stay away from Arthur while giving her a suitcase filled with money so that she would accept the request.

“Those who want me to bring a woman, only you are the best candidate for me to take to that scary place.”

“...a scary place?”

“I’m kidding, the day after tomorrow I will pick you up to go there. Looks like we will also be told to stay overnight,” Arthur said as he kissed the girl’s smooth shoulder.

“Wha-stay? W-why do we have to stay?” Kalea asked frantically, her mind getting more negative, and she did not know what to do when she met her sugar daddy family.

“We will see later.”

“Then what are you going to introduce me as?”

Arthur thought for a moment, there was no way he could say out loud if Kalea was his sugar baby.

“Friend, that’s the best option.”

“You’re right.”

“You don’t need to be nervous, they’re not as big as you think,” Arthur said as if he knew what had been making Kalea nervous. “Ah, but my little sister is a little different. She’s a bit possessive and doesn’t really like women who are close to me. But actually she’s nice, you just need to take her heart.”

“Wait, what do I need to think about? Isn’t my position only to be your friend, not your lover?”

“You’re right, you can decide whether to be on good terms with my sister or not.”

“Don’t scare me.” Kalea scowled in annoyance, why did Arthur even say something like that? What is this sugar daddy’s sister like? Possessive? Possessive of a sibling? Kalea could not imagine it.

Arthur chuckled softly, kissing his adorable sugar baby on the cheek. “I didn’t mean to scare you, it’s just so you can prepare yourself.”

.....

Within two days, she had to mentally prepare to meet Arthur’s family. This would be the first time she would visit a man’s house and meet his family.