107 Can Not Cross Each Other’s Boundaries
“Arthur, please let me know if you’re really back with your ex-girlfriend. So I can prepare my heart if you’re gone from my life.”
Arthur’s eyes were rounded, Kalea’s words were completely unexpected in his mind.
“What ... do you mean? Do you think I’ll get back together with Aurora?”
Kalea did not respond and was busy wiping her tears. She flinched a little when Arthur grabbed both of her arms and made her stare back at the man’s gray eyes.
“Answer me, and do you like me?” Arthur asked, staring at Kalea for so long and being a little demanding.
“I-I ... I said that doesn’t mean I like you! But because ... you are the closest person to me right now, and if you leave, of course I’m a little sad,” Kalea explained without returning her sugar daddy gaze. It felt like Kalea wanted to bury herself deep into the ground for subconsciously saying such a thing to Arthur. This must be because she got carried away by the situation and was touched by being treated so well by her sugar daddy.
“A little sad? Just a little?” Arthur asked, dissatisfied with Kalea’s answer. A faint smile was etched on his handsome face. “It turns out that my existence has become something important in your life, huh.”
“What-”
“It’s okay, you don’t have to deny it. I already understand what you mean,” Arthur interrupted, releasing his grip on the girl’s arm. “Lea, I’m not going back to Aurora.”
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Kalea quickly looked back at her sugar daddy with curiosity. If Arthur is no longer in a relationship with Aurora, then why is Arthur having dinner with that woman? Moreover, seeing Arthur who had not been able to move on completely, made Kalea a little doubtful about Arthur’s words.
“... why?”
“Huh? You ask why? Because I already have an adorable sugar baby like you,” Arthur replied with a sweet smile as he poked Kalea’s chin coquettishly.
Kalea put on a disgusted expression, then pushed Arthur’s hand away. “I’m serious!”
Instead of feeling guilty for upsetting Kalea, Arthur laughed crisply without any burden at all. It did not matter if Kalea kept looking at him annoyed. However, the laughter did not last long and was fading away. His sad gaze and a faint smile that was barely visible seemed to explain to everyone that his feelings were now being hit by indecision and sadness.
“Everything was over by that time, it would be useless if we got back together,” Arthur replied as he fiddled with the gas lighter. He looked at the birthday cake for Kalea, which was special for him; without feeling guilty he touched the cake cream with his finger, and then he licked it.
Kalea looked at the man in disbelief, how could this human do random things when they were talking about serious topics? Kalea wonders, why do so many women like this man with a quarter teaspoon brain?
“But you still love her, right?” Kalea asked, trying not to get emotional at Arthur’s behavior.
“Why do you always focus on my true feelings for Aurora? Don’t you want me to love her?”
“T–that’s not what I meant!”
“That feeling has also been buried together with all the memories of the past. In fact, what really matters to me is that I’m afraid that the bad nature will reappear,” Arthur said, then sighed heavily. Actually, none of the women really knew the details of Arthur’s story back then. In fact, the only one who really knew about the whole incident was Dariel, his best friend since entering college. And now the woman’s position has been taken by her sugar baby. He did not even know why he unconsciously told Kalea his former self.
“But I’m sure you’ll find the right woman. I-I think it’s okay to be a little possessive, isn’t that a sign that you really love her?”
“Well, too much is not good either. I don’t know, I don’t want to have a serious relationship with anyone yet,” Arthur said as he picked up the chocolate on top of the cake. “Stop this boring talk. I can’t wait to eat the cake,” Arthur protested.
Kalea’s expression went flat and she grabbed the cookie knife that was nearby. “I already know, you’ve been eating the cream all this time,” the girl said as she cut the birthday cake and then placed it on her sugar daddy’s small plate.
“This is delicious, I really like it. Thanks again, Babe,” Arthur said, bringing his face closer to kiss Kalea’s lips.
“That’s good then, I didn’t do it in vain. If you weren’t coming tonight, I would have given them one by one to the people on the street.”
“Huh? If I don’t come tonight, keep waiting until I do!” Arthur protested that he did not like his sugar baby plans. Kalea’s brows furrowed in annoyance, ready to reply to Arthur’s rambling.
“If you keep waiting, the cake will go stale!”
“No, if I don’t come tonight, I will come tomorrow morning.”
Kalea rolled her eyes lazily, not wanting to argue anymore, which would definitely drain a lot of her energy.
“But anyway, Lea.” Arthur hung up on his words, making Kalea look at him curiously. “How do you feel about me?”
“Eh?”
“You don’t like me, do you? Like me as the opposite sex,” Arthur said, explaining in more detail while still devouring the cake with the dominant coffee flavor.
Instantly Kalea’s tongue felt numb, her heart was pounding because she was suddenly in such a tense position. A question that looks simple, but Kalea finds difficult to answer.
The brunette-haired girl swallowed her saliva; instead of answering, she asked back. “Th-that ... why are you suddenly asking like that?”
“I’m just making sure that our relationship doesn’t cross the line,” Arthur replied, glancing at Kalea with a lopsided smile etched on his lips and then licking the cream of the cake from his finger. Kalea could not take her eyes off Arthur, who looked sexy just from licking the cream.
“What if we cross the line?”
The small spoon that Arthur was holding stopped moving, Arthur put the spoon on the plate and then put his full attention on Kalea. Kalea blinked, not expecting Arthur to take it seriously and make her feel cornered.
“I-I’m just asking,” Kalea continued, trying to make the man not misunderstand.
“I don’t know, I can’t imagine it happening yet. But according to what is in the contract, the contract will be terminated and we will return to being strangers,” Arthur said in a cold tone, and then he continued the activity of devouring the cake again and again.
Kalea seemed to be at the North Pole, with the atmosphere suddenly turning cold because of Arthur’s attitude. Perhaps this is the first time she has felt so neglected by her sugar daddy.
“Okay.”
“What’s okay?” Arthur asked, raising an eyebrow.
“I understand. I don’t like you as the opposite sex anyway. You wouldn’t be mad if I thought of you as a father, would you?”
“... father?”
“Yes, after all, your age is very far from mine. Especially now that you are one year older than yesterday,” Kalea replied as she devoured the slice of cake that she had been ignoring. Even though Kalea did not see Arthur, she knew that the man kept staring at her. “Stop staring at me and finish the cake.”
“Wait-, you’re telling me to finish it all? We can store the rest in the fridge. Don’t worry, I’ll eat it little by little.”
“That’s up to you, Uncle. Then I’ll go to my room first.” Kalea got up from her seat carrying an empty plate, her portion of the cake had been eaten up in a very fast time. Then she put the plate into the sink, and because it was too late, she would wash it in the morning.
“You really left me like this? It’s my birthday, how dare you ...” Arthur sneered with a made-up sad expression.
“It’s the 21st, Uncle. It’s not your birthday anymore,” Kalea replied with an even expression and tone.
“You’ve called me Uncle twice; don’t you think if you really think of me as a father you should call me daddy?” Arthur protested, getting annoyed that Kalea was calling him again with that nickname that Arthur thought was annoying.
“Then I think of you as an uncle,” Kalea finished with a sweet smile and then hurriedly left from there to avoid her sugar daddy’s scolding.
The corner of Arthur’s lips twitched in annoyance, Kalea’s attitude always varies. She can be so adorable and make his high blood pressure rise even more.
Arthur quickly finished the last slice of cake he ate tonight. He got up from the chair and took the rest of the cake and put it in the refrigerator. His stomach was really full because he was constantly stuffed with food, and he even got a lot of gifts from his employees and company colleagues. All the gifts were in his apartment, along with the gifts from the women Arthur was still in touch with.
Arthur just thought that Kalea did not know anything about him. Meanwhile, Arthur can get all of Kalea’s biodata easily. From the bottom of his heart, he was happy to get a surprise like this from Kalea. Who would have thought Zeline would tell the girl about his birthday? Arthur chuckled, shaking his head slowly. He started to walk towards the room to approach the sugar baby.
“Lea, I want a gift,” Arthur said after being in the room and seeing Kalea busy with her cell phone while hugging a penguin doll.
“Huh? What else do you want?”
“You.”
“What-” Kalea was surprised when Arthur was on top of her, then grabbed her cell phone and put the flat object anywhere. The two men’s hands were now beside Kalea’s body, locking her up so she could not go anywhere. A thin grin etched on Arthur’s lips made the man with the full name Arthur Jefferson look even more handsome and a little dangerous.
Of course, Kalea knew what the man wanted.
“I want you to be my gift. Tonight, you must do what I say and can’t argue.”
“Huh? I don’t- ahhh!”
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