Chapter 5: The first meeting
It’s been five days since Kalea’s conversation with Zeline, and there is no certainty about the job. Kalea was starting to get a little restless, her mind was confused and suspicious about whether the haughty girl had tricked her and made her do all the group work herself. Kalea desperately needs more work, she is not only waiting from Zeline but has also spread job applications to various places. However, unfortunately, there has been no call at all either.
Today she intends to collect her promise to Zeline, if Zeline is not serious, she will be the one who presents it the day after tomorrow. Of course, Kalea didn’t want to lose and let Zeline go on her own, she wasn’t that naive.
The last class of the day ended at four in the afternoon, Kalea’s next activity was to work at a family restaurant, which was quite far from her campus. To get there, she had to take a bus for thirty minutes. Before that, her body moved to approach the girl who had been busy polishing her face.
“Zeline,” Kalea called.
Zeline stopped her activities, her eyes turned to Kalea, “Oh! You!” she called, as if she remembered something she had forgotten. “Today you come with me,” she continued, of course making Kalea frown in surprise.
“What do you mean?”
“You didn’t forget the job offer, right?” Zeline asked for sure.
.....
“No, of course not. I even intended to ask about it,” Kalea replied.
Zeline nodded, covering her foundation after feeling that her makeup had settled.
“Um ... right at this very moment?” Kalea asked. Because she still has work to do, her time collides with Zeline’s promise. The blonde girl stared at the screen of her phone, her slender fingers sliding across the chat bubble, maybe contacting the man who would become Kalea’s sugar daddy.
“Six o’clock, anyway, but after seeing your appearance ....” Zeline hung her sentence, her eyes looked at Kalea up and down, “I can’t possibly take you with this appearance. So you have to go home first, make up your face and your clothes too. I will pick you up later,” Zeline ordered.
Kalea also looked at herself, she realized that if she looked modest, she might not be polite. However, if Zeline told her to dress up beautifully, she wasn’t sure she had it. Kalea never even got dressed, so she definitely didn’t have the make-up kit like the blonde girl. She didn’t even have enough money to buy it.
Zeline’s arm brushed Kalea’s bangs, the scar on her forehead was still there, “What is this wound?” asked Zeline, which Kalea quickly covered up. “It’s nothing. Uh ... Zeline Actually, I don’t have a pretty good set of make-up and clothes.”
A heavy sigh could be heard from Zeline, she could already tell from Kalea’s face that she objected to what she said earlier. “Then let’s go to the mall first, the kind Zeline will help you. So you owe me a lot.”
***
[I’m sorry, sir, for today I’m not allowed to go to work because of a sudden thing. Okay, thank you very much]
Closed phone call.
Currently, Kalea is in a luxury salon that Zeline subscribes to. The blonde girl had been pulling her here and there. Clothes, bags, and so on that fit her. She was amazed at Zeline because when she took the clothes she didn’t see the price tag at all, and that was one of Kalea’s little dreams. Although right now she really doesn’t feel good because the things attached to her body are Zeline’s gifts and they can’t be cheap like the ones she has at home.
For this impromptu plan, Kalea also asked for permission because she couldn’t go to work for the boss of the restaurant where she worked. She herself was very sure that she would be allowed to because she had never missed work.
“Make her beautiful but still look natural, don’t be too heavy. Oh, the wound on her forehead must be closed,” Zeline ordered to one of the salon workers.
“What about the freckles, Miss?”
Zeline lowered her fashion magazine. “Just cover it up.”
After waiting for about an hour, Kalea’s makeup was finished with a satisfying result. Kalea couldn’t even believe the figure in front of the mirror was her. The cuts and freckles on her cheeks have now disappeared. The straight hair that she always wore in a ponytail was now replaced with wavy hair that fell beautifully.
Not wanting to linger, Zeline immediately paid and immediately pulled Kalea again to go meet her sugar daddy man.
***
At seven o’clock, they were at a five-star restaurant, and this was the first time Kalea had set foot in a fancy restaurant like this. The restaurant where she worked was of course, very different. The figure she was waiting for had not yet shown the bridge of her nose, Kalea’s heart was honestly pounding a little because she didn’t know what kind of man she would be accompanied by in the future.
“Haah ...that person took a long time to come,” Zeline grumbled in annoyance.
“We’ve only been waiting ten minutes, maybe there’s a traffic jam,” said Kalea reassuringly.
“Oh, there he is.”
Kalea turned to Zeline, who raised her hand towards someone, then turned to look at the man who was getting closer to the table they were sitting on.
The man hugged Zeline casually, then looked at Kalea and hugged her. Although Kalea was a little shocked, her body seemed to be electrocuted when it came into contact with this handsome man in front of her.
“Sorry it took so long, my meeting just finished.”
“Yea, yea, no problem. Then I’ll just get to the point. Arthur, this is my college friend that I told you about, Kalea Orlin Lovaata, and this Kalea is Arthur Jefferson, the man you will be accompanying,” said Zeline, introducing them casually. Arthur smiled awkwardly at that, Kalea even blinked her hazel eyes.
Zeline looked at the clock wrapped in her hand, “Then I’ll say goodbye because I have other business, I’ll leave you guys, is it okay?
Kalea’s eyes rounded as she turned to Zeline. Really, this girl would leave her right away? Seriously, she didn’t want to be alone with this man.
“Are you really going?” Arthur asked with furrowed brows.
“Of course I’m going, there’s no way I’m going to stay here, right?”
“Yes, but-”
“Alright, good luck to you two!” she said goodbye to Zaline after patting Kalea and Arthur on the shoulder in turn, giving encouragement.
Now only the two of them remained, full of awkwardness.
Kalea didn’t even dare to look at the man in front of her, his aura was so terrifying. “Let’s eat first, then we can continue the introductions at the hotel,” Arthur said, making Kalea look directly at the handsome man.
Hotel?
There is no such vocabulary in her agreement with Zeline! “Hotel? Why hotel?”
This time it was Arthur who was astonished, “Yeah ... because we’re going to do it?”
“Doing what? Shouldn’t I just accompany you to the mall? Like buying things or something.”
“... hah?”
“Eh?”
They fell silent again, digesting each other’s words. Arthur berated Zeline in his heart, he already suspected that there must be something that the girl was hiding, even though the club told the chronology from the beginning. If this happens, they are like tricking an innocent girl and pulling her into the abyss of disobedience.
Arthur looked back at Kalea’s hazel eyes, although the next words would make him feel guilty, but this really had to be straightened out, “So-what was your name earlier?”
“Kalea, Kalea Orlin Lovaata.”
“Okay, well Kalea, I’m not breaking your expectations or anything. But do you know what you’ll become?”
“Becomes what?”
“Do you know a sugar daddy or a sugar baby?”
“What’s that?”
Zaline Bastard... how many times does he have to explain this to her friend....
“You can look it up on the internet first,” he said while rubbing his forehead, which was getting dizzy. Kalea immediately obeyed Arthur’s orders and, after getting what she was looking for, her eyes rounded and her mouth gaping with her palms were the first reactions Arthur saw.
“Be the mistress of an old man who is married and has children?!” Kalea glanced at Arthur in disbelief.
“I’m not old and not married!” said Arthur.
“Then how is it?”
“Yeah, that’s how it is. You’ll get the money, and I get my satisfaction. I wouldn’t settle for just being accompanied to the mall or something like that, right?”
Kalea nodded slowly in understanding.
Seeing the girl in front of him sluggish as if she had not been fed for ten years, Arthur couldn’t bear it, he sighed heavily. He took out a piece of paper that he had prepared beforehand. “For today we don’t need to go to the hotel. You seem to be in a deep shock after learning the truth. You can read this first.” Arthur handed him the paper.
“This will be our contract, you don’t have to agree today. Take it easy, just ask what you’re curious about,” he continued.
“May I know how much money I will get?” asked Kalea directly to the point.
“Whatever you want.”
“Is that for real?”
“Of course. I’ll pay for your tuition.”
“No need, I went to college to get a free scholarship,” said Kalea, slightly impressing Arthur.
“I’ll give you a fancy apartment, clothes, and so on. Whatever you want, I’ll give it to you.” Arthur’s words didn’t make Kalea tempted, she even hesitated. Kalea narrowed her cat’s eyes.
“That money really belong to you? You didn’t borrow it from the bank or something?”
Kalea’s question succeeded in making Arthur choke on the whiskey he was drinking. How unexpected.
“Wow ... you doubt me? You don’t know who I am?” Arthur was very disapproved of. Even the girl in front of him didn’t know who he was. “You can find Arthur Jefferson on your phone.”
The second time Kalea followed Arthur’s orders, the screen showed that the man in front of her was the owner of an IT company and had branches everywhere. After knowing the information, she locked her phone again. “I believe,” she said flatly. “This... I can still think of it, right?”
Arthur smiled, putting down his empty glass. “Sure, but I can’t wait that long. I’ll give you three days.”
Kalea nodded, her fingers reaching for the knife and fork, starting to cut the delicious steak that she had been ignoring for so long.
They are now busy with their eating activities without speaking, their minds are both racing.
Arthur wiped his mouth with the handkerchief he provided, a sign that he had finished with his dinner. Followed by Kalea, she didn’t know what they would do after this. There was absolutely no prediction.
“Then today I will follow your expectations, accompany me shopping,” Arthur said again after they were silent. After paying the restaurant bill, he pulled Kalea’s arm to leave the place for another place. This time it really lived up to Kalea’s expectations. She accompanied Arthur to buy suits, shoes, and so on that the man needed. Even though she just followed behind like a duck following its mother. Arthur didn’t even ask for help which one suited the man.
The heel of her feet started to hurt, Kalea allowed her to sit on the sofa, which was specially made for waiting. She took off her heels to see the current condition of her feet. And sure enough, her feet were red from blisters. Kalea grimaced in pain, she shouldn’t have forced something unusual on her.
.....
“What’s wrong with your leg?”
Kalea looked up to find Arthur, who was now looking straight at her feet. “Oh ... it’s okay,” Kalea replied as she put her heels back on.
“No need to force it.” Arthur crouched right in front of Kalea, taking off the two high heels that wrapped around the girl’s beautiful legs. “Can you stand up?”
“I-can.” Kalea’s breath hitched as Arthur stared at her with a glare she had never seen before. Kalea didn’t want to be hypnotized by the handsome man in front of her, she was very aware of his charm. Kalea tried to stand up, but her legs wouldn’t cooperate, and she almost fell but the strong arms held her.
“I told you not to force it.”
Kalea’s eyes rounded as the arm lifted her body, carrying her like a royal princess. “W-what are you doing?”
“Shut up little one.”
“W-wait a minute! How about your groceries?”
Arthur glanced at his shopping bag. “Staff! Save my groceries, I’ll get them later.”
“Very well, Mr. Arthur.”
The handsome man looked back at Kalea casually. “It is done, right?” He then tightened his sling and stepped out into the women’s shoe store.
Kalea was dizzy when Arthur kept pointing at the shoes one by one, as if he could buy everything in this shop.
“I need only one shoe, you don’t need all the things here, you buy, Uncle,” Kalea said a little annoyed, Arthur’s finger stopped then looked at Kalea just as annoyed,
“You said I was Uncle?” Arthur snapped his finger at Kalea’s forehead and said, “I’m your daddy, even though it’s not official yet.”
Ugh, Kalea’s thought of calling this man in front of her daddy was just a little ridiculous.
It was indeed the first time they had met, but Kalea had the nerve to nag this CEO man, because after the shoe shop, Arthur didn’t stop buying her luxury goods. What if they are really tied to a daddy baby relationship, whatever she thinks, Arthur’s treasure might be drained just for her. Although it seems impossible.
Now Kalea has been in a luxury sports car with its owner. Arthur insisted on taking her home, because it was already late.
“What was your first impression of meeting me?” Arthur asked, his eyes still focused on the road in front of him.
“That’s crazy.” Kalea replied, making Arthur laugh out loud.
“I’m interested in you, so I hope you agree to our relationship.”
Kalea turned to Arthur, not believing what she was hearing. “I mean interested as your Daddy,” Arthur continued to straighten. Don’t want Kalea to misunderstand in another direction.
The car stopped according to Kalea’s direction, the girl didn’t want to get too close to her house because it would be very suspicious. “Thanks for today, I will really, really think about the contract,” said Kalea as she unbuckled her seatbelt.
Arthur chuckled as he nodded his head, his hand reaching for the top of Kalea’s head, stroking it gently. “Then see you later, Baby.”
“Um ... okay... Arthur?”
“Call me Daddy.”
“... later.” Kalea immediately opened the car door and said goodbye, leaving Arthur who was still laughing because he managed to make Kalea feel awkward.
It looks like Arthur got an interesting toy.