Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Arthur The Gentleman

“What’s going on?”

“Arthur ...” Kalea whispered. She quickly walked over to the man.

“I’ve been looking for you since earlier and it turned out to be here,” Arthur said as he gently stroked Kalea’s cheek. Then he turned to look at Reynhard. He narrowed his eyes, remembering the man’s face. “You ... aren’t Edward Smith’s son? What are you doing here?” Arthur asked, his voice calm, but Reynhard looked down in fear after Arthur came.

Arthur’s brow furrowed, he didn’t know the initial chronology, but Reynhard was caught cornering and yelling at Kalea, his sugar baby.

“Reynhard? You’re Reynhard, right?” Arthur asked again to confirm because the man had not answered.

“Y-yes, I’m Reynhard. I’m sorry, I thought this woman was a caddy but it turns out to be your girlfriend,” Reynhard said, laughing awkwardly while scratching the back of his neck. Kalea was itching to roll her eyes. Reynhard’s reasoning was too farfetched; she knew very well that the man was afraid of Arthur.

“So what if she’s a caddy? Are you fascinated by her?” Arthur asked, putting his arm around Kalea’s shoulders and bringing her body closer to him. As if showing intimacy in front of Reynhard.

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“N-no, sir. Then I’ll say goodbye first, my dad will be waiting.”

“You’re right, your father was looking for you all this time,” Arthur replied, smiling sweetly until his eyes were just a thin line. After that, Reynhard immediately walked away out of fear and embarrassment.

Kalea breathed a sigh of relief, again Arthur helped her when a man almost harassed her. “Thank you.”

“Lea,” Arthur called.

“Hmm?”

Kalea held her breath as Arthur brought his face only inches away from Kalea’s. The man narrowed his eyes, looking at Kalea’s appearance from top to bottom. “Have you always attracted the attention of mashers?” Arthur asked as he brought his face back to its original position. “What did you do to Reynhard to make him mad at you?”

“I-I just wanted to pick up the ball and accidentally meet into it! He kept me away because he wanted to get to know me! He held me away because he wanted to get to know me,” Kalea replied, a little annoyed that Arthur seemed to spill all the blame on her.

“And then?”

“Because I ignored him, he suddenly got angry and kept looking down on me. He even asked who my owner was and wanted to pay double,” Kalea continued, turning her face to the side. Arthur’s jaw tightened, a smirk etched onto the man’s handsome face.

“Pay double? That’s great,” said Arthur sarcastically.

“Who exactly is he? Who is Smith?” Kalea asked curiously because of Reynhard’s previous arrogance.

“The son of the owner of the company under me,” Arthur answered simply. He started walking again towards the location because the caddy was still waiting there to take them to the main building when they finished playing. Kalea followed, she followed Arthur from behind.

The man with gray eyes turned his head, and pulled Kalea’s arm so that she walked parallel to him. Arthur’s behavior was always unpredictable. If he had put on a serious face and didn’t say much, Arthur was really like a different man, and Kalea wouldn’t dare to fight back.

They split up in the locker room, Kalea cleaned her body in the bathroom that had been provided. Arthur had also given the girl new clothes. Truly, Arthur was always alert and knew what Kalea needed.

Kalea looked at the famous brand clothes, not too much, not too revealing, and as if she knew Kalea would not object to the clothes. “No wonder so many women fall in love with him,” Kalea muttered quietly as she started to put on the clothes.

After that, she waited in the car because Arthur was still talking to important people who were in the same upper class as the man. Kalea did choose to get out of there because she felt that she had nothing to do with them. She watched the people passing by, the appearance was very classy even though it looked simple, but Kalea knew. The price will not be as simple as it seems.

Gradually Kalea’s eyes grew heavy, and she was sleepy. Of course, she is tired of already spending time outside and doing something new in his life. Kalea had no regrets even though there was one distraction which was Reynhard, that strange man. Her sleepiness was gone when Arthur walked over and got into the car.

“Sorry for the long wait,” Arthur said as he put down his phone.

“It doesn’t matter.”

“So ... how was your day? Are you happy?” Arthur asked cheerfully.

Kalea nodded and returned the man’s smile. “I am happy.”

Arthur chuckled amused, he stroked Kalea’s hair slowly. “Thank God, if you’re happy, I’m happy too.” He started the car out of the golf sports area. No one made a sound, Arthur was busy whistling and humming happily to the tune of the song being played, while Kalea only listened and watched the road where there were not too many cars passing by. “Is there a place you’d like to visit?” Arthur asked, making Kalea immediately turn to him.

“Aren’t you tired?”

“Tired? Why? Are you tired?”

“N-not really ....”

“Just tell me what you want and where, I’ll accompany you,” Arthur said which for some reason Kalea thought was sweet and so caring.

Although she was a little confused. Wasn’t it her job to keep the man company? Why is it upside down?

Kalea shook her head, she had no idea where to go because her brain had never thought of such a thing. From a young age, her mindset was only embedded that she had to provide for the needs of her family. The money she had and collected would not be enough for her to have fun.

“No place you want to go?” Arthur asked.

“I don’t know ....”

Arthur furrowed his brows in surprise, this girl beside him was a bit different. Not acting like a normal girl. At Kalea’s age, who should be having fun with friends or many guys, dressing up, and so on, but all Kalea thinks about is money and studying.

“If I tell you to spend the money and if the money doesn’t run out, I’ll punish you. Do you agree?” Arthur asked suddenly, making Kalea widen in surprise.

“Wh-why is so suddenly?”

“I want you to use my money to have fun like a normal girl.”

For a moment, Kalea was silent. It was hard to do what Arthur wanted. “I ... can’t do it yet. I don’t want my best friend to know and suspect where the money came from,” said Kalea. Her mind immediately fell on Aluna.

Arthur didn’t reply to those words, he understood that Kalea was embarrassed by the work she was doing. “Okay, I won’t push. Do what you feel comfortable with. You can play with Zeline anyway, she won’t judge you. She never talks badly about other people.”

Kalea smiled in relief, whether she should be grateful or not for meeting Arthur. “Thank you.”

She was unable to confirm anything about Zeline. The blonde girl was indeed nice, but Kalea was still a little afraid of her fierce nature.

“Then let’s go shopping and eat now. I don’t know where to go because all the women just ask me that,” Arthur said as he turned towards a famous and luxurious shopping center.