Chapter 54

54 Gadfly

“Or please tell me how to make your heart feel better? Aren’t you lonely? That’s why I came to accompany you here.”

“I ....”

“Or should we make love?” Arthur teased with a crooked smile. Kalea’s face became flat and she turned her face the other way. Arthur is getting more and more wonder, he caressed the girl’s cheek gently. “Hey, what’s wrong? You can tell me anything, don’t worry, even though I tease you a lot, but I can be a good listener,” Arthur said, steadily trying to convince Kalea.

Kalea slowly softened, she enjoyed the gentle touch of the man. However, she was still reluctant to tell the problem. She didn’t want to be told and didn’t want Arthur to feel sorry for her any more.

“Hey, I’m serious,” Arthur said again as he gently patted Kalea’s cheek because the brunette-haired girl still didn’t answer.

“Then ... I want to watch a movie,” Kalea answered innocently, making Arthur raise an eyebrow. He didn’t expect Kalea’s request to invite him to watch.

A smile graced the man’s handsome face. “Okay, fine. Anything for you, little girl.” Arthur grabbed his cellphone intending to call someone, while Kalea waited, actually she was confused why asking Arthur something like that. Suddenly, the thought of watching a movie together occurred.

“Ah, hello. I’d like to book a cinema for tonight. Kalea, what movie would you like to see?” Arthur asked, making Kalea flabbergasted.

“What are you doing?!” Kalea asked in a whisper, starting to panic.

.....

“Huh? You want to see a movie, right? I booked a cinema for us, don’t worry-”

“We watch here, I didn’t say we had to go to the cinema!” Kalea cut quickly. Arthur was really unexpected, she didn’t expect the man to book a cinema all of a sudden. She forgot that Arthur is a rich man who has a million ways and will never relate to her life. Arthur was still a little wonder but he complied with Kalea’s wish and apologized to the cinema supervisor he had just contacted.

Kalea sighed, Arthur made her shake her head. “It’s the middle of the night, and you might want to book a cinema,” Kalea said in disbelief.

“I’m used to it, they’re no wonder,” Arthur replied casually.

“Oh, a lot of women you make happy there, huh.” Arthur chuckled amused at Kalea’s words, and didn’t intend to answer.

“So, what are we going to watch tonight, hm? Arthur asked with a faint smile, his gentle and warm gaze was able to make Kalea a little charmed and comfortable when she met the man’s gray manic gaze. Kalea realized, she shouldn’t be carried away by charming a female predator like Arthur, she turned her face and walked towards the television room, while Arthur followed closely behind.

“We’re watching a horror movie,” Kalea replied as she turned on the television and went straight to a streaming service called Netfrix. She looks for suitable films that make her curious. As for Arthur, after Kalea answered the genre of the film, Arthur’s body immediately froze. “Okay, we’re going to watch this movie,” Kalea’s finale had already decided. She looked to the side where Arthur was sitting because the man suddenly didn’t make any more noise.

Kalea looked at Arthur flatly. “Are you okay?”

“Huh? Of course. But are you sure you saw a movie like that? It’s late, what if you can’t sleep or have a bad dream after watching it?” Arthur asked back, convincing Kalea to reconsider. “I’m just worried, so I think we should just watch a movie in a safer genre,” Arthur continued.

Kalea’s face didn’t change, she looked at Arthur seriously making Arthur a little uncomfortable. “You’re scared, aren’t you?” Kalea asked without further ado, Arthur’s cheeks suddenly started to turn red because Kalea quickly noticed his restlessness.

“N-no, I mean-”

“Finally I got your weakness again,” Kalea cut in with a mocking smile. She was happy to get Arthur’s flaws after knowing that the man was not good at cooking. And now he knows Arthur’s weakness again, which is the fear of watching horror films.

“I’m not afraid! I’m just lazy with jumpscare, for my heart’s health,” Arthur reasoned.

“I forgot you’re old. But sorry, Uncle. I wanna see this movie,” Kalea said, ignoring Arthur’s disapproval and keeping the film on. “If you don’t dare, you can sleep first.”

Arthur took a deep breath, a little girl would still behave like a child. Stubborn. “I’ve offered to make you feel better, of course I’ll come watch with you,” Arthur replied as he shifted his body closer to the girl.

“Oh, wait.” Kalea pauses the film.

“What? Why? You changed your mind?”

Kalea shook her head slowly. “It doesn’t feel right without popcorn, I’ll make it first. Can you prepare a drink?” Kalea asked as she walked towards the kitchen. Arthur chuckled amused. Kalea seemed excited and he didn’t want to spoil the feeling of the brunette haired girl who was getting better.

One by one, Arthur found out what Kalea liked.

In about thirty minutes, the caramel and butter popcorn are done. Arthur had completed his part of the task in just ten minutes. He only needed beer and made ice chocolate for Kalea. In essence, Kalea prepared everything perfectly in order to enjoy the film. She didn’t know why she suddenly wanted to watch a horror movie right now.

“I remind you once again, Uncle. If you don’t dare to watch it, you can sleep first,” Kalea said giving another warning.

Arthur looked at the girl in annoyance, he pinched Kalea’s cheek. “I told you to stop calling me uncle,” he protested.

Kalea re-started the film, the situation seemed silent only the sound of the television could be heard. Really scary. Kalea is very focused on watching while eating caramel popcorn, while Arthur is more focused on food, drinks, and also Kalea. Seeing Kalea’s serious face is really pleasing to the eye.

“Arthur, please focus on the movie. Why are you watching my face?” Kalea protested without turning to the man.

Arthur laughed amused, he kissed Kalea’s cheek briefly. “You noticed, huh.” Arthur finally ventured to follow the storyline of the film. The film tells the story of a woman who is in charge of guarding a morgue and has to face a corpse that is a little strange and starts to disturb her. Arthur swallowed his saliva roughly, he grabbed Kalea’s hand.

Until the middle of the film, with various kinds of jumpscares that appear, Arthur often turns his head away, and his grip tightens even more. He still tried to stay calm and didn’t look bad in Kalea’s eyes. He didn’t scream at all, only sometimes his body was surprised when the ghost appeared. On the other hand, Kalea often held back laughter because Arthur thought it was funny. Really, she didn’t expect Arthur to be such a coward.

Finally, the film finished after two hours. Arthur breathed a sigh of relief, he felt like half his life had been lost.

“I felt like I was tortured for two hours,” Arthur said leaning back on the sofa.

“You’re exaggerating. Ah, but I’m curious, so what movie did you watch with your women? Do they know you’re a coward?” Kalea asked surprised.

“Geez, I’m not a coward. I’ll keep watching if they really want to,” Arthur replied.

“With you being scared like that?”

“Hey, don’t get me wrong. I can still be elegant even though my heart keeps beating fast because of jumpscare,” Arthur defended, making Kalea unable to hold back her laughter.

“Is your heart pounding from falling in love with the ghost?”

“... Lea, don’t joke with me about that.”

“I really didn’t expect a man in his forties to be as cowardly as you,” Kalea sneered, still laughing out loud. It might be said that this was the first time Kalea had actually laughed so happily. Despite laughing at Arthur.

“Hold on, Miss. I have something to straighten out, I’m still in my thirties and not a coward!” Arthur didn’t accept Kalea’s words, which didn’t match the facts.

“Yea, yea. It’s up to you,” Kalea said relentlessly. “I wanna watch it again.”

Arthur looked at Kalea in disbelief. “Hey, it’s two o’clock at night. Do you still wanna watch?”

“Ah, I still have to go to college, huh ....” Kalea immediately became lethargic after being reminded. Kalea’s eyes were rounded when Arthur suddenly carried her body like a sack of rice and walked towards the room. “W-what are you doing?!” Kalea protested while hitting the man on the back to put her down.

“Now it’s time for us to sleep,” Arthur answered simply and ignored Kalea who was struggling.

As Arthur laid Kalea’s body on the bed, he smiled mischievously while caressing the girl’s cheek gently. “Time for us to play.”

“Y-you said we were going to sleep, why the sudden change of plans?!” Kalea screamed as she pushed Arthur’s body which was too close to hers.

“Suddenly I changed my mind,” Arthur said then kissed Kalea’s sexy lips. The man is indeed a lot of reasons and seduction death.. “Look, you’re blushing, Lea. You want that too, don’t you?” Arthur asked in a deep voice, his gaze focused on Kalea’s seductive lips. “Hm? Tell me if you miss my touch.” Arthur’s feet were now between Kalea’s legs. Soft touch after touch continued to caress the girl’s face until Kalea was lulled and subconsciously wrapped her arms around Arthur’s neck. She pulled the handsome man closer to her. Their lips touched but Arthur still didn’t intend to devour Kalea’s full pink lips, still wanting to tease the sugar baby.

Kalea knew that Arthur was teasing her so she would do it first. However, Kalea’s self-esteem was very high. She held Arthur’s face, their gazes met until Kalea’s gaze fell on the man’s lips. “You missed me, Arthur?” Kalea asked.

“Yeah, I miss it when mine is in you,” Arthur replied very mischievously.

Arthur couldn’t hold it anymore, he immediately grabbed Kalea’s lips fiercely, bit, and played his tongue there. His hands also came into action, undressing Kalea until only the bra was left. Arthur looked at the girl’s chest, it was too beautiful. While Kalea was very embarrassed and covered her chest with both hands.

“Don’t close it, this is a very amazing masterpiece,” Arthur said as he removed the girl’s arm.

Just when Arthur wanted to enjoy the two twin mountains, suddenly his cell phone rang. He didn’t want to care about it but after five minutes the phone still wouldn’t stop ringing.

“Ah ... Arthur, better pick up your phone first,” Kalea said as she pulled Arthur’s face away from her chest.

Arthur huffed in annoyance, he really didn’t like it when his sex activities were disturbed.