Sugar Dating with CEO

178 As A Friend, We Must Give Good Advice

“Lea? Are you okay?” Kai asked worriedly as Kalea’s face suddenly changed as if she was thinking about something else and was a bit agitated.

“I-I’m fine,” Kalea replied with an awkward smile. “But Kai, I’m still going to work there. I’m also pretty bored if I just sit around doing nothing.”

Kai did not seem to agree, but who was he? If Kalea wanted to do it so badly, he could not force her. Kai caught up with the girl’s footsteps that were already ahead of him.

“Tomorrow, I’ll come with you to Uncle Robby’s restaurant,” Kai said.

“What? No need, don’t trouble yourself anymore, Kai,” Kalea refused as politely as possible.

“I might as well talk to him, it’s okay, right?”

Kalea of course could not refuse, she just smiled and nodded slowly.

On the other hand, Dariel found it difficult to contact Arthur. He began to worry because his best friend had no more news, especially after he rejected his sister’s love. Inevitably, Dariel was forced to come to Arthur’s company. Without any prior appointment, after all, he had come to see Arthur quite often, so it should not be difficult to come even if he had not made an appointment.

The employee in the lobby said that Arthur had just finished a meeting and was already in his workspace. Dariel thanked them and went upstairs where Arthur and his secretary were. Before he entered Arthur’s room, he met Juan who had just come out of his boss’s room.

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“Oh, Mr. Mckenzie, good afternoon,” greeted Juan politely. Dariel also returned the greeting.

“Hi, long time no see. Arthur’s inside, right?” Dariel asked.

Juan nodded, a tired look on his face. It seemed that Juan rarely looked peaceful when it came to Arthur. “Um, sir. Can I ask you something?”

Dariel raised one eyebrow, then nodded hesitantly. “What is it?”

“Did something happen to my boss? He’s quite strange, no, he is strange, but this time it feels very different from usual!” Juan said in a low tone for fear that someone could hear especially if it turned out to be Arthur himself.

“Ah... well, some things happened to him, haha,” Dariel replied with an awkward laugh. Because he did not know how to answer.

“I heard that one of his women ran away, is he really stressed out because of that? Shouldn’t that be okay? Many women will always come to him,” Juan continued again as if talking about his own boss to Dariel. Meanwhile, Dariel just listened quietly until Juan let him into Arthur’s room.

For some reason this time it looked like two employees were gossiping about their own boss.

“I still don’t quite understand. Then can I come inside, Mr. Awnsley?” Dariel said, trying to change the topic while smiling very sweetly.

“Oh, sure! Please come in, sir.”

Dariel quickly went inside, and as soon as the door closed, his eyes fell on Arthur, who seemed to be busy with his work in front of the computer screen. His feet stepped towards the man with black hair, Arthur’s face was serious and did not seem to realize that someone had entered his room.

“Arthur,” Dariel called when he was actually in front of Arthur’s desk.

Arthur looked up, his lazy expression not lasting long as he resumed his work. “Oh, what’s up, Dariel? You don’t usually come here.”

“What are you doing?” Dariel asked.

“Rhetorical question. As you can see, doing my job.”

“And what about your sugar baby?”

The mouse he was moving stopped when Dariel asked that. “You met Juan outside, right? He must have complained to you about my lack of work.” Arthur leaned back in the chair, reached for the coffee and took a small sip. “Lea is still at the search process, I’m still trying to find her.”

Dariel sighed heavily, deciding to sit in front of Arthur. “I actually don’t understand why you would go this crazy for that girl. I’m not putting Kalea down, but didn’t you avoid her before? Then why are you looking for her again?” Dariel asked.

“I don’t know, maybe because she is carrying my child,” Arthur replied sounding annoying to Dariel’s ears.

“You keep denying it, Arthur.”

Arthur’s forehead wrinkled, not understanding what his friend was saying. “What do you mean, what am I denying?”

“Your feelings for Kalea. I’m sure Lea had enough of you to leave. After all, who can stand it when the man you love doesn’t have the same feelings and keeps avoiding you?” Dariel said, trying to open Arthur’s mind. “During her pregnancy, Lea really needed your attention.”

“Attention? I cared for her, Dariel. What she wanted, I always gave it to her!” Arthur retorted defensively.

“But it’s just a necessity, right? You don’t really want to do it. And there’s one thing she wants, but you can’t give her. You should know what that is,” Dariel said again, Arthur was silent because he understood what his friend meant. “Basically the form of responsibility that girl wants is definitely marriage, but she can’t get it from you. She gave up because you will never see her again. Am I right?”

Arthur did not answer, he remained silent and refused to look at Dariel.

“So what I’m trying to say is, you better stop looking for Kalea.”

Arthur’s nerves rounded, he immediately turned to Dariel with a look that was difficult to interpret. “Are you fucking kidding me? Why are you telling me that? She’s my sugar baby! She’s not supposed to go around like this!” Arthur said in a raised tone of voice, his emotions starting to run high just because Dariel’s words did not suit him.

“You really still don’t get it, Dude? Isn’t this for the good of both of you? If you really don’t love her, don’t trap her because Lea also needs to calm her heart. She will continue to hurt if she stays with you. This simple thing you should already understand.”

Arthur’s jaw hardened, he clenched his fists tightly. Dariel’s words had a point, making Arthur bow his head.

“Let Lea live on her own terms. Maybe she’ll meet a man who loves her sincerely.”

“No way! She’s carrying my child, she can’t be with another man!” Arthur snapped instantly, his face even more sinister than before. Dariel was even more surprised by this, it had been a long time since he had seen Arthur’s expression like this.

The last time was when Arthur was angry at Aurora, his last ex.

Dariel was also upset, not expecting that his best friend would be this selfish and ruthless. “What exactly do you feel for her, anyway? You can’t be selfish like this, you are free to play with any woman you like, while Lea who wants to be serious with one man alone you forbid it. I know you’re a jerk, but you should know your limits,” Dariel said at length, he could not wait to face Arthur. Because if left unchecked, Arthur’s attitude will only get worse.

Again Arthur was silent. He was confused with himself. It felt empty when Kalea was not by his side. All this time, his sugar baby was always waiting for him at the penthouse, making dinner, always trying to calm him down when he had a lot of work and he was tired. Plus the way Kalea touched him when they were having sex made Arthur even more comfortable.

It was dangerous. Actually, Arthur also realized that he could really love Kalea, so he stopped it as soon as possible before his feelings became clear. Especially after knowing that Kalea loved him.

Dariel, who kept watching Arthur, could not help but itch to say, “You do love her, don’t you? But you prefer to suppress those feelings and avoid her. Why?”

“I’m afraid.”

“What are you afraid of? Are you afraid of your possessiveness coming back? Are you afraid it will happen again?” Dariel asked but Arthur never answered, choosing to keep his mouth shut.

Dariel sighed for the umpteenth time, it had been a long time since he had given his best friend this advice. “If you two love each other, can trust each other, it’s not a problem anymore. Besides, Lea’s not the type of woman who gets close to many men, right? She’s different from your ex, Dude. And the one who should be scared is Lea. Because you’re the problematic one.”

“That’s why I’m no good for her,” Arthur replied with sad eyes.

“Then you should let it go. Forget the girl, stop looking for her. Well, but even that’s hard for you to do, isn’t it?” Dariel started to get up from his seat, shoving one hand into his pants pocket. He looked at his sad-looking friend. “You have to make your choice. If you love her, go after Lea. But don’t push. You can try to get her again, but if she really doesn’t want to be with you anymore, you have to give up.”

Arthur messed up his black hair, which was always neat at work. He just looked at Dariel so unenthusiastically. Even so, a weak smile was etched on his face. “Thanks, bro. You took the trouble to make me realize”

“An asshole like you should repent immediately. I feel sorry for your family,” Dariel replied as he punched his friend lightly on the shoulder. “Decide what you want to do, don’t be so indecisive, it’s not like you normally are.”

Arthur just smiled wryly in response.