Contract With You
Chapter 8

"Where will he take me?" Aiko muttered.

Aiko looks at Mika who is taking the car out of the garage. The car window was lowered and the car door opened Mika came out to pick up Aiko who was sitting on the porch of the house.

"Aren't you cold sitting outside?" mika asked while putting a scarf on Aiko's neck.

"It's not too cold outside" Aiko replied.

Mika looked at Aiko for a moment.

"really? Your face is red like a tomato,"

"Don't joke anymore. Where are you taking me, by the way?" ask Aiko.

"You'll know when you get there,"

Mika and Aiko get into the car. Amidst the heavy rain, the car drove towards a large building which was none other than the large office of Miha's Aiha Group. In the middle of the trip Aiko peeked out. Heavy rain still rained down on the city.

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Arriving at the office

The car stopped in front of the building entrance, Mika waved her hand out the window. In an instant the black-clothed bodyguards lined up with rows of umbrellas they were carrying.

"How long did they practice until they could do this?" Aiko muttered.

Mika holds Aiko's hand and enters the building. Take the elevator to the top floor. A few minutes later, the elevator stopped and the door opened. They were both greeted by Leo who had been waiting for Mika.

"Sir, the council is waiting for you" he said, bowing respectfully to Mika. Mika just nodded and walked into her office with Aiko.

Aiko looked around Mika's office. A room with large windows as a barrier between the inner and outer space. We can even see the city from a height of more than 20 floors. There are two bookcases on the right and left side of the window. In the middle of the room there is a table and chairs in deep black which is Mika's workplace. There was nothing special about Mika's office. But there was something that stunned Aiko. A very large painting next to the left cupboard. Painting white lilies in the rain. Aiko could not take her eyes off the painting.

"What do you see?" Mika waved her hand in front of Aiko's eyes who had been daydreaming.

"Ah, sorry. This painting is so beautiful,"

"really. Leo, give me the key to this door," Mika said.

"This is sir," Leo gave Mika a small key.

Mika slightly touched the surface of the painting and found a keyhole.

Ceklin.ceklek...

Mika slowly shifted the painting and how surprised Aiko saw that behind the painting there was a room filled only by a very soft mattress. On the wall of the room were warm blankets and some doughnut-shaped dolls.

"Wahh, what a cool room. It must be warm in there," Aiko said in amazement.

"Sit in there. You can read a book while driving away the boredom when I attend the meeting later," Mika gently stroked Aiko's head.

"So you brought me here just to wait for you to finish the meeting?"

"Actually I'd like to take you for a walk in this building. But those midget grandfathers (meaning the councils) still like to set me up. So we'll do it next time, yeah," Mika explained.

"What am I supposed to do here?"

"Leo will accompany you. You can do anything here, but don't scribble documents on the table,"

"I'm a child, of course" Aiko said.

"Okay sir,"

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At first Aiko was confused as to what she should do, but she finally decided to read the book and sit in the back room of the painting. Leo also gives some snacks and warm drinks as the rain gets heavier with a bone-chilling cold.

Ctar.ctar...

Lightning started to rumble outside. The lightning struck with a strong moment to the point of making Aiko's body tremble.

Leo who was accompanying Aiko pulled the curtain to cover the glass window so that the lightning was not too visible.

"A terrible flash," Aiko muttered in her heart.

She covered herself with a blanket. Open the page and continue reading. Leo stood next to Aiko. Actually Aiko was not good to see him standing up continuously since earlier.

"Anu, your name is Mr. Leo. If you're tired you can just sit, I don't feel good to see you standing while I'm sitting in this warm room,"

"Madam, I gladly obey my mistress. But you don't have to speak formally with me, sir gave the order and I just obeyed it. You can call me Leo" he explained very kindly.

"I don't feel good to see you so tired to stand up,"

"I will take a chair and accompany the mistress, because it seems like the mistress is afraid of lightning," Leo took a folding chair and placed it next to Aiko who was sitting in the room behind the painting, "I'll accompany you here,"

"Maybe I'm a little curious about Mika. You have been with him for a long time. Can you tell me a little about him?" pinta Aiko while chewing some biscuits. Leo looked at Aiko and saw her beautiful face. At first glance Leo was so fascinated and could not take his eyes off Aiko.

"Excuse me, get used to you answering me," Aiko said awkwardly.

Leo also realized from daydreaming, "I'm sorry madam. So what does the lady want to know,"

"Actually I'm the one I did? Although she's an ordinary girl, she's Mika's wife. What if I like it too? Ahhh, I don't know,"

"How was Mika when she was little?" aiko blurted out Leo's daydream.

"So you're curious about that yeah. In the past, the master was like a very beautiful jewel and always attracted attention. Even while attending school, the master was often chased by many girls to the point that he jumped the fence to escape,"

"Do you go to school there?" aiko said as she sipped a glass of tea.

"of course. Sir, me, and Yuhi, you should already know him. The three of us have always been together. Yuhi used to be very short and not very good at running she was always our bait to escape from the pursuit of the girls," Leo told her all with a face full of excitement. Aiko smiled too.

"It looks like your childhood was a lot of fun,"

"Anu, mistress. Get used to asking? It may be a little painful for the lady, but I want to know. Actually, how is the mistress and the mistress' family related? I heard all from master," asked Leo with a face full of worry.

Hearing this Aiko immediately put her tea on the table in front of her sitting.

"I don't mind telling it. When I was a child, my father left me and my mother. Finally I had to bear the cost of living and my sickly mother. I heard that my father married again and had another daughter. His mother died and he gave the child to his mother. Mother loved him very much, even his affection exceeded my affection. Jealousy began to take hold of me, but I hid it all this time. I work hard to make money. Even though my mother was still given money by my father, I still work for school fees. Growing up, my sister went to live luxuriously with my father. At that time I knew I was always wasted. But, when I was very down and tired, Mika came to my rescue,"

Aiko's story makes Leo's heart cut. She was about to hug Aiko, but she remembered Mika and retracted her hand.

"Looks, master became your helper angel,"

Madam, you are the toughest person. You even tell such heartbreaking stories with your sweet smile. I hope you get happiness.

Conquering the Heart of the Little Girl