CRAZY RICH DADDY (Secret After Lie)
CRD Someone In The Rain

Joanna put a small bag over her head to protect her from the drizzle that started to come down. Every now and then, he looked at the watch on his left hand, checking how many minutes he was late.

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Those footsteps left a mark in the puddle of rain yesterday. Running through the crowd to the cafe where he made an appointment with his best friend who works as a doctor.

After running for about two minutes, he arrived at the cafe where they used to meet. His eyes searched for Alexa in every corner of the room. Blink, Joanna blinks one of her eyes when her gaze and Alexa meet each other.

"What the hell is a senewen woman doing," Alexa grumbled softly by propping her chin.

"I'm sorry, Princess Alexa. I have to finish my work before I see you" explained Joanna, bowing half her body and sitting in front of Alexa.

"Stop that ridiculous behavior of yours. I'm not surprised by your always late arrival. I'm used to it" replied Alexa as she stirred her juice.

"You are always understanding as always" praised Joanna with a faint smile that began to expand. Then sipping drinks that have been ordered by Alexa without hesitation.

Alexa looked carefully at Joanna. Joanna Samantha, at least that's the name of the girl sitting in front of her right now.

Alexa met the girl about 5 years ago. At that time, Alexa almost hit Joanna who was walking on a quiet and dark street. The night was very cold because the rain had been pouring down on the city since the afternoon. Alexa who has a loving and kind personality certainly does not have the heart to let a woman walk alone in the midst of the rush of rain. Especially when he saw the woman hugging something that turned out to be a baby boy who seemed to have just been born. Without thinking about anything else, Alexa also brought the two along with her.

Arriving at home, Alexa immediately told the foreign woman to clean herself and replace wet clothes with dry clothes that Alexa had prepared. While the tiny baby was, Alexa first drove him to the hospital to get medical care. The doctor said the baby needed to be hospitalized for at least two weeks to restore his health.

"What's your name?" alexa asked after the girl had finished changing clothes.

The girl did not answer Alexa's question, she looked frightened and absentminded. Seeing that, Alexa immediately pulled him into his arms, also tightly holding onto his trembling fingers. "Don't be afraid!"

The girl calmed down a little after a while. But he still did not answer Alexa's statement even though Alexa repeated it several times.

"I don't know." Only that word came out of his mouth when Alexa almost gave up on asking.

Alexa was stunned to hear the words of the woman she found on the street. The girl's eyes implied pain as well as deep sadness. "What really happened to you until you forgot your memory?" alexa asked as she waved the bangs covering her eyes.

The girl grimaced with the pain by biting her lips. Behind the bangs, Alexa noticed a scar that had not dried out completely. Seeing the scar, Alexa followed her instincts as a medical student to immediately examine her entire body. Alexa's eyes widened when she saw several new bruises and bruises all over her body.

"Oh God! Who could do this to you?" squeal Alexa while covering her mouth with both hands.

Once again the girl just fell silent expressionlessly, she just looked at Alexa with bitter eyes. There is sadness hidden behind my eyes.

"Miss Alexa, we found this in Miss's wet clothes" one maid reported.

Alexa found an old pendant-like object. Alexa opened the locket. There's nothing in it, just an original beginning with 'J' written there.

"Is your name initialed J? But this isn't enough. Well, from now on I'll call you Joanna. Joanna Samantha is your name as long as you can't remember your real name. Do you agree?" ask Alexa with a smile.

"I'm Joanna?" ask the girl doubt.

"Yes, your name is Joanna" Alexa said, embracing Joanna.

Day after day through Joanna at Alexa's house. Some maids always invite Joanna to talk so that she is not lonely when Alexa is not at home. Of course, it was at Alexa's request. "You often invite him to talk, lest he be lonely. It looks like he was going through a severe trauma before he had an accident. I ask for cooperation from all of you when I am not at home," Alexa told her maid before leaving.

"We understand, Miss! We will interact often with Miss Joanna" replied several maids simultaneously.

Joanna also used to blend in with some maids who worked in the house. They quickly became familiar, even now Joanna had begun to dare to express herself and began to speak.

Some of the maids were happy with Joanna's development during Alexa's departure. Joanna did not even hesitate to help the maid's work even though they forbade it. Judging from her appearance, she should not be an ordinary girl. At least, maybe Joanna was the son of a rich man who forgot his memory.

While Alexa, she's not leaving aimlessly, she goes to find Joanna's true identity on the sidelines of her busy life as a student. He's not alone. Because she was accompanied by Arthur, the man she had been dating since a year ago. But, during these two weeks there was nothing he managed to find.

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"It should be that the little baby is healthy now, we can give it to the orphanage after this. They must have taken good care of the baby, you don't worry" Alexa said during a walk down the hospital corridor.

Joanna and Alexa stopped in front of the room. They could see the little baby from behind the glass. The baby seemed to be healthy, just as the doctor had expected.

"You're gonna pick her up today, right?" ask a doctor who approached them.

"Yes, doctor. Can we see it?" ask Alexa.

"Of course" the doctor replied, allowing Alexa and Joanna.

The two women entered the room and the baby was crying. Then a nurse tried to calm her down by holding her. But the baby was crying harder.

"Look, he's so handsome, he must be thirsty!" alexa is happy.

"But she just drank milk" replied the nurse.

"Could she be uncomfortable because her diaper is wet?" ask doctor.

For some reason, Joanna felt touched to hear the baby's cry. His instincts told him to approach the baby. A few days ago, the baby was very pale during his time in his arms. But today, the baby was already reddish in color, besides that he also looked very healthy.

Joanna smiled, she couldn't lie to her feeling that she liked the baby. She stuck out one of her fingers, and the baby clasped Joanna's finger tightly. Surprisingly, the baby stopped crying.

Some of the people around them were shocked, while Joanna was getting closer. "May I carry it?" joanna asked with sparkling eyes.

"Of course, I think he likes you!" answer sister.

Joanna held the baby gently, cuddling the tiny body that was now in her arms. The baby gave her a warm and familiar feeling. It was shocking when the baby fell asleep in Joanna's arms moments later.

"I don't remember anything, but I thought maybe I was her mother" Joanna said, holding the baby's little fingers.

The doctor glanced at Joanna, looking at Joanna's maternal instinct as well as the fact that the baby was so comfortable with Joanna. Perhaps, the baby already considered Joanna as his mother.

"Alexa, I'm sorry! I thought I wouldn't give it to the orphanage. I want to raise her myself" Joanna told Alexa with sparkling eyes.

Joanna's story took Alexa, the doctor and the nurse by surprise. "Are you sure you want to take care of him? Your current situation is still not possible to treat a baby," said the doctor.

"It doesn't matter if you're her mother, but think about how you raised her. You're alone, you haven't recovered from your wounds, either" exclaimed the nurse.

Joanna was silent, they said. He has not recovered and does not remember anything. Moreover, he has no job. Joanna looked down with a pushy look, is there no other way to stay with this sweet baby?

The doctor, nurse and Alexa are the same.

Alexa could not bear to see the mimic changes on Joanna's face. Just this time Alexa saw Joanna look excited. Alexa doesn't want to just crush Joanna's wishes. After all, the baby was already with Joanna when she found her, so wouldn't it be better for so on?

"Joanna, you can stay at my house. I'm willing to help you take care of him until you recover, how?" bargain Alexa.

Alexa doesn't think about a lot of things. She didn't think about how Joanna would raise the baby without having a job, all she thought about was how Joanna could stay with the baby. As for money, he will help her as much as possible. Who knows, with the baby staying with her, Joanna will slowly remember who she really is.

But, five years had passed and Joanna still did not remember anything. Joanna left her home four years ago. He now owned a cake shop that he named Xiao O. Xiao O is Joanna's affectionate call to her five-year-old son. His real name is Oskar, Oskar Samantha.

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"Why do you see me like that?" joanna asked when she realized Alexa was daydreaming while looking at her.

"Oh, no. I just wanted to say, stop calling me Princess. You're the real princess, only now it's turning into an ash-up because you haven't taken the least amount of time to take care of your body" Alexa replied frankly.

Alexa still remembers, although Joanna was scarred at the time, but Joanna was a beautiful girl with perfect body proportions. High body height, small waist circumference. The large eyes are also the size of the chest and back enough to attract the envy of every woman.

"Ah you're right. I've been very busy lately" Joanna answered without sin.

"Once in a while, when Xiao O spends his time with me, go to the salon to take care of himself" Alexa advised.

"I can't be far from Xiao O. How can I go to the salon and let her stay with you? People will think he's your son, not mine."

"As far as you are concerned, you are stubborn. Perhaps, your head is made of stone." That's how Joanna is, she always gives the same reason when Alexa counsels her.

"So, why did you ask me to see you today?" ask Joanna.

"I want to give you this," Alexa said, handing Joanna a map.

"What's this?" ask Joanna.

"The results of routine checks belong to Xiao O," replied Alexa briefly.

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Joanna's face changed instantly. Seeing a very drastic change and in that dramatic, Alexa immediately hit Joanna's head with the map. "No need to express yourself like that. Xiao O is fine. There is no problem whatsoever with his health" Alexa explained at length.

"Alexa, you just surprised me. I almost died just now, I think there's a problem with my son's good-looking health" Joanna said. His eyes were round like the eyes of a cat asking for a hug.

"The only problem Xiao O has is his brain" Alexa continued.

"What's wrong with my son's brain?"

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Visual Bonus

JOANNA SAMANTHA

LOUISE MATTHEW