CRAZY RICH DADDY (Secret After Lie)
CRD Once Only, Let Me Hugged You!

Today, William is very busy having to attend meetings with some important clients. Since Louise decided to expand her business, countless medium and large companies want to get a cooperation contract.

They all compete with each other in order to join the Mattews Group. A giant company that has skyrocketed in popularity lately.

After going through a fairly talk and thinking about various considerations, finally William COO trust Louise and some important representatives of the company came to the final decision.

One of the lucky companies that had the opportunity to enter the ranks of Mattews Group is a company where Marissa worked and served as one of the managers.

Marissa has been working hard for a month to secure a contract with Matthews Group. During that time he often met with a group of famous people and have extraordinary abilities belonging to the Matthews Group, and William Pradigta was one of them.

Nothing strange, everything went very normal and natural. No one expressed objection when the company represented by Marissa was designated as one of the companies that managed to get a cooperation contract.

Yes, everything is very normal. Marissa's success also received attention from various parties, including William. Marissa managed to steal the attention of everyone with talent and a very brilliant idea even though she was a woman.

"Welcome join! From now on the company you represent has officially become one of the companies under the auspices of our Mattews Group. We are grateful for your hard work and look forward to your outstanding performance in the future" William said as he congratulated Marissa on shaking hands.

"Thank you, we will work as hard as possible and will not waste the opportunity that has been given. I represent the company very grateful for this incredible opportunity" Marissa replied with a charming smile.

Marissa immediately left the building after the event was over. Hurry to school to pick up Ebra and Oskar.

From upstairs, William was pensive to see Marissa leave with his arms folded. Since her first meeting to this day, Marissa has never let her down. Even if never.

That shoulder-haired woman could always grab all her attention in less than a month. Not only his attention but his heart.

"Did I really like it?" William gumam.

William turned his gaze away, took a suit and put it on one of his shoulders then passed leaving the room increasingly quiet.

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"Mommy," call Oskar after opening Joanna's room door.

Oskar ran into Joanna's arms with his favorite toy. The boy looks like a living doll while wearing a cute furry nightgown complete with an eared hat that has been trending lately.

Unlike previous days, this time it was Oskar who took the initiative to kiss Joanna. Very inversely proportional to his previous treatment of being indifferent and cold when Joanna tried to embrace him.

Joanna gently welcomes Oskar's embrace, replying to Oskar's kiss by kissing Oskar's entire adorable face.

"Mommy, I love you!" oskar said with his lips pressed forward.

"Mommy also loves Xiao O," Joanna replied. Joanna was very anxious with the shape of her little lips, then hit her lightly.

"Mommy, sick!" whining Oskar by holding his real lips is fine.

"Don't pretend. Mommy knows you're lying" Joanna said with a smile.

"Mommy, tonight Xiao O wants to sleep with mommy, okay?" asked Oskar with a sparkling face. Stopped his bad acting in front of his mother.

"Of course it's okay dear, there's nothing you can't do for this little mommy's favorite guy, right?" joanna replied with a cringe while taking another pillow for Oskar. Oskar was obediently lying on the side of the bed.

"Mommy, Oskar wants to listen to a fairy tale before going to bed from mommy," Oskar pinta held Joanna's hand.

"Xiao O wants to listen to a fairy tale about what?" ask joanna.

"It's up to mommy" replied Oskar.

"Alright, then mommy will tell you about a haughty heron."

"No way, Oskar wants to hear the others" Oskar refused with a spoiled face.

"What about the goats and the wolves?"

"don't want. I want mommy to tell me a fairy tale about the magician Harry Potter" replied Oskar passionately.

"Oh, Harry Potter?" ask Joanna to make sure.

"Em," replied Oskar steadily.

"Honey, but Harry Potter is not a fairy tale" explained Joanna.

"Then what if mommy told me about mommy's love story?" exclaim Oskar.

"Ah, this kid. How does he know about love stories?" inner Joanna pining.

"No, there is no such bedtime story" Joanna said. What love story can Joanna tell. He just lost all his memories.

"Mommy, Xiao O is just kidding. Why do you panic like that, or maybe you have a boyfriend?" oskar Goda. The boy was now sitting sweetly in front of Joanna with eyes and a smile that was just as wide.

Bak sees a poodle, Joanna immediately tickles Oskar's waist, giving him a lesson for always teasing him.

"Mommy, geez. Xiao O will not repeat it again, ha ha ha," cried Oskar Kegelian.

"Next time no more pardon, loh" seduced Joanna.

Joanna stopped tickling Oskar, then lay down beside him and hugged him tightly, preparing to read the fairy tale.

"Check, uhuk!"

Suddenly Oskar coughed as Joanna finished with her one fairy tale. Joanna checked Oskar and checked his temperature. Apparently Oskar was having a fever, "Why can he suddenly have a fever. Isn't Xiao O just fine?" inner Joanna.

"Mommy!" whinek Oskar spoiled.

"Darling, wait a minute. Mommy's gonna take the medicine for you, hm?" pamit Joanna after kissing Oskar's forehead.

Oskar just nodded, while Joanna got up and left Oskar alone in the room to take the medicine. Just as Joanna left the room, Oskar quickly contacted her Uncle Arthur and complained about how she was doing.

"Uncle, Xiao O is sick!" oskar shouted loudly for a moment after Arthur picked up his phone.

"illness?" ask Arthur from across the street. From his tone everyone also knew that Arthur was panicking right now.

"Xiao O has a fever" Oskar replied with a snot-pulling style on his nose that was not there.

"Where's mommy?" ask Arthur.

"Mommy went to take the drugs."

"Tell mommy, uncle will be there in ten minutes and take you to the hospital, okay?" ask Arthur.

"understand!" answer Oskar slowly.

After hanging up his phone, Arthur rushed to turn around the direction. Arthur just got home from work. Then stop by the hospital to pick up Alexa and drive her home. At this time Arthur was supposed to be on his way to his house but cancelled it once he knew Oskar was sick and was going back to the hospital.

Oskar has been taken to hospital and is now back home. At first Joanna forbade taking him away because it was just a common fever. But Arthur insisted on taking her. Seeing Arthur who cared so much for Oskar, Joanna could not refuse and could only comply with his request.

Oskar hugs Arthur very tightly as Arthur takes him in. Looks like the kid is missing the father figure Alexa always says.

Now, Arthur is standing on the edge of the bed and ready to take down Oskar. But Oskar seemed reluctant. He hid his face around Arthur's neck, closed his eyes tightly and hugged Arthur firmly.

"Xiao O darling we're home. Down yeah! Uncle Arthur could be tired if this kept up" said Joanna. Her soft hand stroked Oskar's hair before trying to retrieve it from Arthur's sling.

"Aaa, Xiao O will be carried by Uncle Arthur," said Oskar complete with a mouth conical like a trumpet.

Hearing Oskar's reply, Arthur smiled. He couldn't bear to kiss her head and pat her on the shoulder. While Joanna, she felt bad for Arthur. He's been working hard all day, still has to take care of Alexa and now has to take care of Oskar again. How tired was Arthur?

And, in fact Joanna was even more unpleasant because she felt awkward after remembering what Alexa said before.

"Xiao O, Uncle Arthur has been working all day, uncle must be tired. Here, if Xiao O wants to carry can't be the same mommy?" talk to Joanna again.

It looks like Oskar is not being invited to compromise, because his small hand brushed Joanna's hand, "Uncle, Xiao O want to sleep with uncle," Oskar said later.

Her innocent face looked at Arthur with a glaring gaze. Oskar is not sad. She just misses, misses the uncle who took care of her since infancy.

The brat seemed to know Arthur's weakness. Because all this time, if Oskar had been spoiled and looked at Arthur with this look, Arthur would have forgotten how to say no.

"Oskar, tomorrow uncle will be here again. But let uncle go home today, will you?" talk to Joanna again.

Instead of answering, Oskar ignored Joanna and went back into hiding in Arthur's arms, "Then Xiao O wants to come home to Uncle Arthur's house."

Hearing Oskar's answer, Joanna returns awkward but not with Arthur who looks mediocre.

"Joanna, it's okay. I'm not tired. Even tired of me missing when I saw Oskar," said Arthur, "Alright, tonight uncle is completely Oskar's," continued Arthur without hesitation.

"Really, uncle wants to spend the night here?" tanya Oskar flowers.

"Really, did you ever lie?" ask Arthur.

"Yeay, hooray!" shout Oskar. He doesn't have a fever anymore. Seen from the fast motion that immediately went down to the bed and jumped with excitement.

"Joanna, rest. I'll take care of him tonight" Arthur said.

"I'm sorry, it always bothers you" said Joanna in the end.

"It's not a problem" Arthur replied, "Oskar, let's say good night to mommy!" arthur's orders.

"Mommy, good night!" Oskar.

"Good nights!"

Joanna stepped out of Oskar's room and closed it quietly. For a while Joanna was still standing at the door and leaning herself there. From where he stood, he could hear his little Oskar very happy. I don't know what they're doing, but that cheerful laughter is unceasingly coming out of their mouths.

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"Other times, you don't have to be like this" Joanna said as Oskar slept.

"Why, haven't I always been like this these five years?" arthur asked, unbuttoning the shirt in his hand.

"Arthur, don't you feel too pampering?" ask Joanna.

"No, the part where I pamper him too much. She's sick, and I'm just accompanying her as she asks."

"Arthur, you can't stay like this."

"Why can't I, is it because I'm not her father?" ask Arthur.

"It's not like that, it's just-"

"Joanna, what's wrong with you. Looks like you've been a little different lately. Why?" ask Arthur.

"Arthur, that's just your feeling. There's nothing different about me, I'm still the same as I was."

"Then why are you like this?"

"Like this, what does that mean?" ask Joanna.

"Why are you being so distressed just for the trivial things I've been used to doing all this time?"

"It's not like that I mean. It's just that I feel like this is getting weird."

"Any?" ask Arthur.

Joanna nodded slowly. Hearing that, Arthur approached Joanna and held her cheeks together and said quietly, "There's nothing strange. If anything, it's you, Joanna."

"Wait a minute, what are you doing?" ask Joanna.

"What I did, I just wanted to say something important. I don't want to hide it any longer from you. Joanna, I wanted to answer your question tonight. It's true what you said, that I do love you," Arthur replied right in front of Joanna's face.

Joanna opened her eyes wide at Arthur's confession. His memory returns to the events of that day. The day Joanna was always treated specially by Arthur while they were on vacation together.

"Joanna, eat this."

"Joanna, this is for you."

"Why are you so careless. Are you a hobby of hurting yourself?"

"Use this to warm your body."

It was just some form of affection from Arthur for Joanna at that time.

Just then, realizing Arthur's different attitude made Joanna say it unconsciously, "Arthur, you're not in love with me right?" but I got no answer from Arthur other than a smile.

GLEK.

"Arthur?" joanna exclaimed, she didn't expect Arthur to express her feelings. Chests rumbling. Not because Joanna loved him, not because she hated him. Joanna just didn't want the friendship between them to be tarnished because of this.

"Joanna, don't think things through. I know I was wrong for loving you. But don't worry, I won't leave Alexa because of this. I just want to say it so you know, not to ask you to be mine or to accept my feelings. Because I know, you'd hate me and stay away if I did. Being shunned by you is something I don't want. I'm satisfied enough to be around you and be able to help you like this. And I'd be happy if one day you found someone you love. So please, stop feeling so sorry for me."

"Arthur, you better keep all these words" Joanna warned.

Hearing Joanna's reply made Arthur smile. She was happy, Joanna could understand what she meant, "I promise!" arthur embraced Joanna for the first time.

"Arthur, what are you doing?"