The woman in front of him was wearing a neat black suit. Standing straight with perfectly combed hair.
'She can't be the mother.' It wasn't because of the dress, but the attitude.
"Didn't the mistress said not to eat outside. You will just waste your stomach and make more problems for the mistress." If she coaxing a child that would have been no problem for Aree, but it was more like she was scolding an adult.
Mishu, on the other hand, showed a side he had never expected. She was staring hard on the ground, without raising her head to look at others. The cold delight in her hand was melting away fast.
For a moment, he had thought that she was crying. But it was not like that. 'She is enduring it. What type of household she had been brought up, to be this strong.'
Little did she knew if she wasn't going to fight back, someone else will. Though he had tried to cultivate his patience, it was not his strong front. Otherwise, he wouldn't codename 'Wrath'.
"Is that a way to talk to a child?" Little shocked from the reaction the woman stared at him but more surprised one was Misnu. She had never expected that, brother will be brave enough to fight back with the bad nanny.
'Brother is the bravest.' She engraved the words in her mind.
"Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who I am. She is a child, and you shouldn't talk like that with her. Can't you see, she is afraid."
"Why is it matter to you? She is not your daughter."
"Because she is not your daughter too and you are a bad influence on her."
"You. You." Furious in rage the woman failed to speak properly, "How dare you to say that?"
"I dare because I dare. Call her mother, otherwise, I wouldn't let her go." He looked around only to find Minsu was looking at him in pitiful eyes.
"Don't worry, sweety. No one is going to scold you." Looking Minsu wasn't convinced from the words, he was quick to open his bag and opened up the notebook.
"Don't worry about the bad woman, this brother will protect you." Somewhere in her little mind the small girl felt relieved. Misnu wrapped herself around Aree who was crouching in front of her.
Seeing the woman was talking on the phone, Aree whispered in her ears, only then a thin smile appeared on her dark face. They both started to draw scribble on the book with enthusiasm.
"Minsu let's go." It wasn't her mother, but the same woman, but this time two well-built men were standing behind her.
'What is with the funny development?' His lips curved upwards but Aree couldn't help it.
"What? Are you afraid now?" The confidence of the woman soared to another level. Alas! It was short-lived.
Aree moved even before he stood up and the results were as expected. Though he was tall, the men in tight-fit were taller, so first kick was on the back of the knee. An elbow to the solar plexus of other one sent him into spasm and completed it with a knee to the jaw of the man he kicked first.
The woman didn't get the chance to be shocked before the unexpected happened. If Aree beating two big men was surprising enough, then the people who have gathered around them had no idea about how to react when Aree grabbed the woman by the throat and hang her by the air.
"Is he going to beat the woman too?"
"There is no way he would do that…"
When there is a crowd there are bound to be some loud enough gossips, Aree couldn't care less. By the side of his vision, he could see one of the familiar faces.
*Ahhkkkk* As he released her she had started to cough and was staring at him with resentment.
"You da-dare to do th-that?" The voice was incoherent.
"Looks like you didn't learn your lesson."
"Do-do you know who she is? Who is my mistress?"
"I don't even care who is the father of your mistress is, much less your mistress. As long as anybody dares to treat this princess badly I won't mind, I won't mind beating your mistress too."
"Bad brother, my mother is best. If you beat my mother I will never talk to you." Aree couldn't help but laugh, this little was cowering in fear, clutching his leg tightly a moment ago but now was threatening him.
"Sweety, I am on your side."
"No, my mother is the best."
'How does it turn into such an argument.' Aree had no idea about it.
"You, do you know how much trouble you have caused to mistress? Do you think mistress will love you after I tell her about what have you done?"
The mind game of an adult had an immediate effect on the innocent child. Her face darkened in a blink.
"Don't worry sweety, your mother will love you no matter what." But his words of assurance had no visible effect on her.
"If you come with me now, you won't have to worry about anything. I won't tell mistress anything."
Her hand that was grabbing his pant loosened but Aree had no word to change her mind. She walked to the woman and stood there like an obedient child.
The woman stood there with a bright smile on her face, to boast her win.
"What are you laughing at? You should be thanking her. Only if she wasn't here…"
A chill shot down her spine, she forced to step back looking at the smile of his face. She was quick to grab the hand of Mishu before turning to the other way. The forceful tug made Mishu stumble who was still looking at Aree.
"One more thing, if you do anything bad to her or threaten her, believe me, I know where to find you."
The woman didn't slow down at all. The two men walk behind, leaving behind all the grandeur they once had.
"Sister, where did little miss found such a strong man." One of them asked.
"Like hell, I would know." with a frown on her face, "Even as a child, this girl knows how to seduce a man, just like her mother."
"Sister, please calm down. If the mistress hears us, we will lose our neck."
"Like I care." The woman was so angry that he would breathe fire at the god if he comes in front of him now. The two men behind him turned silent.
The woman would have cried in blood if she knew that with each of her words, frown on Aree's face grew deeper.
'It looks like I have to give Sloth a call.' Aree looked at the part of the page that was torn off, a smile appeared on his face. He put it back in the bag and someone cast a shadow over him.
"You are Aree, right?" It was the same girl who had ignored him on the first day, Liya.
Aree nodded to confirm.
"Is your classes over?"
"No, not in the mood."
"What a coincidence? Want to hang out."
'Girl of this generation are so open, they hit on you so openly. No no you shouldn't misunderstand, she just wants to hang out.'
"Sure why not? But I have someone to meet if you don't mind…"
Liya didn't know what was the meaning of it, "Okay, if you have work then…"
"No no, I don't mind if you come with me."
"No, no that is okay. I will meet you later then." Without giving another chance she left to the other way.
"Where did it went wrong?" Being a man without any dating experience over 40 years of bachelor life, he didn't have enough dating IQ to unravel the mystery.
"Hello," A sleepy voice on the other side received the call.
"When are you going to wake up?"
"Who is this?"
"Meet me at 'No star cafe.' in an hour." Aree cut the phone and left the university.