Kalea noticed Zeline several times, the blonde girl who was always alone and busy with her phone or mirror. Her mouth itched to tell Zeline what had happened recently. However, she hasn't had the time and opportunity plus Aluna is always with her.
"Lea? Lea!" called Aluna because Kalea did not respond to what she was telling her about her favorite cat who had just given birth.
"Y-yes?" Kalea replied with a stiff smile.
Aluna narrowed her eyes, she turned back wondering what her best friend was looking at to daydream like that. "What are you looking at, anyway? It looks very serious," Aluna asked in surprise. She didn't see anything strange there, not even a handsome man.
"N-nothing. So what's wrong with your cat?" asked Kalea trying to change the topic again.
Aluna snorted, Kalea really didn't hear her talking. "My cat laid eggs."
"Ah, I see."
The burgundy-haired girl frowned even more. "How can a cat lay eggs! Your brain must be shorting out, Lea!"
"S-sorry!"
*
After finishing the last class, Kalea had no important agenda today. She only needed to work on assignments that still had a long deadline or review material to teach the class she held when the lecturer was busy with research, seminars or the like.
"Lea, are you busy right now? Everyone wants to hang out, do you want to come?" Aluna asked, her face polish even more dazzling because the lecture was over. To be honest, Kalea really wanted to come, because so far she had never once gone to play with Aluna or other friends. Moreover, her financial situation has improved a lot because she got an injection of funds from Arthur, but Kalea still doesn't dare to spend the money in front of Aluna. Her best friend must be wondering, she knows very well how Aluna's nature is. She is a curious girl.
Even Kalea's appearance remained as usual on campus for fear that someone would notice the change.
Kalea shook her head politely as she smiled. "Sorry, Luna. I have a lot to do," she refused unpleasantly.
"Ah, that's right. I always forget, sorry!"
"It's okay, Luna," Kalea retorted with an amused chuckle.
"Remember, don't put too much pressure on your body. Once in a while you have to indulge yourself either shopping or traveling. Or you'll get stressed." Aluna reminded with such care, she didn't want anything bad to happen to her best friend. Kalea just nodded and after that Aluna passed with the other children to the cafe. Kalea's face turned sad, she never meant to lie to Aluna, but she couldn't imagine if her best friend knew what work she was doing now. Kalea was not ready to say it.
"Zeline!" called Kalea when the beautiful girl glanced past her nonchalantly. Zeline turned her head, as usual that beautiful face looked haughty but still so charming. "Are you busy today? I have something to talk to you about."
Zeline was silent for a moment, she looked at the clock on her hand. "Hurry up, my schedule is tight," she replied curtly. However, it was more than enough to make Kalea smile widely.
Kalea followed Zeline away, until they entered a famous beauty clinic that Zeline used to go to. That girl really never went far from taking care of her face and body. No wonder she was so beautiful, the cost was definitely not cheap. Kalea looked like a dazed person there because she was confused about what to say while Zeline was busy being massaged by the masseuse. Kalea just silently watched the treatment.
"So, what do you want to talk about?" asked Zeline, her eyes closed as she enjoyed the touch of the masseuse. Kalea wasn't sure about talking about it in a place like this, since there was a stranger between them. How would the waitress respond if she heard about Kalea being the sugar baby of a handsome CEO named Arthur? Wait, but it's possible that not everyone knows about it. Dammit, Kalea's brain was getting dizzy from too much thinking. "Lea? You're still alive, right?" Zeline asked again because Kalea didn't respond and remained silent.
"Yes, I'm still alive."
"Then what is it? You must want to tell me about Arthur, right? Did you agree to the contract?" Zeline asked point-blank. "Just talk, what are you afraid of, anyway?"
Kalea gasped, still not used to Zeline's fierceness. "Yes, I agreed to the contract."
"Then why, is that all you have to say?"
"Did Arthur tell you that?" Kalea asked back.
"Nope, Arthur is not the type to tell others about himself. I just assumed," Zeline replied. The girl got up from her stomach and told the servant to go out first. Now she was looking at Kalea seriously. Kalea was mesmerized by Zeline's beautiful face, clear white skin, and firm breasts that were not as big as hers. Zeline was truly like an angel. "Did you do it with Arthur?" Zeline asked.
"Did what?"
The blonde girl rolled her eyes lazily. "No need to play dumb. You know what I mean."
Kalea nodded slowly, her face turning sad. "Even in an unconscious state."
Zeline knitted her eyebrows, not understanding. "What do you mean, you were raped by him?!" Zeline screeched in a raised voice making Kalea wince, she panicked if anyone else heard what the blonde girl said.
"I-it's not like that! He's the one who's unconscious!"
Zeline was even more wide-eyed in shock. "Huh? So you raped her?!"
"That's not what I mean, you idiot!" retorted Kalea to the point of rudeness.
"Tell me clearly!"
Kalea regulated her breathing, Zeline's mouth seemed to have to be patched up because of her constantly wrong assumptions, if anyone heard her, they would definitely think the wrong thing. "He did it when he was drunk, I couldn't resist because his strength was greater than mine," Kalea explained listlessly. Her heart ached again as she remembered what happened that night.
She recounted how Arthur had told her not to touch him because Kalea had never been in bed before. They almost canceled the contract, but it still went ahead even though something untoward happened in the end.
Zeline listened to Kalea's story carefully, actually feeling a little guilty for bringing Kalea, a smart and innocent girl into the dark world that Zeline was involved in. However, Kalea herself wanted a job. She could only offer that, even though Zeline had tried to find a promising man even though it could not be said that he was a really good man. For a sugar daddy, Arthur was the best choice. However, when it comes to being a lover, Arthur is the worst choice.
"It was bound to happen. You know that too, right?"
Kalea nodded slowly, after finding out more about sugar dating, of course Kalea had prepared for the worst. The most important thing was money, she only needed that.
Zeline finally finished with all her treatments. Kalea continued to follow her from behind, she waited for Zeline to finish paying while looking at what was there.
"Huh? Arthur?"
Kalea's body froze when she heard Zeline say that name. She turned around to see if Arthur was the man she knew or a different person. She could not hide the shocked look on her face when she saw Arthur with a beautiful woman, the woman clinging to Arthur's arm.