197 Cacao Fruits

“That is only a trick of yours, proper? To maintain me from being alone with Lea,” Arthur accused, who was strolling behind Kai. He actually had to assist this village man as a result of he didn’t need his sugar child to do the heavy lifting.

“Hm? No, actually. I actually need the assistance of yet another particular person, and also you simply occurs to be right here,” Kai replied casually with a pleasant smile. Arthur, nevertheless, was irritated. He felt rivaled by Kai’s allure.

Arthur’s brow wrinkled much more when Kai took him to the cocoa plantation. So many ripe cocoa beans have been nonetheless hanging on the stalks. “Hey, what do you really develop? That’s rather a lot,” Arthur requested as he watched a number of individuals who have been already busy harvesting the cacao fruits.

“Not a lot. This has been round since my dad and mom have been alive. I’m simply persevering with their plantation,” Kai replied as he handed the person in black with pruning shears. Arthur didn’t take it, nevertheless, simply stared on the object with a questioning expression.

“You instructed me to select these fruits utilizing this?”

“In fact, there’s a approach to selecting fruit, you’ll be able to’t simply do it. You suppose you’ll be able to decide with simply your naked arms?” Kai requested again.

“I’ve by no means performed it earlier than. I don’t work in a plantation like this,” Arthur stated not directly refusing to assist. Truly, there was a little bit of a haughty feeling in his coronary heart. An IT firm boss now selecting cacao fruits? Significantly??!

“You stated you needed to assist me. Ah, however if you happen to can’t, that’s high quality. You possibly can return to Lea’s place,” Kai replied not wanting irritated however as an alternative his lips nonetheless carved a skinny, good-looking smile.

Rattling, Arthur felt rivaled. This man seemed extra masculine than him, unique pores and skin and extra seen muscular tissues attributable to his work as a farmer. This was the primary time Arthur felt afraid that the girl he liked would fall for an additional man.

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Arthur rolled up his sleeves to his elbows and took the pruning shears from Kai. “Inform me the right way to do it.”

“Certain.”

Kai walked over to one of many cacao bushes and gave an instance of the right way to decide correctly. “You need to reduce the stalk as near the fruit as attainable, leaving a stalk about 1-1.5 cm lengthy. No must rush, simply loosen up,” Kai defined and the cacao fruit was efficiently picked. He confirmed it to Arthur.

The person with a mole below his lip took one look and understood Kai’s clarification. “There can be cacao flowers rising on the stalk of this fruit, proper?”

Kai’s eyebrows raised barely, fairly impressed with Arthur for understanding so simply. “That’s proper. You’re nice too, you’ll be able to perceive straight away.”

“Haha, after all. I’m a genius.” The person in black grew to become smug. He began selecting the cacao fruit similar to Kai had performed earlier. And it labored, only one strive Arthur might decide it completely. Arthur put it right into a bag below his ft. “It’s performed, proper?”

“Sure, you are able to do all of it the best way to the tip of the tree,” Kai stated, pointing to what he meant. Arthur frowned with a barely dumbfounded mouth.

“Are you ordering me?”

“Huh? Didn’t you simply need to assist me? I’m talking the reality, Mr. Jefferson. We’re in need of folks to reap the cocoa. One in all my employees is sick, I’m not making this up,” Kai stated, not even a lie on his face. Nonetheless, Arthur was irritated.

Rattling it, he got here to this village to lure Kalea again house, however why does he must work like this?! He simply left his most important job!

Arthur had no different selection, as a real gentleman and never wanting to go away a foul impression on Kai particularly if Kai complained to Kalea about him, Arthur was lastly compelled to assist. Grumbling, he picked the cacao fruits one after the other. Kai was watching from the again. Though Arthur is sensible and doesn’t want his steerage anymore, however nonetheless Kai can’t belief the fruits he planted wholeheartedly to a stranger, particularly Arthur who’s none apart from a rival in getting Kalea’s love.

Truly Kai needed this good-looking man to go away as quickly as attainable with out taking Kalea away. He knew, it should not be that simple for Kalea to neglect the person she as soon as liked. It was additionally Kai’s fault for letting the 2 of them discuss nose to nose. Effectively, remorse comes on the finish. His too sort and too silly nature got here on the unsuitable time. He had stated he would by no means let the person who had impregnated Kalea come close to her once more.

“Mr. Jefferson, might I ask you a query?”

“What? But when your query is delicate, don’t blame me if I by accident break the stalk of this cocoa pod,” Arthur replied nonetheless targeted on his impromptu work.

“Simply needed to ask you about-”

“Kai, I’m bored,” abruptly a voice that Arthur and Kai each acknowledged got here from behind them. Each of them instantly circled on the similar time.

“Hey, why are you right here? You’ll get drained,” Kai stated worriedly as he approached the brunette woman. “Did you run out of watermelon?”

Kalea nodded, her hazel eyes now on Arthur who had stopped selecting fruit along with his arms holding pruning shears. “Can you actually do it, Arthur?” requested Kalea, sounding dismissive.

“Haha, did you neglect that your lover is sweet at all the things?” Arthur replied with a lopsided smile adorning his good-looking face.

“Lover? I don’t keep in mind having a lover such as you.”

Immediately Arthur felt like he was getting arrows from all instructions they usually hit him proper within the coronary heart. Effectively, it was true that they weren’t lovers. Nevertheless, it felt even stranger to say he was Kalea’s sugar daddy.

Kai who was watching the 2 folks was much more confused. What precisely was their relationship? Kalea didn’t inform him the main points from the start.

“Hey, sorry if I interfered an excessive amount of. However what sort of relationship have you ever guys had?”