Ivy was startled as she almost tripped, looking up at the tall figure who helped her with a smile.
"Father..." she exclaimed, hugging the man.
Candra returned the embrace of his daughter, affectionately stroking her long hair.
"Beautiful, be more careful when walking next time!"
Ivy nodded her head. "Yes, Father," she said, not letting go of her embrace on Candra.
He missed her father dearly as they rarely saw each other lately. That's why Ivy came to her mom's office accompanied by Sasha, even though she hadn't obtained permission to come or not.
Candra himself immediately picked up Ivy when he saw Arneta running towards them with a worried expression. Perhaps she was worried about Ivy's condition after she collided with her and almost fell.
"Are you alright?" Arneta asked her daughter with concern.
"I'm fine, Mom," Ivy replied with a smile.
Making the little girl even cuter and more adorable as her dimples became more visible.
"She's fine, you don't have to worry," Candra reassured Arneta so that she wouldn't be overly anxious.
He knew very well that Arneta would overreact when it came to Ivy. The woman would even cry just because Ivy was bitten by an ant or a mosquito, which was quite ridiculous.
Arneta, who was initially worried, now breathed a sigh of relief, then stared sharply at Sasha.
"Why did you bring Ivy here?"
"Um, Ivy insisted on being taken to Kakak's office. She said she missed Father Candra, so I brought her here because Ivy's school ended early today, so..."
"Why didn't you contact me first? Why did you go straight—"
"Net...!"
Candra interrupted the conversation between the two women because he felt sorry for Sasha, who looked scared by Arneta's anger.
"It's alright, it's okay. Besides, I miss my daughter too," he said while playfully kissing Ivy's cheek. "It's better for you to go to the CEO's office now, Mr. Lio is waiting for you."
"Mr. Lio?"
Arneta, who was panicking about Ivy's condition, even forgot about Lio. Arneta truly wanted to curse herself for forgetting something important like that.
"Sasha, please take Ivy home now!"
"No, Mommy, Ivy wants to stay here and play with Father Candra," Ivy refused, hugging her father tightly.
"Ivy, Father Candra is busy working. You can play later, okay," Arneta persuaded while trying to pry her daughter off Candra's embrace.
But Ivy only hugged Candra even tighter, making it difficult for them to be separated, as Candra himself seemed reluctant to let go of Ivy.
"Mr. Candra..." Arneta pleaded softly.
But Candra shook his head.
"You just calm down, I'm not busy. I will accompany Ivy until you finish your talk with Mr. Lio."
Candra should have entered the CEO's office with Arneta to accompany her. But because of Ivy, he decided to accompany his little girl, considering that his presence wasn't that important since Lio would discuss work-related matters with Arneta.
"But, sir..."
"Just go!"
Reluctantly, Arneta left Ivy with Candra because she was afraid that Lio would come out of his office and see Ivy.
Yes, even though it was highly unlikely that Lio would recognize Ivy and suspect that she was his biological daughter. But Arneta still felt worried, especially if Lio stared at Ivy intently. Because their faces were so similar, it would surely make him suspicious of Ivy's status.
*Knock.. Knock*...
"May I come in, sir?" Arneta asked after knocking on the door.
She stood in front of the door for a long time until Arneta was finally allowed to enter by her new boss.
"You called for me?" Arneta asked, hiding her fear and trying to appear as calm as possible.
Although her body was trembling with fear of the man from her past. Especially when she felt Lio's cold aura that made the atmosphere in the room so tense.
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