Won't Get Mad (2)

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"In a week? Okay sure, I think I would be busy within this week anyway," Joshua replied nodding, he needed to talk to his manager anyway because she'll surely get stressed out when she discovers he let a complete nobody in the art industry take three slots in their upcoming fundraising art gallery event.

"Okay, thank you so much. I'll call you again when I'm free." Daniel smiled feeling relieved. "Thank you so much for this Mr. Bronson, this is truly a big deal to me," Daniel added and he was truly thankful to him because this was one of his biggest dreams. To be able to display his art in a big event, this was just the beginning. Someday he wanted to be able to have his own art gallery that people would acknowledge.

"It's no big deal, I have trust in your talent and please, you can call me Joshua. We're friends now, no need for formality between us. Well, that is if you don't consider me as your friend?" Joshua said, and in the last part, he sounded disappointed, which quickly made Daniel flustered.

"Of course, if you don't mind me as your friend…" Daniel hastily and timidly said, even though it was J Bronson who offered to be his friend.

"Of course, I would not mind at all," Joshua replied with his usual thick European accent.

"Okay…uhmm, so yeah, that's all I wanted to say. I'm really sorry for disturbing you, it seems that you had just woken up. I didn't mean to wake you up," Daniel said awkwardly. He knew the Alpha just woke up and so he wondered if he was a bother to him. It's already almost 10 am so he didn't think the Alpha was still asleep.

"Oh no, not at all. Someone as beautiful as you would never be a bother to me, besides it was really time for me to wake up. You just did me a favor." Joshua cooed, he wanted to talk more to Daniel but he knew they were not that close yet to talk about something else aside from the collaboration, so he quickly thought of something that would allow their call to extend.

"Have you decided about what you're going to paint? No pressure if you haven't, I can give you some inspiration if you want. Also, just a little bit of advice to get you on track." Joshua offered, hoping that he could somehow score a date from the Omega. It's not an official date, since Daniel Mo is married, but with them hanging out together alone to plan out what they wanted to paint, it's pretty close.

"Yes, I think I have a lot of ideas. Thank you so much for your offer." Daniel politely declined with a smile. He really appreciated that his idol was offering him first-hand advice, but he wanted to do this on his own. He wanted to really make art that only he thought through. He should not rely on J Bronson just because he offered. Daniel wanted to come up with his own concept or else it won't be his success anymore.

"Oh, that's sad. Okay, I think that's the only thing I can offer for now." Joshua said dejectedly. He had heard that Daniel was his fan, but from the way the Omega was talking to him now, it seems like he was not. It would have been cute to see the little beauty being all around him.

"Yeah, thanks anyway. If I can't think of something, I'll definitely give you a call again. Anyway, you seem tired and I think I've overstayed my welcome, I should hang up now," Daniel excused, he really shouldn't bother such a busy man. He knew the Alpha was just being nice to him so he shouldn't take advantage of it. He wanted to talk to him more, to know about how he really became an artist. How did he become successful? What are his current goals? But Daniel could just ask these questions when they meet up. That way he'll have many things to talk about with his idol.

"So soon? But okay, I think I should go now as well," Joshua agreed and they both ended the call. Joshua put down his phone as a headache crept into his head and he felt a woman's palms on his body. He now remembers what had happened to him last night. He gatecrashed a party last night because he was bored and he ended up sleeping with one of the women there.

"I think you should go now," Joshua said to the woman who was still kissing along his bare back. The woman is married, but she had known for a long time that her husband had been cheating on her. She had been dreading to leave him but couldn't because she couldn't bear to part with her kids and her luxurious life. She had been lonely for a long time but she met Joshua last night and she decided to cheat on her husband as well.

"What? Why? I told my husband that I'm spending my day out today with my friends. We can do it a couple more times. You can do me as hard as you want, like last night." The woman whispered seductively, her hand slid against Joshua's groin making him gasp.

". . ."

Without saying anything, both figures suddenly started kissing and later fell back into the bed where they committed another sin.

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"So, how was the call?" Laotian asked, seeing Daniel walking out of his private room with their son following him. But instead of following Daniel as he walked to Laotian, Luangmin headed to tour the whole place. He was still too little when he last visited Laotian's office and every time he would go, he would forget that he had actually been there before.

"It went well. He said he was going to give me three slots in the gallery they were going to host again in a month." Daniel exclaimed, walking towards the Alpha. He also purposely left out the part that he was going to meet Joshua Bronson after Laotian leaves for Africa because he knew the Alpha would be upset about it.

"That's great. You'll definitely do great." Laotian encourages, putting his papers down while pulling Daniel on his lap.

"I'll do my very best to make you proud. You better be there at the event, you can attend it right?" Daniel asked with a pout.

"I know you will do great. I can't promise that I'll be able to attend, however, I'll do the best that I can." Laotian said because even he was not sure how long his transaction would take in Africa. If it was just a business transaction, he would know that he could rush things. But in this matter, politics -it'll be a whole different matter.

Hearing the reply, Daniel quickly felt sad again. "Are you really that busy?" he asked.

"I'm sorry. I'll do my best to come back as early as I can, please don't be sad. I'll do anything you want when I come back." Laotian cooed again. He wished he could promise Daniel that he would be back sooner, but he knew it wasn't possible, so it's better for the Omega to prepare.

"I still really don't want you to go," Daniel confessed, hugging Laotian. The Alpha hasn't gone yet but he's already missing him. "But I understand, just be prepared when you get back," Daniel added with a puff on his cheeks.

"Okay, I'll do anything you want," Laotian assured hugging Daniel, his palms slowly massaging his protruding belly. They were both silent as they watch Luangmin walk around the room curiously. When the little guy finally reaches the glass window both Laotian and Daniel are surprised their son was not bothered by the height of the building. Usually, kids his age would have been afraid to walk close to windows that are overlooking the high rise buildings outside.

"Minmin, are you not afraid of heights?" Daniel called, seeing his son so close to the window that his forehead was even touching the glass. When he heard his mother call he only looked at him with a confused expression. Obviously, he did not understand what it means to be afraid of heights.

"Mommy, look. Bwig bwig!" Luangmin reported, pointing at the tall buildings outside. He even spread his arms to emphasize its size.

"Yes baby, it's big." Daniel nodded and hopped off of Laotian to go near his son. When Daniel got close to Luangmin, he smiled and leaned a little closer before he rubbed the little boy's hair.

"You know, Dada's building is even bigger," Daniel said, spreading his arms to emphasize the size like what the little boy did earlier.

"Dada's bwuildwing?" he asked, confused. He didn't know what a building was.

"Yes, like that one. In fact, we're in it now. Here." Daniel replied with a giggle, pointing at the building outside and then at where they are currently standing.

Luangmin is a very independent child, even though he tends to follow Daniel all the time, the little kid was actually okay playing on his own. In fact, he enjoyed playing on his own. He rarely talks but you could always see him near Daniel doing his own thing. So when the little guy decides to talk or is curious about something, Daniel gets so excited because he finds it so adorable when his eldest son tends to lisps his words.

"Here?" he asked again curiously and looked around. He then looked at Laotian who was all this time watching the Mother and Son interact.

"Dada, bwig like thwat here?" Luangmin asked, unable to believe it since he couldn't see how big the building was when he's inside it.

"Yes, do you want to walk around?" Laotian confirmed and offered. This is his company, he had no problem letting the little kid tour around the building.

"Laotian, aren't you busy?" Daniel interrupted when the Alpha started fixing up his things and stood up from his chair. By coming here today, he didn't mean to delay the Alpha's work.

"No, it's okay. I'll just tell my secretary to let someone else go to the meeting in my stead." Laotian said, walking towards Daniel and Luangmin and then lifting the little kid on his arm. "I also don't remember touring you around, this is the best time to do it. This will be Luangmin's in the future." Laotian said as a matter of fact. Daniel rarely goes to the Mo Empire building and when he does they always tend to spend their time together alone in his office so he never got to tour around the building.

Luangmin, on the other hand, Laotian pretty much remembers Hanlu touring the little man around the corporation years ago, but he was just too little to remember that.

"Will it really be okay?" Daniel asked again, just to make sure it was not a bother.

"Yes. Additionally, I don't want anyone close to you," Laotian admitted, making Daniel laugh a little before he finally nodded okay.

"Okay, if you insist."

After Laotian informed his secretary and transferred his entire schedule for the whole morning to the acting CEO, Daniel, Laotian, and Luangmin started touring the building. Of course, they weren't able to visit all floors, as it was just too big and Daniel can't get tired too much, but it was enough to let Daniel know that Mo Laotian truly cared for his employees.

Aside from the high-quality food served in the cafeteria, they visited the amenities in the building; the working area felt light and spacious. The temperature was also comfortable, as it was not too cold and too hot. Omegas especially are separated from Alphas, there are also rooms for emergency heat and the clinic was well equipped with top-notched nurses and doctors. Not to mention the comfort rooms, there were three categories which were: Male, Female, and Omegas.

Just from seeing how customized the building was, he knew Laotian cared for his workers' well-being. It was too different from the articles he had read from the magazines, as they say, Mo Laotian despises Omegas. Clearly, he didn't, he just didn't want to be too close to them.

"So, how do you like it?" Laotian asked after they got back to his office. Luangmin was already sound asleep in his arms, tired from looking around at the people they passed by during the tour.

"I just love it. I can't say anything. Your building is just amazing, Laotian." Daniel replied. Aside from the building, he liked that the employees were very respectful. He didn't feel anything wrong with them, it didn't feel like they didn't like him for their boss. In fact, it's quite the opposite. He even catches some of them taking pictures of them while giggling at the side.

Meanwhile, they didn't know that this little tour caused so much uproar once again to the whole building that even the officials couldn't help but join it by observing the couple's loving manner.