Stepfather

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Tay returns to the apartment he hasn't been in for a long time after marrying New. He dropped a tired body on the bed and closed his eyes with his arms. His mind was so chaotic that he couldn't think of anything when he decided to leave the mansion. Tay woke up and rubbed his rough face. There is a stifling chunk of remembering New's sad gaze when he left just like that. His heart was throbbing with pain imagining how New would feel at that time.

"I'm confused about how to behave. On the one hand, I'm glad to hear that you're pregnant. But on the other hand, I'm also sad and disappointed with your actions." Tay brushed his frustrated hair as he closed his eyes deeply.

"How should I say this? I can't bear to see your sad face when I'm gone. But if I stay there, I'll hurt you with my words or my attitude without realizing it. I'm not a good man who can control my emotions all the time. That's why I chose to stay away from you for a while. Not because I didn't want to hurt you even more with my crude attitude that I couldn't control."

"I'm forced to do this, Hin....," he softly sighed.

Tay reached into his pocket for his ringing cell phone. He paused for a moment to see someone's name on the screen. It didn't wait long for Tay to receive a call from his son.

"When did you come back? Mopa said Daddy was on another business trip," asked Nanon from the other end in a childlike voice.

Tay's gaze suddenly turned wistful. "Looks like daddy will be home later than usual this time," he said in a low voice.

"Hurry home, Dad. Nano and Mopa miss Daddy."

Tay was silent. "Is Nano with Mopa now?"

"No, Mopa is in the bathroom."

"Nano can do something for daddy?"

"Do what?" asked Nanon innocently.

"Please take care of Mopa while Daddy is not around."

"Of course, Nanon will look after Mopa all the time."

Tay smiled warmly. "Thank you, Son..."

"Then Nano hang up the phone now. Don't forget to be healthy, Dad."

Tay's heart touched for Naono's attention. "Ah, my son is so cute."

Nanon just giggled before finally hanging up the call.

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Off puts on an embarrassed face to find Tay looking disheveled and uninspired lately.

His friend will just daydream and always make mistakes while working. And it made him annoyed because his work was increasing. The reason is that he has to do and complete other things that should be done by Tay. Even if he's the boss, he just told him to clean up all the messy work. Meanwhile, he just sat in the chair, daydreaming and babbling incoherently.

Brother!

Tay gasped in surprise. He glared at Off who dared to kick his desk. Meanwhile, Off also looked annoyed at Tay.

"That's enough! I can't take it anymore," Off growled.

"what do you mean?" hissed Tay coldly.

"If you have a problem, finish it until it's over. Don't run away and mess up the work. Do you know? I've been working overtime for several days because of you being unprofessional. You should be able to differentiate between personal problems and work problems. Don't bring your personnel problems at home, at work. What is the result? You screw things up," Off scolded, already getting too emotional with Tay's attitude.

Tay just kept quiet digesting every word Off said. He didn't try to argue with his friends' words because Off was right. But still, he couldn't concentrate even though he tried to focus.

"What the hell happened to you, Peng?  Where did the great man who was my friend go to?"

"In the past, if you had personal problems, you were still able to do a good job and were very competent. In fact, you were not bothered by it at all. But now? You are completely different. How big is your problem to make a Tay? into chaos like this?"

Tay massaged his temples which felt a throbbing light. "Leave me alone, I'll think about what you say," Tay told, frustrated.

Off sighed heavily, then walked away from Tay's room to let the man think.

After thinking for a long time, Tay realized that he had done something wrong. He couldn't have left New who was pregnant with his child. Tay glanced at the wristwatch branded. Then he got up from his oversized chair and grabbed his work coat, then hurried out of the room half running.

Off who was in his study, glared sharply when he found Tay leaving in a hurry, "There! You must be running away," he exclaimed in a  high voice and hurried out after Tay.

For the first time, Off felt grateful for his glass workspace. It turned out to be more useful than he thought before. Even though at first he had objected and did not like it because everyone could see the room. Plus, it doesn't have any privacy either. But it turns out that he can also keep an eye on other people, including Tay, who always runs away from his job. Therefore, this time he would not let Tay go and let the man go on his own.

"Shit!" cursed Off hit in the air when he could not catch up with Tay who was already in the elevator.

Tay breathed a sigh of relief when Off couldn't catch him. Then after being in the parking lot, he got out and drove at an above-average speed towards the mansion.

Upon arrival, Tay rushed inside to find New's whereabouts. He stepped into the room and opened the door impatiently. "New!" he called longingly, However, Tay found no sign of New.

"Hin...." Tay searched all corners of the room to the bathroom. But he still couldn't find New. Tay then decided to go to Nanon's room, hoping that New and his son were joking there. But his hopes must be dashed when he does not find his wife and son in the room.

Tay felt instantly uneasy and panicked. He immediately looked for one of the servants to ask where his wife and son.

"Where are my son and husband?" asked Tay impatiently.

"Sorry, master. Sir and young master have left the mansion since five days ago," replied the maid quietly.

Tay was stunned. "GO?" he shouted in a high voice.

The waiter gasped in surprise with a face that turned pale. He just looked down and closed his eyes deeply in fear of Tay's anger. The reason is, he had not seen his employer go berserk again.

"Why didn't anyone stop it?!" snapped Tay, his eyes glistening with anger.

"S-Sorry, sir. I thought, sir and young master just going on Vacation," replied the servant nervously with a trembling body.

"Shit!" cursed Tay harshly, then left the mansion with a fit of burning anger.

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