Son of Genius: My father's Conglomerate!

Chapter 10: Are you my father?

Huh uh?! Richard was a little surprised by Nici's sudden question.

"Have you ever met and done anything to produce a child?" Added Nici.

Uhuk...Uhuk...!!

Richard who was drinking immediately choked when he got a shocking question from a 5-year-old child.

"W-what are you saying, son? Where do you have such thoughts?" Richard smiled awkwardly.

"From your face!" Nici replied, folding her hands to her chest.

"My face?!"

"Hem... Our faces have similarities, don't you realize that? I haven't known who my father was, don't rule out the possibility that you're my father!" Nici pointed at Richard with her index finger.

'Jesus, what has possessed this child. How can I have a child without me knowing it.' Richard massaged his temple slowly.

"Oh, let's talk about it again next time. Let me help Om to my room." Richard nodded and accepted Nici's helping hand.

'A smart kid, at this age he is able to think like an adult. But, this is not good for a child his age, who should only think about playing and learning.' Inner Richard.

Nici and Richard lay side by side on the bed, staring at the ceiling of the room without being able to close their eyes at all.

"When I was your age, I couldn't feel the name of Mom and Dad's arms. I always sleep alone, when the rain comes and there's a thunderclap so loud, I'm afraid I'm wrapping myself in a blanket." Richard said, he told Nici.

"That means we are the same, I have never felt my father's affection either. I don't even know where she is or who she is." Nici stared fixedly at the ceiling of the room, making her small arms as a pillow.

"Of course it's not the same, you still have a Mom who loves you, son. Just having Mom is not something to make you sad about, look at me. I don't have both of them, you can remember them in your heart if they're gone." Richard stroked Nici's head slowly.

"I didn't know if my father was alive or not. Let alone being able to remember him, Mother never once spoke of Dad." Nici breathed softly.

"Hem... So it is."

They talked familiarly long enough, Nici asked Richard to tell a fairy tale, because he could not sleep. However, he always did not feel satisfied when, what was told Richard did not match his wishes.

The next morning, Shelia goes into Nici's room she forgets that there's another man staying.

"Yes God! Wh-what are you doing?!" Shelia screamed and the replex turned around, when she saw Richard trying to button his pants, she seemed to be in trouble because one hand was injured. He wanted to ask Nici for help, but the boy was still fast asleep.

"Sorry Miss, I was out of the bathroom, I had a little trouble buttoning her back." Richard said in an awkward tone.

"What's the matter Mommy?" Nici asked in a hoarse voice, it seemed like she had woken up due to the loud screams of Shelia earlier.

"Ti-no kid, get up and take a shower! I'll be late for school." Shelia went as fast as lightning from Nici's room, leaving the little boy a little astonished.

"What's wrong with Mommy?" Mumbled slowly.

"You're awake!" Richard distracts Nici, "Let's Om help you take a shower." Rose Richard.

"No need Om, I can do it myself." Rejected Nici as she flicked her hand, "Mami said it's not good to be naked in front of others, it's a shame." Added as it passed.

"This child is like an adult." Richard nodded slowly.

After finishing the bath and getting ready, Nici and Richard came to the dinner table for breakfast. Shelia had prepared a sandwich for breakfast, she filled Nici and Richard's plate. Richard seemed surprised, never once did he get this kind of attention from a woman all this time, even the servants in his house, almost all of them men. He simply silently stared at the food on his plate without touching it in the slightest.

"Why is it Om? Don't you like sandwiches? Actually I don't like the yolk either, but Mami always made me eat it." Niki complained quietly.

"Sacred." Shelia gave a fake friendly look, making the little boy instantly speechless and eating back his breakfast.

"No, I like it." Richard smiled and started eating.

"Good! Anyway, I'm not your waitress who knows what you like and don't like." Said Shelia ketus. Richard just smiled awkwardly.

'Jeez, this woman's mouth is so spicy. If it wasn't because it's still dangerous out there, I'd like to get out of this house.'

In the afternoon, Nici was at school, at lunchtime, as usual, Nici brought lunch from home. He circled his eyes looking for Cherry in the room, but the little girl who had always been carrying it was now absent. From yesterday Nici hasn't had a chance to talk to him he hasn't even had time to thank Cherry for defending him yesterday.

"Where is he?" murmured Nici slowly, this morning when they left for Cherry school like deliberately dodging and walking first in front, he half ran because he avoided Nici.

Nici walks out of class while looking for Cherry everywhere, until her gaze ends on a chair in the playground. Cherry was sitting alone in that place. Without hesitation, Nici walked up to Cherry and sat down next to her.

"Sorry." That one word came out of Nici's mouth. He handed Cherry his box as an apology.

"No need, I have one too." Reject Cherry, while pushing Nici's lunchbox with her empty hand.

"Then we exchange!" Nici took the Cherry box and stuffed the box into Cherry's hands.

"Hey!"

"Sorry." Nici repeated her words, she was not good at saying anything other than that one word.

Cherry folds her hands on her chest, "well, I'll forgive you. But, on one condition."

"What's the condition?"

"You won't be mad at me until then, and we'll be friends forever." Cherry.

"okay!"

"Promise?!" Cherry raised her little finger and Nici raised her little finger and then she linked.

"Promise!"

They laughed and joked together, and their friendship became more intimate.

***

Nici came home to the house between her Aunt Marry and she asked to go home because her uncle was sick at home, he said giving an excuse to Aunt Mary.

Ceklin...!!

"I'm home!" Nici Say.

"Oh Nici's home." Say someone from inside.

Nici walked up to the origin of the voice, her mouth suddenly gaping to see the apparition from inside there, "What is Om doing?!"