Doted By The Alpha

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Laotian and Daniel decided to stay at the hotel to have a little bit of private time together and the next morning they headed straight to pick Luangmin up from Hanlu's residence. After picking up Luangmin they quickly headed home but Daniel was still sad about how Laotian was going to go to Africa in a week. They'd already talked about it thoroughly last night but Daniel was still withdrawn to the idea and so when it was time for the Alpha to head to work, Daniel was a little bit emotional again.

"Please don't be sad, you know I won't be able to leave you if I can't see your beautiful smile." Laotian cooed and kissed Daniel's flawless neck. They're currently at the porch having their usual send-off session but unlike the usual happy atmosphere, Daniel was still a little sulky.

"I'm sorry, I'm just so sad. I can't help it." Daniel replied hugging Laotian even though it was difficult with his stomach in the way.

"Hmmm, do you want to come with me to work today?" Laotian asked. His departure is final this week and he cannot delay that or else he'll have to do it at Daniel's most important time which is in five months. If he doesn't do it now, he'll have to give this up. It would be okay to him but he won't lie and say it didn't leave a bad taste in his mouth and so letting Daniel stay with him until he left will definitely help both of them spend more time with each other.

"Can I?" Daniel asked even though the Alpha had been constantly inviting him to go at the Mo Empire anytime he liked. It was just Daniel who insisted that he shouldn't since it was a place for work and not for him and Luangmin to invade.

"Of course, Honey. You know I want you beside me anytime of the day." Laotian assured, which instantly brought a smile to Daniel's lips. He chewed on his lips for a second and finally decided he wanted to go with the Alpha. Laotian was to leave in 6 days, he wants to spend the time they had left with each other since it will be a long time until they'll be seeing each other again.

"Okay, I'll just go ahead and dress formally." Daniel quickly said and turned around. Laotian only hummed and watched Daniel rush into their new room before he followed him there. Of course, he didn't forget to ask Luangmin's Nanny to dress the child as well since they're going to bring the little guy as well.

Laotian then headed to the walk-in-closet only to find Daniel having problems finding the best clothes to wear so he stepped in and picked a light beige maternity dress and coat to pair with.

"Would this be okay to hide my stomach?" Daniel asked, he realized it'll be difficult to hide his stomach from now on.

"Don't worry about hiding your stomach, the most important thing is that you're comfortable with your clothes," Laotian advised, at this time his top priority is not to hide Daniel's pregnancy. His top priority is to make Daniel feel happy. Not to be stressed about him leaving. He just came out of the hospital and he can't be too stressed or depressed.

"Okay," Daniel replied with a smile, anyway even if he tried to hide his stomach he still wouldn't be successful because it was that big.

Daniel quickly wore the clothes and minutes later Laotian, Daniel, and Luangmin were all ready to go. It was already 9 am in the morning and Laotian is already late from his usual time of arrival but who will question him? He's the chairman of the company so he could go to work at whatever time he wants.

Walking towards the building, Daniel and Laotian were greeted by the many employees in the company, and just like how every time Daniel visits the company, everyone was in an uproar again especially when they saw Daniel with a massive stomach. Most employees in the company are fans of the couple so their company group chat went wild again. They kept their eyes on the couple until they both disappeared inside Mo Laotian's office.

Oblivious to this sudden company uproar was Daniel who happily hopped on the bed like a child given candy. It may not seem like it but Daniel was actually a possessive person, he also liked to spread his scent all over Laotian's place as if putting his mark on it. He knew his pheromones were not that strong but he just liked that he could do this, it verified his position even though clearly the Alpha was not the kind to cheat on someone.

But ever since he fell in love with the Alpha and knowing who he is in the country and business industry, Daniel learned to be possessive at the same time he learned how to be demanding, selfish, jealous, insecure, and whatnot. His relationship with Laotian taught him so many things about himself. It's quite refreshing because when he was with Paul, he's always the one that needed to understand, he always needed to be the one to adjust. Paul made him happy, he loved him but he was just not the one. As Daniel thought about it now, if it was Paul that he ended up with, he might not be as happy as he thought he would be when he was still in love with Paul.

"Are you happy now?" Laotian asked, sitting on the edge of the bed putting Luangmin down who quickly copied his mother who was now lying in the bed with his arms spread wide.

"Nope, I still need to call Mr. Bronson and talk about the collaboration that we're doing. I think I have an idea about what I'll be painting." Daniel mentioned which Laotian replied with a hum.

"Do you want me to call him for you?" Laotian offered, although he didn't like the man, he'd rather talk to him than make him talk to Daniel and possibly flirt with him. He heard about how the French man was flirting with Daniel during his visit that day and he didn't want that to happen again because he knew Daniel likes the man. Even though he knew Daniel won't do something like cheat on him. It's better to be safe than sorry.

"No thanks, I'll just tell you what we've talked about." Daniel declined and quickly scanned for his phone in his pocket. When he found it, he searched for the number. After Joshua Bronson's visit at the hospital, Daniel was quick to save the artist's number to his phone and has been dreading to call that number since that day.

"Okay, I'll just be on my desk. Also just remember what we've talked about this collaboration," Laotian reminded and Daniel nodded without a problem. Although he would like to meet Joshua Bronson again, he knew that with his sensitive condition it would have been impossible.

"Yeah," Daniel hummed. He slowly sat up and finally pressed the call icon. He was going to take a deep breath preparing himself for the call but he was just about to do it when it quickly connected and a man who clearly just woke up talked from the other side of the phone call. His voice was deep and husky, it was very similar to the one Laotian would use when they just had rough s.e.x.

Shaking that off from his mind, Daniel replied to the husky voice. "H-Hello?" he said, playing on the hem of his clothes.

"Who is it?" the man asked, Daniel could hear a little shifting so he figured the man must have really just woken up.

"Uhmm, t-this is Daniel. Daniel Mo, the one you visited in the hospital weeks ago?" Daniel introduced briefly. It took a quick five seconds for the man to remember Daniel as his voice quickly sounded like he was awake now. It sounded alive and a little bit surprised.

"Hey Beautiful, how are you?" Joshua said sitting up from his lying position. It has been more than two weeks since he visited Daniel Mo and gave his number. He expected the Omega would call him a day or two but he didn't so he figured he was never going to call. He was used to people calling him immediately so he was so surprised that Daniel Mo called him finally.

"I'm fine. I'm out from the hospital now and I've rested quite a bit so I've called you about that collaboration you've told me about that time?" Daniel explained. Joshua listened to the Omega carefully and he can't help but smile at how Daniel's voice sounded so sweet and alluring. He also can't help but imagine Daniel in front of him talking using this voice, it definitely sent chills to his spine and he liked it.

His older brother already warned him about Daniel Mo, that he was not the same as those other Omegas or women he dated or had an affair with. That Daniel Mo's partner especially is a dangerous man that he should not offend, that if he ever attempts to touch Daniel, he'd just have to consider himself dead.

But who in the right mind would be able to resist such beauty? 'If Daniel wants it too, Mo Laotian won't be able to do anything about it right?' Joshua thought as he smiled. He had always had this strange fetish of being attracted to committed people, married or those with a boyfriend. He couldn't understand himself but he really liked the thrill it gave him, he had always been like that and he never felt he was wrong because he didn't force anyone.

"Hello? Mr. Bronson?" Daniel called again, the line suddenly went silent and that quickly made him anxious. 'What if the man forgot about the collaboration he mentioned or just said it that day and didn't really mean it?' Daniel felt more and more anxious because he had gathered all his courage to call the man without the help of Laotian.

"Oh sorry, my mind drifted away, what was it again?" Joshua apologized, standing up from the bed.

"A-about the c-collaboration…" Daniel timidly said again but his voice quickly went away at the last part. If the man said he didn't remember anything about this collab he won't be able to show his face to anyone again.

"Ohh. yeah yeah. When do you want to meet? We can talk about it somewhere private, I'm having a public gallery for fundraising in the orphanage for sick children in a month, and if you can, I can give three open spaces for your own art." Joshua said leisurely, he's being required to fill in fifteen slots for his artworks for this event, and giving three to Daniel Mo would be easing up some of his load, although he already had more than fifteen ideas in his head already and finished half of his load since him and his manager already planned all of this before he even went to the country to debut.

"What? Really? Are you really going to give me three slots? B-But that's a lot," Daniel exclaimed, he didn't expect J Bronson would give him three slots in his Gallery. The J. Bronson, one of the most popular artists in the new generation.

"Yeah sure, you deserve a break and I trust that you can do it." Joshua encourages with a smile making Daniel even more excited. Ideas quickly flashed in his mind and he already knew what he wanted to paint.

"Great, but we need to meet to plan this through and you need to meet my manager and organizer for this to happen. When are you free?" Joshua asked again, he couldn't wait to meet Daniel again. He thought this day wouldn't come but now it's happening.

"Meet? Uhmm, c-can we do that in a week or so?" Daniel asked, he understood that he needed to meet Joshua Bronson's manager and organizer but he didn't think Laotian would agree to that. They clearly talked about it last night that Laotian wouldn't want Daniel to meet J Bronson personally for a reason he didn't clearly say. Laotian just told him he'll be jealous.

But, if Laotian didn't know? He won't get mad.