Forced to Be Stepmom
First Meeting With Lathan

Morning at a luxurious 5-star hotel Kusuma Rich Hotel. A girl just arrived for work

My name is Andra, I'm 25 years old. I work as a cleaning service at this hotel. I used to go to school majoring in hospitality, but not until my college was over, because my adoptive mother did not want to spend money on school fees anymore. Money from my work will be taken by my adoptive mother and will only be given a little for my transportation needs. I can't do anything because I owe them so much.

Today, as usual, I went to the hotel to work. Haah I have to start by mopping the floor first

By holding a handkerchief, he looked back and forth before starting his work

“Andra! Andra! Diandra!”

Her manager repeatedly called her name but Andra remained unmoved by holding the mop as if she was hugging him

“Andra!”

“Aw.. yes sorry-sorry. What's up?”

Since when did he stand there? I didn't realize because I was a little dreamy

“You are yes. I've called you many times. What are you dreaming about? Quickly finish, soon there will be important guests coming to our hotel!”

She is Dita, the hotel manager who is quite fussy and troublesome. He always bothered me and cornered me about anything. Maybe because she's a spinster?

“Absolutely who will come here ma'am? It seems like everyone seems busy today. Will there be any VVIP class guests staying here?”

Andra asked after she realized that all the employees were busy here and there to clean up the hotel

“You don't know? For the first time the owner of this hotel will come along with his son. They will stay for several days to review the condition of this hotel. Therefore, quickly finish your work!”

Point to Dita while kicking a bucket of water to clean the floor

“Good ma'am, I finish it now!”

Andra replied with pursed lips and grumbled in heart

“Basic manager snob. He's a manager so he can act. He should have set a good example. Not just ruling with anger. Huh, you're just pissing off!”

Andra went to the back after she finished with the wet front floor

“It feels like my waist is about to break. We should use robots to clean this big hotel. It will be more efficient than done with limited human power this”

Andra muttered while sitting in the garden leaning against a chair and slightly closing her eyes. He suddenly opened his eyes after hearing the sound of a child crying

Huuu .. hu u u u. huuu.

"I think I heard the sound of a child crying? Where ya?"

Andra looked back and forth looking for the origin of the cry

"That's it!"

He muttered while pointing at a crying child in a crouching position and holding his knee. Looks like he fell. Andra with quick steps and a little run towards the child

"Hi deck. Why are you crying? Oh, your knee's hurt, did you fall?"

Asked Andra who was crouching in front of the boy

"Sister... I fell down .. My legs hurt so much. I can't walk the hyks hyks"

Answer the child in between his sobs

"Let brother clean up! Let's sit in that chair first, can you walk alone?"

Andra asked because the child's wound was located in the knee, it would be very painful for a small child his age to get a wound to bleed in that part

The little boy tried to stand up and grimaced in pain.

"Difficult huh? Let's just have that big brother in the chair, okay?"

Andra asked first before she carried him. After the boy nodded, Andra began to carry him to a chair not far from there

"You wait here, you will find the p3k box first to treat your wounds. We need to sterilize it"

The little boy nodded and Andra immediately ran into the hotel in search of the p3k box

Not long ago Andra returned with a p3k box in her hand. He ran towards the little boy sitting down while blowing a wound on his knee

"It's very sad, huh? You hold it a little yes, it will feel painful but brother will do slowly"

"Law... "

The boy did not answer and just nodded his head. Andra began to treat the wound while blowing it slowly and then covered it with plaster

"It's done. This way your wounds will dry quickly and will not get dirty"

"O yes, little brother, what is your name? Where are your parents?"

Andra asked while looking back and forth trying to find the boy's parents

"I'm Lathan. I came here with papi, I left papi to chase a cat, but I fell down" The boy replied in a slightly hoarse voice from crying

"Lathan .. nice name. Remember Lathan .. You can't go alone. That's very dangerous. What if something worse happened to you? It'll make your parents sad"

Andra advised Lathan while rubbing her head very gently

"Sister, I understand"

Lathan replied with a cheerful smile

"Ah that's Uncle Candra!. Uncle Candra!"

Lathan pointed at a man then shouted to him. The man turned his head after hearing the call from Lathan and walked over with quick steps

"Lathan! I finally found you. Don't you know that running alone is dangerous? You didn't know your papa was worried about you that much?"

The man crouched down in front of Lathan and spoke softly to her

"Sorry uncle, I was following a cat and I fell. Fortunately there was this beautiful sister who helped me" Lathan turned to Andra with her sweet smile. Candra turns to him because she is confused to see Lathan's unusual expression on a new person

"Thank you, lady, for helping this bad boy. But now we have to leave because his father was so worried about losing you"

Candra touched the tip of Lathan's nose and carried it

"No problem. See you, Lathan"

Andra waved a hand looking at Lathan who was taken away by Candra

"See you, pretty sister"

Lathan waved with a cheerful smile on her face

"A really cute and adorable kid"

Andra muttered with a sweet smile on her lips

"I need to get back inside now. Otherwise, that magic granny would have definitely given an endless lecture"

Andra returned to the hotel to continue her work.

From a distance Andra stared at a handsome man of tall stature and sturdy body. With a full black suit. He walked very gallantly while holding a boy in his lap

"It must be his father? Lathan is so handsome. It turned out to be down from his father. He looks very handsome and charismatic. Her mother must be very pretty too"

Andra kept staring at the father and son until they moved away

"Until when will you keep daydreaming here? You don't see that everybody's busy, do you?"

Dita's voice awakened Andra from her daydream

"Sorry mom, I'll get my job done again. Excuse me!"

Andra rushed to leave Diat before she got back to getting an endless tirade

It was almost dark, Andra was finished with her work

"Today is over as well. It was a long and exhausting day"

Andra muttered as she stretched her hands after she exited the hotel. Andra then rushed to the nearest bus stop

Andra stood at the bus stop after walking not far from the hotel. He waited for the bus that led to his house. Although it must be crowded and the time it takes longer, but the bus fare is cheaper than a taxi. So Andra still chose to take the bus to save her money even though she was very tired.

After a long journey, Andra finally arrived at his home. With heavy footsteps due to tired work Andra entered a fairly large and luxurious house

"You just got home?! What time is it? Why are you late? You should be home by 5pm and it's almost 7pm. Where did you go?!"

Shouted Bu Asya welcoming the arrival of Andra. She is Andra's foster mother

"Sorry mom, the hotel was very busy and I just finished my day job, so I'm late for home"

Andra replied with her head down

"That's why! You mustn't rest until all this homework is done!" Said Asya before she returned to the second floor

"Well, work overtime again...."