Chapter 41

"There's no need to mince words. Quickly tell me, what do you want to say. And what plan do you have."

After meeting in front of the elevator with one of the men who is Samuel's cousin, Valerie finally agrees to go with him to a coffee shop which is not too far from the Palma Palace building. As soon as they arrived, the two immediately took a sitting position in the corner of the room. Then start discussing important plans that might be worked on in the near future.

"Relax, Valerie. Don't you want to miss me? Or maybe you want to order a drink first?" offered the man. Trying very hard to be friendly.

Valerie immediately chuckled. Not really interested in serving the man in front of him.

"You don't need to be fishing. Our relationship is just for fun," Valerie replied curtly. It's true nature like this. "That's it, just go straight to the point. If you don't have anything to say, I'd better get out of here."

The man in front of Valerie could be heard laughing. Leaning his shoulders on the chair. Then take a slightly relaxed position then speak again.

"I definitely know, you must be very disappointed about Samuel's decision to suddenly marry another woman. Moreover, if you look at it, they seem to be very intimate at every opportunity."

"So, what's that got to do with you?" Valerie probed. The woman's eyes narrowed sharply. "I know, you also didn't like Samuel before, right?"

"Sure," nodded the man. "That's why, I want to ask you to cooperate."

"What kind of cooperation do you mean? Then what's in it for me?"

The man smiled broadly. While stroking his chin, he explained one by one the plans that had been prepared.

"From the start, I knew that Samuel and Ariana's relationship was suspicious. As a cousin who knows for sure that Samuel has been in a relationship with you for so long, but suddenly married another woman, of course I was suspicious."

"Continue?"

"Yes, I did investigate who Ariana was and her background. It turned out as expected. The two of them were a pretend couple. After all, Samuel married Ariana because she wanted to get a big project from Pakuwon. And again, Pakuwon's main condition for agreeing to this big project was Ariana should be Samuel's wife."

"Ah, so it seems." Valerie nodded. He was starting to understand where this conversation was going. "Then what's your plan?"

"Gini..." The man shifted his position. Leaning his body slightly so he could tell a closer and more confidential story. "I have a plan to reveal the scandalous relationship between Samuel and Ariana to the wider public. I want you to try to keep close to Samuel. Seduce her, approach her to return to your lap. Meanwhile, continue to look for evidence about her and Ariana's scandal that we can publish to the investors or other business partners."

Valerie listened carefully and carefully to the information being laid out by the male counterpart in front of her. Considering seriously whether there is any advantage that he can get in this cooperation.

"You mean?"

"Oh my gosh, Valerie. Just imagine, if the investors, especially Pakuwon, knew that they had been tricked all this time, they would surely feel disappointed. Maybe the follow-up would cancel the joint project with Palma. The board of commissioners and other leaders would also be disappointed and eventually change positions. Samuel with another, more competent candidate."

"Another candidate?" asked Valerie. "You mean?"

The man nodded and smiled. Full of confidence and so sure that he is the right person to replace Samuel's current position.

"Who else has great abilities besides me?"

"Walters and Salim have many competent leaders. Not only you," said Valerie. As someone who has been in a relationship with Samuel for a long time, of course he knows who Samuel's cousins are who have potential and can be reckoned with.

"Still, the strongest candidate is me."

Valerie sighed softly. Lazy to argue with a man who was boasting in front of him.

"But for example, this plan worked. And Samuel finally resigned from office or even became left with nothing, so what's lucky for me? You think, all this time I've been desperately approaching Samuel because I'm purely in love with her? OMG, I not a naive woman who is fed with love."

The man laughed again. Because he already knew and memorized the behavior of the woman in front of him, he understood it when he heard Valerie's frank confession.

"I know all this time you really love Samuel's wealth, not the person."

Valerie laughed. Can't help it. Living in today's era if you are not good at taking advantage of circumstances, how can you live in luxury. That's why Valerie feels lost and doesn't want Samuel, who has been a goldmine for her, to go and marry another woman.

"Yes, indeed. That's why, if Samuel is poor, then what will I get? It's really lazy to have a relationship with someone who doesn't have anything."

"Relax, if this plan is successful, I will give you a portion that is not small."

"I need proof, not promises. I'm not going to help you if it's not going to benefit me one bit. Besides, this plan is very risky for me."

The man nodded, agreeing to Valerie's terms. He certainly has calculated everything very carefully.

"Relax. I will make a legal profit sharing agreement. So that it is fair and no one feels aggrieved."

Valerie's eyes brightened. As if getting a windfall, the woman immediately smiled very broadly.

"Okay. So, my first task is to find evidence that Samuel and his new wife's relationship is fake, right?"

The man nodded again.

"Yes, that's why you need to approach Samuel again and look for authentic evidence that we can blow up to investors or if necessary the media as well."

A smile still lingered on Valerie's lips. As if the task given to him is not a difficult matter for him to do.

"Easy," the woman said, flicking her hand in the air. "Actually, I don't have to bother begging for attention or love Samuel."

The man in front of him was slightly flabbergasted. Now it was his turn to be curious about Valerie's plan.

Then a few seconds later, it was clear that Valerie grabbed her cellphone from her bag. Opening the image feature, then showing an important photo that can change his fate in the future.

"Here, I took a photo when I visited Samuel's room."

The man took Valerie's hand phone. Examining carefully the picture of what is listed then not long to smile broadly.

"You have the originals?"

Valerie then nodded repeatedly.

"Of course. Earlier, when I placed the food on Samuel's desk, I accidentally saw it. And before Axton told Samuel to leave the room, without his knowledge, I immediately picked it up and put it away along with the box of food I served on the table. It seemed God had ordained me to make a lot of money in the near future."

"In that case, hand over the documents to me."

Valerie shook her head. Not necessarily immediately obey the request of the man in front of him. He is certainly not stupid to just obey orders without first receiving what was promised to him.

"No way. I will hand over this document when I have signed a profit sharing agreement that is legal in the eyes of the law."

"Ok, after this, I'll immediately prepare the documents. Tonight we can sign a letter of agreement to each other as you wish. So, you just come to the apartment. Do you remember the address, right?"

Valerie nodded. He couldn't possibly forget where Samuel's cousin had lived all this time. After all, he had often stopped there before too.

"I couldn't have forgotten."

"Good. I'll be waiting for you tonight. Who knows, after signing the agreement, we can have fun again like we used to."

The man smiled seductively. He suddenly remembered the time when he and Valerie often spent time together having fun without Samuel's knowledge.

"We'll see about Rama Adiatma Walters," said Valerie. "If the pay is right, maybe I'll sleep with you tonight."

***

Ariana watched very, very closely how Samuel made a presentation with one of her clients. Even though she often saw her husband involved in serious conversations like now, for some reason Ariana couldn't hide her admiration.

If you're serious like now, Samuel's good looks and charisma seem to go up 100%. Actually, her husband was always handsome. But, only this time he really realized and enjoyed his good looks up close.

"So what? Is Marigold willing to work with Palma?" asked Samuel at the end of her presentation.

Sandara Muller, a female client from Singapore, smiled. Turning towards the assistant or maybe a teammate. They exchanged codes, then looked back at Samuel while holding out their hands, inviting them to shake hands.

"We both agree with the offer that Palma just outlined. If this condotel project is indeed promising, it is possible that we will expand its scope to Singapore."

"With pleasure," Samuel said. "Palma is ready to invade at any time. Everything can be arranged as well as possible in order to get the profit we want," he explained after he finished shaking hands.

"In that case, I want the MOU file to be prepared tomorrow. The sooner it is signed, the quicker this project will be done."

Samuel nodded in agreement. The smile never left the man's handsome face. After arranging the schedule for the next meeting, he then stood up, preparing to say goodbye.

"Thank you very much for your time, Miss Sandara. I hope our cooperation this time can bring great benefits to both parties."

"Sure," Sandra nodded. "I hope everything goes smoothly and brings great benefits to all of us.

After ending her meeting with the client, Samuel decided to take Ariana straight home. Take a break, because later tonight you have to attend casual meetings with other business colleagues.

"You're coming with me, right?" asked Samuel when in the evening she was getting ready in front of the wardrobe.

"Should I really come along?" asked Ariana to make sure. In fact, he was not very interested in attending parties or dinners that often held by rich people. Just not interested. Because most events like this are used as a place to show off one another's business or wealth. But, there are also those who take advantage of the party moment to attract investors so they can establish business cooperation.

"Yes, please. Right, I already have a wife. It's really mandatory to go everywhere with a partner. Even if you ask where the wife is, I'll just give you a glance. Besides, having a beautiful wife is a waste if you don't show it off."

Samuel never ran out of ideas to persuade Ariana to come with her. After being seduced several times, his wife finally melted. So the two of them together went to the Cosmix Hotel to attend the event.

Just arrived at the ballroom, Sandarra, the client who was working with Samuel this afternoon, seemed to have come to welcome her. More than that, this afternoon the two of them behaved professionally with their colleagues. Tonight, Ariana could see that her husband was very mingled and so familiar with his business partner.

"I thought you didn't come. I've been waiting for you," said Sandara when she was in front of Samuel. Ariana heard clearly every word spoken by the woman.

"How could I not come. I defended myself here for you. Besides, I really miss it because I haven't seen you for a long time," said Samuel without preamble. Ariana turned her head to confirm what her husband had just said. Miss? With another woman? Seriously.

Without paying any heed to let alone asking permission from Ariana, Sandara was not in the least bit awkward holding Samuel. The woman even pulled the slant-eyed man to come with her to approach other guests. Are you Ariana? The woman left without the slightest preamble.

"Why are you even standing here?"

A man's deep voice caught Ariana's attention. Turning to the source of the sound, he saw the figure of Randa walking towards him.

"Mr. Randy?"

"Father ... father ... Since when did I marry your mother, Ariana?"

Ariana couldn't help but laugh. Randa and Samuel are the same. Both look cool from the outside. In fact, so humorous and also absurd.

"Yes, Young Master Randa. What are you doing here?" Ariana asked back. But soon after he cursed his own stupidity. What kind of question did he just ask. Of course Randa was present at an exclusive party like tonight. The man was one of the deputy leaders, it was confirmed that he had received the same invitation as Samuel to attend.

"What's certain is that I'm not here because I want to watch a concert. After all, this is just a formality. So that big bosses are also like Samuel."

What did Ariana say. He just looks authoritative. Still, when spoken to, he's never the least bit serious like Samuel.

"Where's your husband? Why can't I see?" Randa scolded then.

Ariana then pointed her finger. Ask Randa to see where she is pointing her finger.

"That's him. Was there with a client this afternoon."

"Sander?" asked Randa to make sure.

"Yes, that's right. You know that woman?"

Randa immediately nodded repeatedly.

"I know. That was Samuel's ex-girlfriend when she was in high school. The ex she loved the most."

Randa then looked at Samuel and Sandara who seemed busy mingling with business partners on the other side. Lifting his chin, the man with an oriental face gave a signal for Ariana to pay attention to her husband's movements.

"You can see for yourself, they are really close, right? Where are your normal friends that hug each other and kiss each and every cheek right and left. Just so you know, Samuel had her heart broken for a very long time because Sandara suddenly broke up with her."

In that instant, Ariana's eyebrows knit together. He did not expect the information that Randa had just conveyed.

"So that woman is also Samuel's ex besides Valerie?"

"Yeah. Even Valerie is nothing compared to Sandara."

"You guys! They're all the same. There's no difference."

While watching Samuel's movements, Ariana's ears felt hot listening to all the information that Randa was conveying. There's a bit of annoyance. Oh, not a little. It seems that this feeling of annoyance fills Ariana's chest cavity very much. I want to approach my husband and pull him to come home soon.

However, because they don't want to cause a scene and also keep their attitude. Ariana chose silence. And the woman's silence continued until the house. Samuel, who didn't understand, got confused all the way home. Even when the two of them were in the room, Ariana still kept silent.

"What's wrong with you? I noticed that I kept quiet from the hotel? Along the way I told stories and didn't respond as usual."

Ariana just shook her head. Instead of answering, the woman focused on choosing a nightgown in the wardrobe. Installed it quickly. Then after walking towards the bed to immediately approach Samuel.

"I did wrong with you?" asked Samuel again. "Or is there something I did that offended you?"

Ariana was still silent. Instead of answering Samuel's question, the woman chose to crawl onto the bed. Instead of getting ready for bed, they approached Samuel and then pushed the man's body so he lay down.

"Ariana, what are you doing?" Of course Samuel was confused. Ariana's behavior tonight was really strange and not as usual. "You want me to make love?"

Ariana pulled the corners of her lips up high. He took her hand and cupped Samuel's cheeks. He leaned forward and placed a kiss on his husband's lips.

Samuel was taken aback. Besides being unprepared, the man was still wondering what made his wife suddenly act so strange that she seemed even more aggressive than usual.

However, not wanting to miss the moment, Samuel chose to just give up on herself when Ariana kept pressing her lips together. Crush without a load. Kissing every corner of Samuel's lips so passionately.

Even more unexpected, right after breaking the kiss, Ariana immediately crawled up on Samuel's body. Take off the sticky underwear, then just throw it on the floor.

Samuel gulped. Even seeing Ariana's face filled with passion made the hairs on his neck instantly prickle. Especially when Ariana was seen deliberately teasing her by wiping the bottom of her pants outside, which made Samuel immediately feel tight and sore.

"You think I can't do what that girl did with you?" whispered Ariana while continuing to rub Samuel's lower body. Which made the man even more short of breath he made.

"Which woman do you mean, Ariana? I don't understand what you mean," Samuel replied with difficulty.

However, instead of being answered, Ariana took off the nightgown she was wearing. The next second the woman said something else that made Samuel shiver even more.

"I can too if I just make you happy."

Samuel's Adam's apple looks up and down. Exhaling exasperatedly, he was driven mad by the behavior that Ariana was showing. Especially when the woman returned to bring her soft hand and rubbed Samuel's cheeks. Cupped him, then slowly got closer. Pressing her body tightly together, Samuel could feel something springy, very solid, yet soft against her chest. If you don't remember yourself, you want Samuel to squeeze tightly. If you need to kiss or bite it because it feels so exasperated.

While Ariana seconds later kissed Samuel's face with slow and soulful movements. Starting from the forehead, then moving to the two eyes alternately. Slowly down the cheeks. Aim for the neck. While his hands seemed to trace Samuel's body and then stopped just below the stomach. Gently rub there. Slowly down, then pulled off the sleeping pants that Samuel was wearing until they were all gone.

she smiled. As if satisfied to see the helplessness of her husband, she continued to tease. His glazed gaze was inversely proportional to what the woman was doing. For the umpteenth time, Ariana gently rubbed Samuel's stomach. With slow movements, occasionally twisting, deliberately going down. Keep going down. Then it stopped right at Samuel's who had tensed up perfectly.

"Jeez, Ariana."

Samuel growled. It was as if he felt an electric shock vibrating in his body when Ariana without hesitation squeezed and then played with his.

"You are my husband, Samuel. That means you are only mine," Ariana muttered emphatically.

Unable to stand by just being silent, Samuel, with the last bit of sanity she had, grabbed Ariana's hand. Seconds later she pulled the woman's body intending to switch positions. I don't know how, what is certain is that now he is at the top. Leads the whole game. If necessary he finishes everything to completion.

"I'm only yours, Ariana. Only you. Nothing else," whispered the man.

Samuel then smirked. Lowering his face, aiming at Ariana's lips. Adding caress with a kiss that is so deep. Not only that, his naughty fingers looked guerilla. As if looking for a sensitive spot that he can touch and satisfy.

Ariana's eyes blinked a few times. What Samuel did made her crave more to be given more fondling.

So Samuel didn't want to wait any longer. The man moves. Taking a position between Ariana's open legs. Directed hers carefully. So slow. Full of tenderness he tried to unite himself.

As soon as they managed to unite, Samuel could feel how Ariana suddenly gripped her body tightly with her eyes closed.

Convinced that Ariana was able to adapt, Samuel slowly moved. Very slowly. Full of gentle rhythm. Deliberately not in a hurry. Give Ariana a chance to enjoy their romance. Until not long ago, he could hear how the woman under his body sighed. So carried away with the game he created.

Changing positions, Samuel now embraced Ariana's body. While moving on. At first it was slow, then gradually it got faster. No stopping. Making Ariana's sighs float around them. Until at one point both feel the same pleasure.

There was nothing Ariana and Samuel could do but hug. Letting something that is down there continue to link. Long enough. Before Samuel finally moved to shift. Then chose to lie right next to the woman he loved so much.

"It's up to you to get tired of hearing these words, but I really love you, Ariana," whispered Samuel, hugging Ariana tightly.

"Liar," said Ariana with her eyes closed. He still felt tired after the hot fight he had just finished with Samuel.

"I never lie, Ariana."

"But the proof is that you are close to other women," the woman snapped later.

"Which woman?"

"That's Sandara. Your ex-boyfriend."

"Ex-lover?"

Samuel let go of the hug. Ariana turned to face him directly. "Whose ex-boyfriend do you mean?"

"That's it, Sandara. Palma's client this afternoon. Turns out he's your ex?"

"Who said he was my ex?"

"Said Randa," said Ariana firmly. "No wonder you were so intimate throughout the party that you ignored me."

"Good grief." Samuel exclaimed. He finally knew what was the reason that made his wife all the way to silence him. "As long as you know, Sandara is not my ex. Randa seems to have lied to you on purpose."

Ariana was aghast. He didn't understand Samuel's words.

"Randa, lie to me?"

Samuel nodded.

"Yes. She's definitely lying to you. Sandara is my cousin, Randa's cousin too. She has always lived in Singapore. And now, Sandara is doing big business with some of her colleagues and she has asked me to work together."

This time, Ariana wasn't just shocked. He even felt embarrassed by the fact he had just heard.

"So Sandarra is your cousin?"

"If you don't believe me, just ask Mama."

"Randa, damn it!" Ariana reflexively cursed in annoyance. He could no longer hold back from swearing at Samuel's cousin.

"Ah, could it be that you asked me to make love out of jealousy? Besides, earlier I wanted to introduce Sandara further, you instead went out of the ballroom with Randa first. So, it's not my fault, right?"

Ariana did not agree with Samuel's words. Actually feel proud if you have to admit it openly.

"Yes, it's okay, really. If you're jealous," continued Samuel. "Just do it often, so you can continue to be aggressive like before."

"Don't dream, Samuel!"