Chapter 117 - A Special Chair

"If you only wanted to climb a mountain, why don't you try finding a new adventure, a farther one. Like traveling around the world with a helicopter or reaching a top that can't be reached by helicopter".

Listening to Hendra's instruction made Aruna speechless. She organized the things above her bed. Not sure how her head was already above Hendra's arms.

"There's always a way to find a new dream. The problem is, you want it or not". That man whispered, moving his head closer.

Hendra's words led Aruna's point of view.

This girl was like an empty oasis that slowly found water springs, then that water springs filled the dry valley basin in the desert.

"What about you? Do you believe your dreams?"

"I don't even have anything. My life has been arranged since I arrived here. I mean, back to this country".

"Really?". Aruna felt depressed listening to Hendra's confession. Honestly, they never talked to each other, let alone this far. Aruna was really curious what kind of life this unique man had. He was too different, even showed his inability in several simple things sometimes.

"May I know? How is your life arranged?".

"I have a schedule that I must follow every time".

"Since you were a kid??".

"Since I was 6".

Aruna got closer to Hendra. She was curious with the facial expression of the blue-eyed man.

"Have you never been naughty? Skipped your schedule?!".

"I didn't find anything else that made me feel like I needed to ignore the schedule that was given, so I just followed everything".

"Really? You were that young, you didn't want to play or escape with your friend?? I used to escape many times when I was told to take a nap and mom would be furious. But I did it every day, never learned my lesson".

"I had a hard time making friends since I was a kid and there were no toys that drove me crazy except reading books".

"But you're really attractive, Hendra?!".

"What is attractive about me?".

"Yeah! Everyone must know your visual is above average, not to mention your family background. I thought when you're a kid until teenager, you were a great bully".

"You think I'm a bully? Where did you get that conclusion from?!".

"Yeah.. When I went to your hotel twice, I saw some people were so rigid and awkward in dealing with you. You must be a fierce and mean boss. You also like to bully me all the time".

"Hahaha". Hendra laughed seeing Aruna's fiery expression over his arms.

"I'm not that mean. Maybe it's because I'm a little protective towards them and tend to be perfectionist. Towards you, it's because you're too fun to be teased".

"Fun to be teased". Aruna thought hard. At first, she wanted to be sympathetic towards Hendra, for his childhood story. But now, his face already changed. With that weird smile, Aruna was sure Hendra would act up.

"Because you're too naive".

"I'm not naive".

"Oh, please..". The blue-eyed man started teasing her wife. Pulled the tiny body closer to him.

"Really, I'm not naive".

"You're 20. If you're not naive, how could you survive when I get closer to you like this".

Hendra lifted himself and stared closely at Aruna who was underneath him. That man still wore the pink mask.

"Hendra, don't be like this!".

"Why can't I?!".

"I'm also a woman who has an instinct".

"Oh, turns out you're not naive. You also have instinct. I'm stunned". Hendra got excited.

Their eyes met and the faces of this contract marriage couple flushed.

"If only I were allowed, I wanted to kiss your lips".

Aruna was only speechless for quite a while. The contents of Hendra's brain: torture, tortured, torture, tortured, but he didn't want to force like before.

"Only if it stops there and not more!". Looked like this girl got used to her new habit, accepted Hendra's touch.

Meanwhile Hendra, if only there had been a space to jump, he would've jumped excitedly.

But the blue-eyed man canceled his intention. It would be hard for him to control himself. He tried to lay down on the shabby chic bed, tried hard to hold back his desire.

"What a rare moment. What's going on??". Aruna was a bit surprised. Wiryo's grandchild usually wasn't like this.

"You smell too good.. I'm afraid I'll break my promise".

"You can be nice too..".

"I'm not mean.. You just don't know the life that I face".

Aruna felt that she had heard that sentence. Not sure from who? Was it possibly Wiryo & Sukma conversation?

"Who's the woman who met you earlier?".

"You mean Nathasya? She's my personal doctor".

"Are you sick?".

"No.. I just forgot to bring my medicine and she delivered it for me".

"What medicine? Can I see the medicine?".

_don't you ever lie again_ Aruna got suspicious.

"Someday I'll tell you, but not for now".

"Hey.. If you don't tell me, how can I prepare it for you?".

"Don't worry, next time I'll be more careful".

_What happened to him. Why is he hiding too many things? He lies too_

_Actually, what does Hendra's life look like? The more I get closer to him, the more I know nothing_

"Aruna, is your offer still valid?".

"What offer?".

The blue-eyed man took off his mask, immediately landed his lips on his wife's lips, didn't ask permission like earlier.

He was more gentle this time. Too gentle it made Aruna was touched.

It was detached for a moment. He whispered something ambiguous: "I have a dream now, to have a kiss every time. If not every time, once a day is enough. If it can't, once a week is fine. If it can't, once a month is fine. As long as I get it".

Hendra's statement made Aruna's cheeks blushed.

"You're scary". Even though her words were still cursing.

"Getting addicted is even scarier..".

Not sure since when he became so brave talking like this.

His words disappeared then penetrated again, deeper but not as harsh as before.

He pulled away, giving Aruna a chance to breathe. This man whispered for the second time: "You don't want to respond to me? Try it just once".

"I will synchronize my rhythm with yours".

Aruna shook her head. This girl still didn't want it. But honestly, there was a change already. She was willing to hold Hendra's arm without hitting, struggling, or pulling his hair.

Hendra reached one of those tiny hands then put it on his chest. Hendra knew Aruna liked it earlier.

His wife began to frown and slowly pulled away.

Before he fully stopped his desire, not wanting to.

Hendra infiltrated again. He got bolder, playing something inside Aruna's mouth, made this girl shook for a while.

When Aruna chose to pull away, Hendra was willing to stop right away.

"Why?? Did I force you too much?!".

"No.. (shaking her head) I think it was enough".

Then she turned her back from the blue-eyed man.

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Wenceslas Group CEO whispered his confession more softly, while hugged her from behind, stroked his wife's hair: "You know how hurts unrequited is. Feels like there's something shattered in my chest".

Once again, that girl pretended to sleep, not listening to the expression of courage that was collected with much effort by her husband, Mahendra.

***

"Surya?! Why are you here this early?".

Sunday, the second day Hendra was at Mr. Lesmana's house. That man found his secretary picking him up early.

Hendra only briefly said goodbye to Aruna. Rolls Royce took him speed away quickly to meet the old man who surprisingly instructed him to attend a closed meeting.

"What else now?! That old grandfather is really unreasonable. I can't even enjoy my Sunday. Did he not know I was at whose house?!".

"Wasn't you the same? Didn't give me Sunday. Maybe it's karma for you". Surya tried to crack the bad mood that was clearly shown by Hendra.

Hendra began to mutter by himself.

"Seems like it's because you accepted Mayor cooperation in Wenceslas Construction's new project". Surya gave a little information.

"Ah. I knew it would be like this. Yeah.. Okay, I accept the risk".

"Is he really mad??". Hendra added a question at the end of his words.

"Since he always puts up a stiff face, I don't know when he's mad or happy".

"Surya, who else will attend the closed meeting this time?".

"People from D floor". His secretary answered shortly.

"Haha… Them again". Hendra grinned.

"What are you talking about actually?". Surya's facial expression was so curious.

"You don't need to know, so you can focus on the Wenceslas Group's business development more than the others.. Especially problems like this".

"If one day I'm too busy with other things, I hope you can take over my work, whenever and wherever". Hendra's words seemed light and flat, but his secretary was too familiar that his words weren't something ordinary.

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The old man was decorated with a stiff face, tapping his stick, after finding Hendra came and sat on his chair.

The special chair in the D room was reserved for the new leader. Who else if not the CEO who would be crowned as the successor of the president director, Mahendra Hadyan Wenceslas.

"Who told you to accept the offer to synergize with the government?". His cold voice infiltrated. Actually, there was no difference with Hendra's voice when cornering someone.

"Even though actually that decision was started from everyone's insistence, I admit I was the one who approved it".

"Do you know what that means?".

"Yes. I just understood a few days ago, but I won't apologize since I just understood". (About Wenceslas family's past)