Albert keep staring Alika with straight face. After that he said.
"No. Didn't I say from the beginning that I didn't intend to be your husband. I just felt that after this I would be more troublesome than usual." said Albert that quickly dropped Alika's self-esteem.
Alika trying to hold her anger and restrained her emotions. She is very understand the type of him, what really inside of his mind. Who always doesn't want to be bothered with anything else! Arguing with Albert more will make the world not be okay at all.
In front of Angela's Cupid's big building, Alika walked fast and very excited while carrying her branded leather bag.
So excited that Albert left far behind. Alika, who felt that she had left Albert, then looked behind. "Come on a little faster, even a snail can beat you at all." said Alika.
Albert muttered. "No snail can even beat human." In front of Angela's room door. Albert knocked the closed door and slowly opened it for Alika.
At that moment, when the door was opened, Alika's eye meet with a very handsome man inside the room, he stood leaning his back against the wall with his hands folded in his chest.
From Alika's vision, she is about 185 centimeters tall, a mix of Asian and European mulattoes that is so striking, a sharp nose, thick and sharp eyebrows, an athletic body covered by white suited.
Alika even wonders, what makes this man look so perfect?
Why are there so many humans in this building who look like an angels?
Do they have any plans to decorate this whole building with their beauty? Ah never mind.
When Alika keep staring at that man, suddenly a sweet smile coming out of that man's lips, which seem as a welcome for Alika, as if greeted her in a friendly manner.
So beautiful, that Alika felt it was the most beautiful smile she had ever seen. Alika felt that it was dangerous, she is worry that her heart couldn't hold it any longer, the pounding that since the first time she saw that man looks like going to explode.
Alika quickly turned her face to another direction or lowered her gaze, trying to break that man's gaze. Angela who had been sitting next to that man then said. "Please, sit." Angela offering Alika to sit on, in front of her desk. Alika follow her command.
Angela smiled greeting, as Alika who also smiled at her. "Well, Mrs. Alika. I will introduce you to potential candidates who meet all the criteria according to what you want." said Angela, she pointed to her right, a handsome man like an angel who Alika had been avoiding her gaze for a long time.
"Introduce, he is the candidate. His name is Yustaf Esther Cardinal." said Angela. Alika glanced briefly at Yustaf, the same as Yustaf.
Alika was very nervous when she is stared by him and then quickly turned her eyes back to focus on Angela. Alika started ask Angela.
"Can you show me his biodata?" asked Alika.
"This is ma'am." said Angela, handing Yustaf's bio to Alika. Alika immediately received the biodata and read it carefully.
Yustaf just stared at that beautiful woman with wavy hair with a bone-white blazer that perfectly matched her slender body, between her red blazer and black skirt.
Don't forget at the makeup that looks natural and looks so perfect on her face. Such a beautiful and attractive character. Like a mannequin statue. A dedicated and independent woman, a woman who had everything in his prime.
It's amazing that this perfect woman still doesn't have a companion. Oh no...she's a widow anyway. But what is that who makes her ex-husband willing to divorce such a great woman?
Alika felt that Yustaf keep staring at her, she then looked back at him, Yustaf looked nervous when he was caught like that. He choose to lower his gaze.
But wait ... a strange response was immediately shown by Alika, that woman suddenly smile sweetly at Yustaf.
This woman ... Can even show her smile face? After all of this? Yustaf smile back at Alika. That woman now getting up to approach Yustaf.
Of course Yustaf felt nervous and awkward when being approached like that. But he tried to convince himself and mustered up more courage to face it.
Alika stopped in front of him, who got five inches taller than her. She then offering a shake hand to Yustaf.
That man quickly accept her shake hand, Yustaf feel a little weird of this moreover her beautiful smile is showing off again. Alika immediately said.
"Congratulations, you have been chosen to be my contract husband. After seeing your bio, I feel very confident that you are the man i am looking for." said Alika. Yustaf just replied with a smile.
Alika remembered something, she give an order to Albert for give her a contract marriage agreement file. Albert handed the file to Alika, that woman show that two printouts of the contract marriage agreement and gave it to Yustaf for him to read carefully.
Yustaf read it from the top to the middle. An agreement between the two parties involving a third party is also included.
This third party must be Angela, the owner of that matchmaking agency. For some reason, in Yustaf's eyes, this woman named Alika is not easily underestimated.
It seems that this woman really careful and full of responsibility. There is second or third parties who guarantee the responsibilities, if something happens that's not as her wishes. She can argue or complain it. She is quiet smart and dont want lose.
There are five conditions that Yustaf must fulfill in the contract.
None other than, firstly he must be kind, affectionate and considerate to Alika, secondly he must pretend to love Alika in front of everyone, thirdly he must always have time to fulfill all his wishes, fourthly he must be able to cook and fifthly he must not exceed his limit as a pretend husband.
For example, making physical contact without any reason or Alika's command in front of people. Then the promised 500 million will be reduced by ten percent.
The duration of this marriage will end until Alika gets a husband. Yustaf stared at Alika for a moment and then silently thinking about it.
Alika offered Yustaf a pen. He took it, but when he is about to move his fingers over the agreement to sign it. Yustaf hold his hand, he looked back at Alika.
"Are you the only one who can make a condition? Am i not allowed to make condition too?" Yustaf asked.
Alika shocked. "I also want to make condition, before becoming your contract husband." Yustaf said. Alika quickly answered.
"Well, as long as it's not a strange condition, what do you want?" asked Alika.
"Only three points. First, I want you not to find out about my personal life, if there is anything you want to ask, ask me directly, secondly if I have an urgent need, I have the right to leave you, third you can't fall in love with me. And if you violate any of the three, you are required to pay for it by following one of my requests which you cannot refuse but obey. I will make that request when our marriage contract expires." Yustaf said.
"Okay, no problem. I'll fulfill those conditions and now please sign." said Alika. Yustaf immediately signed the agreement. Not long after that, Albert got into the car and sat on the steering wheel. Alika's on right side sitting beside him.
"Are you really sure about that man?" ask Albert.
"Well, he meets all the criteria. How can i refuse him?" replied Alika.
"I mean, why are you choose a contract marriage instead of real marriage?" ask him.
"I don't know.. I just.. still can't accept another man in my heart after my pride was trampled by Andrew. I'm just not ready to married again." said Alika.
Albert was concerned about her. In his mall heart he prayed, hopefully this man called Yustaf will be able to make Alika open her eyes and turn this contract marriage into a real marriage.