Getting Married for Lying
073 - Shaded

Yoran stirred her coffee with a small spoon, ensuring that there would be no more ground coffee after she poured hot water from the electric kettle. Yoran inhaled the aroma of coffee that was so ferocious, if anyone saw it at this time, he would definitely be mistaken for the most popular instant coffee advertising star in the country, beating out the movie stars from the land of ginseng.

Yoran likes freshly brewed black coffee, although at this time it is only instant coffee in sachet packaging. The sugarless black coffee he always drank to keep him working. Especially when working late at night like this.

After making coffee, he left the kitchen and brought his coffee glass to the work desk facing directly towards the balcony in his apartment.

He opened his laptop to check the e-mail. There were many emails coming in, it took Yoran time to read all the contents of her inbox.

He left his job all day. The company he worked with with his wife was engaged in construction and property. He served as the Business Development Strategy Manager, and all that was just structurally. Given that his company's shares were taken over entirely by his wife, Grace. So it was Grace who took on more important roles in the company.

Her smart strings rang, again Grace's name came up after ten times Yoran ignored calls from Grace. Yoran could already guess what Grace was going to say. Grace just contacted him to discuss the work matter.

Yoran sips her coffee first before finally answering a phone call from Grace.

"Hello, Grace," said Yoran.

"Joseph!" Grace's tone immediately rose by two octaves.

Yoran prepared her mentally first before later listening to Grace's wrath. Yoran had already memorized how Grace would rampage at him. The usual rage. It's not Grace, if the woman doesn't go berserk on Yoran.

"Why didn't you meet the party from AE Property?! What's the reason you didn't meet AE Property?!" Grace poked Yoran with a question.

Yoran gave a huff at the sight of Grace. He already knew that Grace would definitely nag him like this.

"Do you know, AE Property twice called me, they've kindly taken the time to wait for you, Yoseph! But look what you're doing?! You ran away like an irresponsible person!" cycar Grace's.

Yoran was still silent, she let Grace vent out all her anger like she had been doing.

"Yoseph! I really don't want to know! If this project from AE Property fails, I will really blame you and you will be held responsible for that failure!" cycar Grace's.

"I won't soften just because you're my husband! I don't know, does a guy like you deserve to be my husband?"

Grace's tone sounded scornful and full of cynicism.

"Why do you just shut up, huh!" snapped Grace.

"Take care of me, Yoseph Randvale!" grace shouted full of wrath.

"Well, I get it, Grace," Yoran said in the end.

Tut...

Yoran heard Grace hang up the phone rudely.

Yoran rubbed her face, then took back the coffee cup. Slowly sipping the coffee that began to cool was swept by the night breeze from outside the balcony.

If only Grace was right now in front of him, I don't know what Grace would do to him. For sure Grace could scoop it up all night, even resuming the next morning.

There will only be a lash of anger coming out of Grace's beautiful lips. There was no sweet smile and comforting speech.

Yoran opened her smart device, glued to a storage gallery that kept some of the Vaya portraits she had taken candidly.

The woman who accompanied him all day ran away from his daily routine that was stressful and mentally exhausting.

Yoran had been happy all day, she had not even laughed for a long time. A polite and slovenly speech, as well as his chatter about the youth that Yoran longed for, when everyone so admired and relied on her. Golden period, the glorious times in Yoran's life that slowly fade with time.

I used to be that good in other people's eyes? Why do I now look like a bad person in life? Why am I such a pathetic person now?

Those were the questions that Yoran had raised in her mind about her at the moment.

Then a sweet expression must be heard by Yoran.

There is still a woman who for fifteen years has loved it. Believing that loving Yoran is happiness for her.

Honestly, Yoran was immediately touched by the sweet confession. Yoran even ventured to give her a kiss to appreciate Vaya's love for her.

Yoran really felt a turmoil that she had not felt for so long. A palpitating feeling when kissing a woman, like the first time she kissed her first lover.

A passionate kiss from a woman who desperately wants it. It was different when he kissed Grace. He does not feel the passion that burns Grace as Vaya did for him.

Grace was so cold and stiff, so different from Vaya that it really made her feel comfortable.

Vaya's presence was like a rain a day that washed away the drought of a year. And if you think about it, when they were in school, they were not this familiar. They even met a few times after graduating from the same high school. It was just that the attitude Vaya showed made Yoran feel at ease. He wanted to keep talking to Vaya.

Yoran chose one of the best candid photos and sent it through the chat application on Vaya. He awaits Vaya's response to the photo he took secretly without the woman's knowledge.

Trings...

Yoran's smile expanded as soon as she read Vaya's reply. They also sent messages quickly.

Yoran sipped her coffee, black coffee without sugar was suddenly sweet because remembering how all day Vaya smiled at him, making Yoran's heart and mind immediately seized.

The rest of the night is spent by Yoran to remember the fun events that happened between her and Vaya.

It was crazy, he kissed a woman who was not his wife. His kiss with Vaya really made him come to the shadows. They sip each other, twist, and twist full of excitement. For Yoran, it was an amazing kiss she never got from Grace who incidentally was her own wife.

Throughout this night, Yoran continued to imagine Vaya's presence. He even felt like Vaya was with him right now.

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