Lies
A Profitable Marriage

“Raya, are you going to keep quieting me?”

Varen opened his voice as they reached the front of Raya's house. Along the way they just kept quiet and it made Varen feel strange. Never had they been like this before, flinching like strangers when they were close to each other. Whether he or Raya, one of them will tell you about what they experience all day so as not to create a quiet atmosphere.

Raya only sighed, intending to leave Varen without answering. However, Varen immediately prevented Raya. “Raya, please don't be like this. I am really tormented,” Varen said.

“Good.” Finally open the sound. “I'll behave as usual if you promise me one thing.”

“What should I do? I'll do anything for you to forgive you.” Varen said in earnest. She loved Raya and when the woman she loved did not rebuke her at all, Varen felt tormented all day. Even in the office, Varen almost made a big mistake because he did not concentrate.

Kingdom's eye highlight pointed sharply at Varen's eye bead. “Can you promise not to meet Cindy?”

Varen jerks not playing. “What?”

“Yes, you can't see him. At least don't see him alone. I won't be a problem if you meet him with me. Isn't that what I'm for as your companion?”

Varen tried to look at the intent of Raya's words, then he concluded one thing hastily. “Are you jealous? You jealous to see me with Cindy?”

Somehow Raya felt annoyed to hear the word ‘chemal’ triggered just from Varen's lips. As he heard that word, his mind drifted far away. Not imagining the closeness of Varen and Cindy, but the closeness of Karan and Sekar.

“Raya ... Kingdom!” call Varen after not hearing any answers from the lover.

Raya flinched from her daydream. “Y-yes? What are you talking about?”

“You didn't listen to me? I asked if you were jealous of me seeing me with Cindy?” reset Varen.

“Yes that. You can take it that way,” reply Raya indifferently.

Varen was shocked to hear that. Raya's reply did not match her expectations. What the hell's going on? Is Raya pretending to be a bitch to him? Or is the woman covering up her feelings for Varen?

“So you'll forgive me, won't you?” That's all Varen wants to make sure. At least for now, they have to make up first.

The head of Raya is moving. He nodded. “Yes, I forgive you.”

Varen quickly touched Raya's hand. “You're serious? We've made up now?”

“Iya,” sahut Raya who nodded again.

Varen is very happy. He hugged Raya with a happy face. “Thank you Dear. I promise I won't see Cindy. I don't want to make you angry anymore.”

Raya feels something is wrong with her. The hug Varen gave her was uncomfortable for her. Whereas all this time, almost a decade Raya always hugged Varen. And in the previous embrace, Raya felt comfortable, a feeling that Raya did not get now.

After letting go of her embrace, Varen escorted Raya to the doorstep while making sure no paparazzi followed them. One of the reasons why Raya moved into the man's house was because there were some stalkers coming to the Raya's workplace, which made Raya so frightened.

Varen looked at the woman. “Mama? When is Mama coming?” The man hugged the woman called Raya as the ‘Mama’. The woman who should be Raya's aunt, the younger sister of Raya's mother.

“New half an hour ago. How are you, honey?” greet the aunt while returning Varen's embrace.

“I'm fine, Ma. Look, nothing's changed from me, right?” Varen showed a perfect appearance that suddenly made Aunt Raya laugh.

“True, true. My daughter-in-law does look so perfect,” complimented the aunt.

Their conversation did not last long because Varen immediately went home. He said there was something he had to do tonight and it was urgent. Although she felt unwilling because she was left by the future husband of the Kingdom, the aunt would not want to continue to allow her to leave.

“How have you been doing lately? Is everything okay?” auntie Raya asked when she saw her nephew sitting on the sofa in the living room.

“Ya,” reply Fast.

“How about your wedding? Aunty did not hear any news in the media. Though you're getting married soon.” The aunt sat across the Kingdom with a face that looked as if she was interrogating Raya.

“I don't know either, Auntie. I've done everything Varen wanted. I don't understand why those reporters didn't cover our wedding preparations.”

Raya just thought of this. It feels like the media crew at the moment looks very calm. They usually don't. Usually they will be excited to follow the rich people to do special coverage. Then, they will ask for an exclusive screening of the wedding event to be aired only on their television stations. So far, Raya has only gotten one offer. It was from a television station affiliated with the Karan family company.

Jesus, Karan again, thought Raya. It had been hard for Raya to stop thinking about Karan, but all was destroyed just when her brain called out Karan's surname. Raya can't be like this. Especially in front of her aunt.

“This can't be left alone, Raya. You have to do something in order to be constantly covered by the media. The number of ads you get this month is too little, twice as few as your post debut. Aren't you worried about that?”

Raya felt worried, that was why she became furious. “So, what should I do, Auntie? I've done whatever Aunt and Varen want. What should I do again?”

“Try Varen for help. He ‘kan son conglomerate. Calling a reporter just can't. Isn't that the purpose of you marrying her?”

Again like this. Use men for popularity. Yes, there is no denying that an instant way like this is indeed very effective for the development of the career of Raya. But when do they use this way?

After all, Raya and Varen are getting married. Maybe in a week, their marriage will be discussed by the public and the media. There will be many advertisements that wara-wiri offers Raya as a model. But Raya sure, it won't last long. Definitely two months later, Raya won't get any more work. And she will live as a housewife as she feared all along.

“Can't, Aunt. I can't just rely on Varen constantly. There must be another way,” objection Raya.

“What are the other ways? Don't forget your purpose in getting married, Raya. We need rich people to protect your career. A career we have built with great difficulty. Don't get it just because of one thing, you forgot all that.”

The aunt stood up from the sofa and pulled Raya's hand. The middle-aged woman took her niece to a scale and forced her to measure her weight. “Try this. In just a few days I stayed, your weight has gone up by one kilogram. If this keeps up, how do you get a job, huh? Your career will be ruined because your body is no longer good.”

The body of Kingdom trembled. He was surprised to see a number that showed his weight right now. What's wrong? All this time he felt he had managed his diet well. So, why does his weight go up one kilogram?

Seeing the trembling Kingdom, the aunt continued her words. “There is no other way to save your career than this marriage, Raya. So, try to make Varen keep you highlighted by the media,” press the woman while patting Raya's shoulder.