The Bride of the Curse Repellent
Men Stay Men

Appointed as President Director of Dream Glow Cosmetics. This request was never in Vicky's mind. All this time she thought, the request that Sherina would say was about their relationship. For example, Vicky had to cut ties with Cleo. Or even start living apart with Ariana. But again, his guess was wrong.

"You really want that?" vicky asked with a less sure look.

"Yes, I want you to appoint me as the President Director!" sherina replied without the slightest hesitation in her eyes.

"the reason? I mean, why bother being President Director? Though you could have asked for a higher position than that," asked Vicky again who still did not fully understand.

"Alright, then I'll explain why I want the post. First, because I don't like the instant way, I don't want you to hand over the company you've acquired into my hands easily. I won't get a confession from people if I use it that way, no one will know that all this time I've been trying hard. So, by becoming your subordinate, who then slowly gain your trust fully to have the company. That way it's more of an impression that I have a decent contribution value."

"Second reason, because I don't want to bother you too much or rely on you too much. You just focus on BSH Enterprise and your other subsidiaries. Dream Glow Cosmetics that has not been acquired for a long time, and does not bring significant benefits to you, you better trust me!"

"Third reason, it's actually part of my revenge. I need more authority, to oversee and make new policies! I want to perfect the vision, mission, and values of the company my father changed! The point is, I want to lead that company and remodel it back as it was! I want to restore the glory days of Dream Glow Cosmetics!"

"And for my last reason, I wanted to fulfill the last promise I made with my late mother. Before my mother died, she told me to study hard, so that I could inherit the family company well. But, because I was not old enough to understand everything, my mother finally wrote a will to leave the company to my father. That's why the number of shares owned by my father is greater than the shares I have. But who would have thought .. my father was apparently a dog*n. One crime he committed, because he dared to cheat, he ruined everything."

"It turns out so ..." said Vicky with a faint smile. He was amazed by the independence and hard work that his wife had been secretly doing. She was more and more amazed at Sherina, what an incredible thing she was able to endure until now. What's more, Vicky finally realizes that he's not wrong to marry a strong woman.

"All right, I agree. I'll have Oliver take care of the papers! When do you want to start work?"

"Eh?! You didn't trick me, did you?! This real?!" asked Sherina with a sparkling look. She was so happy that it was hard to believe, it was like a dream that had finally come true.

"Yes, I mean it, my wife .." replied Vicky with a small laugh.

"Then I'm going to work from tomorrow! Ah, no! Time to prepare will not be enough! Just daydream! I'm going to work the day after tomorrow!" Sherina is in a fog, she is excited to imagine that she will become a director of the company she has always dreamed of.

"Haha, okay. Whenever you can just be ready."

"Thank you very much, Vicky! You're a really good man! I'm lucky to know you!" said Sherina who was at the end of her eyes had runny. She was so happy she wanted to cry.

"Hey, never mind .. don't cry. People will think I hurt you. Or even worse, someone would think that you were crying because of Cleo" Vicky said, wiping away the tears that fell on Sherina's cheeks.

"Amit-amit! Don't let that happen!" refute Sherina who then also wiped her own tears. "I-I want to go home first! I have a lot to prepare! Oh yeah, by the way .. What color do you like?"

"Eh? Suddenly ... maybe black or dark blue," replied Vicky a little confused. She was astonished that Sherina suddenly brought up the matter of color.

"Black or dark blue, I'll remember! Come to my room later tonight! I want to show you something in gratitude!" said Sherina who quickly darted out of the room.

"Sher .. wait!" vicky shouted, but his wife was out of her room.

"Later night to Sherina's room. Wait a minute, don't-don't ...." Vicky was instantly silent, his mind had also flown out into the outer reaches of the galaxy.

Sherina said she wanted to show her gratitude, she also asked about my favorite color. Don't-don't .. she wants to show her sexy nightwear like that! And next, we'll both do that ...

N-no! This is not true! Sherina is not that kind of person! He couldn't possibly use his body as a payment of gratitude! But .. We are husband and wife, it is natural to do so.

"Damn, what am I thinking?!" vicky told himself.

Vicky's face was as red as a tomato, constantly imagining wild fantasies running through his mind. His concentration on work instantly became crumbling, he could not think clearly. Because both his mind and his heart, right now only remember about Sherina.

***

At 21:30 local time. The night was getting late, but Vicky still did not come out of his room. Ever since she finished dinner, she kept pacing around in the room and was still thinking about Sherina.

"Sherina told me to come to her room, but what exactly? Because of this my mind had not calmed down since! He also did not eat dinner. What exactly is he preparing? Is he really going to give me his body?" muttered Vicky who had not stopped worrying about this.

"Damn, I can't think of anything else! If I hadn't come to his room, he would have been mad at me again! I must have forgotten his words. But, if I come to his room ... meaning I have to get ready with all the possibilities that could happen!"

Suddenly, Vicky stopped pacing. Then turning to stick his palm on the wall, he also lowered his head. It is really sad to be in a dilemma situation.

Jesus, Vicky! How old areyou? You're a 28-year-old man, you're a mature man! Why the dizziness just because asked to come at night to your wife's own room? You should be ashamed! Let's show you're really a man!

"Right, I'm a grown man! Stupid with what happens!" vicky said after successfully giving a suggestion to himself. Now, he steadied himself to get out of the room, walking towards Sherina's room not too far away with full confidence.

However, just as she was about to knock on Sherina's room door, Vicky's nervousness suddenly returned. "Damn, I'm so bad. Anyway no matter what Sherina looks like when she welcomes me in, I mustn't be mistaken in shock! "

TOK TOK!

"Sherina, it's me! Can I come in?" ask Vicky with a pounding heart.

"Yes, just go in! I've been waiting for you!" Sherina answered from inside.

Vicky steadied himself, he slowly opened the unlocked door. She calmed down a little as she was not immediately greeted by Sherina, but, as she went deeper, she saw Sherina who was currently sitting on the bed with papers strewn around her. The piama used by Sherina was also not what she had imagined. Tonight Sherina is very closed.

"I'm here" said Vicky, who was secretly disappointed. It was free since this afternoon he was nervous himself, apparently what he imagined did not happen.

Sherina looked over and smiled. "Ah, great! Wait a minute, yeah!" Suddenly he got out of bed, then switched to take something from the closet. He took out a small gift box. Then he thrust the box at Vicky.

"This is for you, open it!" sherina said enthusiastically. He can't wait to see Vicky's reaction when he learns of the gift he's given.

"okay." Vicky nodded, then slowly removed the lid from the gift box. He was surprised and wondered after seeing what it contained. It turns out that the contents are two tie pieces, one is black and the other is dark blue. "Jeez .. This afternoon you asked about color, it turned out for this!"

"B-nothing!" vicky replied with a slightly blushing face. It was ridiculous because he had imagined such a thing.

"Emc ... Vicky, take a look at the back of that tie!" pinta Sherina's.

"Hm?" Vicky took it from the black, then turned it over just as his wife had asked. He was a little surprised when he saw that there was a stitch that said, 'Sherina' there. "There's your name here."

"Yahh .. I intentionally made it. I sewed my name on your tie. So that when you wear that tie, my name is near your heart. B-but, if you don't want to wear it is also okay!" sherina said shyly.

"It's good, I'll wear it! The color is also my favorite color, thank you Sherina. I love your gift" said Vicky with a smile. This is the first time he has received such a romantic and unique gift.

"Thank God you like ... I thought you must have had a lot of ties in the same color, so I gave my name to give it a different impression" Sherina said with both cheeks blushing, he really blushed when Vicky said he liked the prize.

"Haha," Vicky chuckled, finally understanding why his wife had not come to dinner. He was busy preparing a surprise for her. "Well, by the way .. What are the papers on your bed?"

"Ah, that's all the information related to Dream Glow Cosmetics. I learned all the important things that happened in the past year. There are projects that are stuck, changes in the position of executives, also—"

"Wait a minute!" cut Vicky. "You learned it all from last noon till late like this?" continued again.

"Emm .. yes, because I want to be a good company leader."

"Hayn ...." Vicky sighed, suddenly he approached the mattress and tidied up all the papers. "You told me yourself. If it's rest that night, do not forget to also health with adequate rest. It's late, so go ahead tomorrow! I'm sure if your abilities are good enough, this kind of thing can be understood gradually."

Vicky then put the stack of paper on the nightstand. Then he came back towards Sherina. "Rest, okay?"

"Yes," Sherina replied with a nod of her head. He was happy because Vicky also cared about his health.

"Good! I'll go first then!" Vicky turned around, but he suddenly said, "I think I'm going to sleep here tonight."

"Eh? Did you just say you wanted to sleep here?" asked Sherina who faintly heard her husband's slow words.

Vicky's footsteps suddenly stopped. He smiled awkwardly, feeling foolish as he realized his words could not be controlled. If she dodged it by saying Sherina misheard, she was afraid that it would offend Sherina to have bad hearing. "Ehmm .. You heard it, huh?"

"Yes, so you really want to sleep in my room?" asked Sherina who was almost wrong.

"Look, actually ... My room AC is broken! It's a little hot tonight, so I think I can sleep in another room. Your room, for example, haha. I can sleep in Velix's room" Vicky replied under false pretenses. He really doesn't want Sherina to misunderstand him.

"O-ohh .. can, really! Go ahead if you want to sleep in my room! This is your home! You deserve to sleep anywhere!" Sherina was drunk, she then tidied the sheets with a stiff movement. "Well, please .. You just sleep here! I can sleep on the couch!"

"Don't! I'm the one sleeping on the couch, this is your room! So you'd better sleep in the bed!"

"But this is your home! I may have been rude .." Sherina protested again.

"Then, how about we both sleep on the bed. Your bed is big!"

"Eh?!"

Awkwardly, that one word was enough to describe the current atmosphere. In the end, Vicky and Sherina both lie on the same bed, but with different blankets. The two of them turned their backs on each other, it was an unnatural situation to remember if they had a married couple.

"...." - ".Vicky was nervous. Actually she wanted to know if Sherina was asleep or not, but she didn't have enough courage to ask. Come to think of it, this was the first time he had slept in the same bed as a woman.

Sherina asleep or still awake? He hasn't moved since. Damn, how can I sleep if I keep getting nervous like this. It's all because of my stupid mouth! If only I hadn't revealed my heart, there was no way I would have been in this situation.

"...." - ".On one side Sherina was also still awake. He continued to stare towards the alarm clock which showed the time of almost 11 nights. She was not sleepy at all, feeling nervous and alert to this husband.

It's different from my shadow. I guess every guy is the same, will move if there's a chance. But Vicky had been quiet since. Is he actually asleep? Or maybe .. He's not interested in me? Can't keep this up! I have to make sure! I have a way to test Vicky if he's a man or not!

Suddenly Sherina had an idea. She then turned around, silent for a moment as she stared at the sturdy back of her husband. He gulped, ventured to shift closer and did the action.

"Eh?!" Vicky gasped, she was shocked because Sherina's hand suddenly coiled around her waist. "Sherina?" call Vicky, but there's no answer from Sherina. Looks like Sherina's asleep, that's what's on Vicky's mind right now.

His heart suddenly beat faster, he really felt a strange turmoil when Sherina's hand touched his body. Then, he suddenly took the initiative to touch Sherina's hand in her stomach. Skinny hands and soft skin.

"....?!" Sherina was surprised, but as soon as possible she closed her eyes back and continued to pretend to be asleep. He did whatever it took to get Vicky fooled by his acting.

"It looks like Sherina is really asleep" Vicky murmured with a small smile.

Really careless, you should be more careful Sherina! Men are men! It's your fault for daring to lure me!

Suddenly Vicky turned around, he saw Sherina who was currently closing her eyes. What a seductive and unattended appearance of sleep. Slowly but surely, Vicky's hand grabbed Sherina's cheek. He rubbed it gently, also tucking the unraveled hair into the ear. She wants to see Sherina's innocent sleeping face, still beautiful even without wearing makeup. All was done carefully, intending not to wake his sleeping wife. Then, without any warning ...

THE CUP!

A kiss suddenly landed on Sherina's forehead. Surely Sherina was shocked, she really did not expect that Vicky would kiss her. However, he was still strong enough to close his eyes in order to perfect his sleep pretend acting.

"You're lucky because it's me. If it's another man, maybe you're done. For now I'll hold back, but I'm not sure next time." Vicky smiled, returned Sherina's embrace and closed her eyes comfortably.

"...." - ".Sherina peeked a little, she was both nervous and happy as Vicky held her. Very close, she could even feel the beating of her husband's heart.

Shit, I was almost made crazy for my own work! It turns out that it's true, it's not good to play with fire. I am the one who is burning!