Loving Brother-in-law

Deal

At night, Sam was enjoying the atmosphere in the courtyard next to the main house. His gaze was straight ahead staring at the gently surging pool water.

"Sam" said Riyu. "Are you angry? Me and Noval just... "

"Riyu, what are you doing here?" asked Nita who suddenly appeared behind, glancing at the back of Riyu and Sam who were there, Riyu gasped in surprise then bit her lips.

"I... I'm just, like, talking to Sam again, Mah"

"It's night, come in. Your husband's waiting in the room"

It felt like she wanted to argue back, Nita seemed to deliberately not give the opportunity to Riyu explained to Sam, but it did not taste very good because there was a Mahesa at home. Riyu turned towards Sam for a moment, they looked at each other. Shortly after, Ryu passed.

"The relationship is very sweet. Isn't that Sam?" nita said grinning and then left.

Tsk... Sam smiled bitterly.

****

Already these few days, a cold aura enveloped between Sam and Riyu. Despite trying to greet and smile at her, still, it could not melt Sam's mood. Ryu knows, Sam must be jealous because he saw himself and Noval yesterday. Only, Riyu had yet to have a chance to explain to Sam.

That morning at breakfast, the whole family was ready in their seats. Sometimes Riyu looked at Sam who still did not want to look at him. A satisfied smile was implied on the lips of the woman sitting right beside Mahesa's chair, her eyes looking towards Riyu, then turning towards Sam. It feels very satisfied because it has managed to burn both feelings that love each other.

Likewise with Noval, he glanced at Riyu then glanced at Sam, who was quietly busy with his phone while having breakfast. "Riyu, how, after you change your room design do you feel comfortable now?" mahesa asked diluted the quiet atmosphere.

"Ep... Quite comfortable pa" replied Riyu briefly.

"Riyu is good at choosing, we can sleep well" Noval chimed, deliberately, wanted to see Sam's reaction which began to look riled up to hear his words.

The condition is not on Riyu's side now, papa's question even makes Riyu more unwell. Plus Noval, he deliberately made the atmosphere hot.

"I'm slesai!" said Sam immediately rushed off, leaving the rest of the breakfast fresh at half-meal.

"Sam, didn't you finish your breakfast?" ask Mahesa. But Sam answered nothing and continued walking out to his car.

"What's wrong with her? Yesterday she was nice to me and now it was cold again like ice cubes" Mahesa turned to Sam who was starting to get away from her sight.

"Maybe he... "

"Shut up!" sahut Riyu who immediately cut Noval's speech while patting Noval's arm tightly. Noval stirred rubbing her spicy arm, but she grimaced laughing at the annoyed Riyu. The look of dislike implied to Nita, seeing Riyu and Noval being more and more affectionate, made Nita have to do the next action. Prevent, or eliminate, if necessary.

"What's this about? Did you have another fight with your sister, Noval?!" mahesa asked staring intently.

"No" both shoulders lifted along with Noval's reply. He returned to eating his food smiling. Smiling at seeing Riyu upset of course.

Mahesa was still staring at Noval, she felt a lot of changes happening to her stepson. Since living with Mr. Darma, Noval has been reduced to going to the bar and playing women. Even his work in the office has also been seen increasing and more serious work. "Thank you, Mr. Darma, you seem to have educated Noval well" Mahesa murmured inwardly.

*****

"What is this?!" a deadly look was thrown at the employee in front of him. "Are you tired of working for my company?!" Sam immediately threw a file in his hand to hit the face of the employee who began to tremble.

"No sir, forgive me. I was negligent in doing the work. I'll fix it, sir" said the man, who began to sweat coldly, trembling, standing before the angry Sam.

"Aji, give him a severance and escort him to the exit. The company only takes employees who are serious about carrying out their duties" Sam gets out of his seat.

"No Sir. Please give me another chance to fix it. I beg Mr. Sam, don't fire me" the employee knelt hugging Sam's leg who was about to step away.

"Let go!" sam said shaking his leg.

"My master please give me a chance" he said, still hugging Sam's leg.

Aji who was standing there staring carefully, he knew this employee just typed one letter. A not-so-fatal mistake actually. Though all this time, employees who were pleading at Sam's feet were diligent employees.

Sam pushed the employee and told him to get out of his room. "Boss, I know your mood is bad. But I hope, you don't vent to the employee" said Aji trying to be a mediator.

"Why? Your heart is weakened from seeing him prostrate at my feet?!" Sam is still on a high emotional level.

"No. He just wrote one of those letters and you want to fire him? Isn't that overkill?"

Sam was silent, he immediately slammed his body onto the sofa and set his breath. "I know every background employee who works here boss, including the employee earlier" Aji approached Sam while thrusting a bottle of drinking water.

"He's going through a difficult life, maybe affecting his concentration of work" Aji receives back the bottle of water Sam has drunk, then sits opposite Sam.

"It's none of my business! He should be professional, personal matters should not be brought to the office, right?!" said Sam who still has not died down.

"Yes, indeed. Like you're doing now, aren't you?"

"What do you mean!" Sam clutches Aji's collar.

"You're having a personal problem, but you're venting it in the office, boss" Aji said calmly. Sam threw Aji. "Yes, your charm problem is very complicated and heavy, but you can fight back to keep chasing after Miss Riyu, right? As for that employee, he's fighting for his daughter's life right now"

Now Sam stared fixedly at his silly assistant. "Do you think that's my business? Since when do you like to interfere in the personal affairs of employees?!"

Ch, you idiot, you're straight to the point. Gunam Aji wiped his face with his hands. "Boss, imagine if you fired him, then he can no longer save his daughter. Where else would he get a job? Although it can also definitely have to wait a long time to get a suitable salary" Aji stared at Sam's face that began to realize from his emotions.

"I know you're a man of heart, but do that to the right man, boss. I just don't want you to sin on innocent people"

Sam fell silent, Aji's saying had a point as well. Sam leaned against the sofa, he closed his eyes and regulated his breathing. "All right, you get out there. Say, I'm not going to fire him" Sam said in a tone that began to subside.

Although Aji is Sam's son, he is also like a brother to him, who reminds each other, jokes, but can be very serious when faced with something. Aji smiled, he rushed to meet the employee. Sam went back to his desk.

*****

Shortly after, someone knocked on Sam's door. Not having time to let her in, she was already directly standing before him.

"Would you like to come here?" sam said in a cold tone.

"To see your silly expression of jealousy of course" Noval immediately sat in the chair opposite Sam.

"Go! Don't bother me!"

But his eyes stopped on one large frame stuck on the wall of the room. A gold-carved pigura displaying a photo of a loving female figure in her smile and gaze. Yep... Ranu's photo, Sam's birth mother. Ranu's only photo left, because at Mahesa's residence, all photos of Ranu have been removed by Nita. Noval was silent for a moment, continuing to look into those gentle eyes.

"Why? Do you feel guilty about the woman in the picture?" Sam stared hard. Disperse the Noval reverie that is in the past.

"I don't want to talk about it" Noval said, hiding the shakes in her heart.

"If there's nothing you want to talk about, go away!"

"Haha slow down Sam! I want to make a deal with you"

Sam twists his eyebrows, Noval makes a definite deal with a no-joke bet. "How's it?"

"What deal?" Sam stared closely.

"After I thought... " Noval got up from her seat, she was standing facing Ranu's photo now. "I just realized that I love Ryu"

Hearing Noval Sam's words immediately grabbed Noval's collar "Did you say?! Stop messing with him or I'll finish you off!" Sam really doesn't accept it.

"I didn't play Sam, I loved Riyu a long time ago" Noval's gaze looked very serious. Sam loosened his grip. Her heart was pounding, thinking, if Noval really loves Riyu, then she would be less willing for Riyu to leave her side.

"For that I want to make a deal with you"

"What's your deal?" sam's face looks pias, he's waiting for Noval's bad answer for sure.

"I'll let Ryu go for you"

"What?!" Sam made sure he didn't hear wrong.

"Are you deaf?! I said I would let Ryu go with you! You idiot!" a Noval voice filled the ceiling of the room.

Sam immediately strangles Noval, pushing her to hit the wall above which is displayed a photo of Ranu.

"So you said you loved her, now you said you'd take her off. Do you want to play me?! You son of a bitch!" sam's face was red.

"I'm not playing you jerk! I let go because I love him!" shout Noval. Noval punches Sam immediately, until the giggles around his neck come off. Now they both sit on the floor.

One pain from giggling, one pain from punching. Breath from each gasping, Sam was silent because he was still unsure of Noval's words.

"Why do you even mind if I let Ryu go? Now so I'm the one in doubt, lest you, actually don't love Riyu!" noval leaned against the wall.

"Be quiet, I'm just making sure you're serious about what you say!"

"I'm serious, you idiot!" Noval regulated her tight breathing. Sam's chuck was so strong it felt hard to talk.

"Why?" Sam tried to confirm it again.

"I told you. I love her, so I let her go to your side!" Noval squeaks straight at Sam's feet.

"Sam, even though Riyu forgot the memory. I never saw it in his eyes. Even though he always called me my husband, or smiled warmly at me. I was never in her heart" Noval looked straight at her past, laughed lightly and continued her words,

"Even until he recovers his whole heart and mind is just you, that shitty bitch!" Noval's got Sam's leg back.

"I... I can't force it, and. Riyu will be safer with you" Noval bowed. Then leaning her head against the wall, her eyes closed remembering Riyu who was crying because of her mistake.

Sam was silent, I don't know what to say. Thanking you? But it felt so hard to say thank you to the demon man before him. Noval woke up, tidied up his shirt.

"But, there are still 2 deals that you have to follow" Noval stared intently.

Sam got up and stood straight in front of Noval. "What's your deal?"

"We fight. Who wins, he'll get Riyu" Noval said with a faint smile. Sam just laughed at it, because he knew Noval's fighting ability was quite weak.

"Then the second one?" sam asked, still laughing.

"If you hurt Riyu, I'll take it from you again" this time Noval's face doesn't seem to be playing games.

Without any cue, no wind and rain, suddenly Sam immediately ambushed Noval. Hugging Noval so tightly, so tightly that the breath feels tight.

"Thank you son of a bitch! I don't know what's broken in your brain, but I'm really grateful to you right now. And I promise to fulfill your ridiculous deal!" said Sam still hugging Noval tight.

"Fuck you, let me go!" noval is suffocating.

"Not until you say, yes, Mr. Sam. Come quickly tell me otherwise I will kill you with my embrace!"

"Bad!"

"Let's say it quickly!"

"Okeee. okay. Same with Master Sam!" noval's voice began to heavily run out of breath.

Instantly Sam immediately released his death hug, Noval immediately coughed at his chest. "You... I don't know why Ryu likes it so much in your horrible arms!. You're disgusting!" umpat Noval gasps.

"What's? Did I hug you? Sorry, I intentionally, Noval" Sam raised both his hands.

"I'll wait by the lake and we'll fight after work! Huh!" Noval snorted in annoyance, tidying up his shirt again.

"All right, I'll come. Can I get you one more time?" sam approached Noval.

"Stop! I'd rather you beat up than hug. It's laughable!" Noval walked out of Sam's room.

Aji immediately rushed in when he saw Noval who had just walked out of Sam's room. "Boss!" he said he was worried, let alone seeing bruises on Sam's face. But looking at his expression, it seemed like his Boss was happy right now.

"I'm fine, haha" Sam said to Aji who looked at him in confusion.

Aji knitted his brows. He rushed to pick up the medicine box in Sam's room, and helped him apply bruise medication on his face. Although he does not know what happened, but it is better that Aji did not ask much before Sam himself told it.