After making love, Mario remembers well how Aurora didn't resist when he pulled her into his arms. Hold tight. I even had time to kiss both cheeks and speak a few sentences before deciding to sleep.

"From now on you're mine, Aurora. I won't let a single man come near you, let alone touch you other than me," Mario whispered when Aurora was in his arms. Stretching the hug slightly, Mario took his hand. Gently touching some parts of Aurora's body that she likes while muttering a little.

"These two eyes can only be used to look at me. Then these lips, can only kiss and moan my name."

Then Mario kissed Aurora's lips softly. She bit him repeatedly until the woman's lips turned red because of his actions. Seconds later, the man's hand dropped even further. This time, targeting some parts of Aurora's body that are still open, without the slightest cover.

"This chest, this slim belly, only I can touch it. Especially this one part."

Mario's hand then stopped right at Aurora's sensitive point. He was caressing it up and down on purpose. Repeatedly, deliberately teasing. Which made the hairs on Aurora's neck swell, and even her hands reflexively squeezed Mario's arm.

"Only I can touch like this, Aurora. And you need to remember too; only I can enter it," the man emphasized. "If I keep making love to other men, what will you do?" asked Aurora with her eyes closed again. Tired after the hot struggle she went through a few minutes earlier, Aurora could no longer stare at the man next to her.

"I'll beat him up. Or maybe I'll kill him right then and there."

In Mario's arms, Aurora laughed. Ignoring the man's earlier rambling, he chose to sleep. The pain caused by the alcohol he drank, mixed with the feeling of happiness after making love, made his head feel heavy and dizzy instantly.

The only thing he could do was sleep. Making sure the woman beside him was asleep, Mario pulled the blanket to cover the two of them. He kissed Aurora's forehead for a long time, hoping she could have sweet dreams tonight.

For some reason, before closing his eyes, Mario had thought that Aurora would melt and then accept her love after the hot courtship he went through before. He is also determined to be responsible, if necessary, invite the woman to get married and build a happy household like a couple in general. However, what is in the shadow of Mario does not seem easy to realize.

This morning, for example, in a position still asleep in his sleep, his ears suddenly heard someone calling. Then suddenly the voice got louder and louder. Slowly opening his eyes, Mario clearly saw the figure of Tristan standing not far from where he was lying. When his consciousness was fully gathered, Mario immediately jumped. Rolling his eyes, he immediately sat up in a state of surprise.

"Mr Tristan." That was the first word out of Mario's lips. He quickly grabbed the underwear, which lay not far from his bed. Wearing briefly and then looking back at Tristan with a feeling of fear and guilt.

"What are you doing here, Mario!"

"I-I---" Tristan came closer. He grabbed the collar of the clothes Mario was wearing. With eyes gleaming with anger, Tristan would undoubtedly be ready to beat Mario at any moment.

"Did you just fuck Aurora? Did you do this on purpose? Mario replied!"

"Tristan!" cried Sophia. The woman approached. He has asked the husband to calm his explosive emotions.

"Stay away, Sophia. I don't want you to get hurt."

"Tristan..."

"Sophia you heard me, didn't you?" Sophia took a deep breath. It couldn't be helped, and he couldn't force his will on Tristan, who was now overwhelmed by emotions. Turning away from his wife, Tristan glared back at Mario. Tighten the block. The man spoke again. "How can you do something so disgraceful like this!"

"Mr. Tristan, I can explain everything."

Tristan didn't care. At the exact second, the man directly pointed his hand. Get ready to beat up. However, the movement was stopped when Raphael appeared from the doorway, and the man immediately shouted.

"Tristan stop it!" Aurora, who was still late in her deep sleep, suddenly woke up. Straightening his body, he looked around with a lazy expression.

"Dad, I have to beat Mario. He can always be rude to Aurora. Mario must have done things out of bounds."

Tristan defends the argument. It was clear from the look on his face that he was angry. "Tristan, watch your temper. Everything can be resolved with a cool head."

Raphael stepped slowly towards Tristan. Ask the man to remove the grip of both hands from Mario's body.

"Actually, what are you guys fussing about in my room?"

Aurora, whose consciousness had been fully gathered, was immediately rebuked. Leaning her body on the headboard of the mattress, the woman rubbed her face, then soon returned to speaking casually.

"Can't you all just let me enjoy some sleep?"

"Aurora! What did you and Mario do last night? You didn't sleep together, did you?" Tristan spoke again. He looked alternately at Aurora's and Mario's faces.

"Where are your eyes, Tristan? You saw your assistant on top of my bed. There's no way she's just sitting there, can she? And whether I want to sleep with Mario or not, that's none of your business either."

"Aurora, you---"

"Shh," Aurora hissed as she put her index finger on her lips. You asked Tristan to be quiet, to stop all his deafening chatter.

"Why do you look so troublesome? If I sleep with Mario, what do you want? I'm an adult. I have the right to do whatever I like."

"For God's sake, Aurora. You've gone too far!" After exclaiming, Tristan then turned his gaze to Mario. "And you, Mario, how can you do all this to Aurora? You've broken my trust."

"I'm sorry Mr. Tristan." Mario looked scared at Tristan. He could see the emotion as it overtook his boss. "I swear all of this just happened. Don't worry, and I'll take responsibility for sure."

Tristan nodded. "Of course, you have to take responsibility. You must marry Aurora as soon as possible before other bad things happen."

This time, Tristan immediately looked at Raphael, who had chosen to listen first.

"Pa, Aurora and Mario have to get married. Besides, they've gone a long way and can't be justified."

"Tristan!" This time Aurora shouted. From the look on her face, it was clear that she was getting increasingly annoyed. "Are you crazy? You think I agreed to marry Mario?"

"Aurora..." Mario muttered. You were staring at Aurora's face with an expression that was hard to decipher. "Yes," continued Aurora. "I'm clarifying to all of you. I did sleep with Mario last night."

Aurora said those words, carefree. So relaxed, as if what happened between him and Mario was nothing to worry about.

"Not only that..." she continued. "A few nights before, we also slept together. You were not just sleeping. We both make love like what you think. No need to overdo it. It's normal for two adults to spend their night making love. Then why? Is something wrong ?"

Tristan shook his head repeatedly. You were feeling unable to think hearing what Aurora just said. All their life knowing each other, they were both in the doctrine by their respective families not to have sex before having an official bond. Seeing that Aurora had gone too far, Tristan, of course, immediately became emotional.

"Are you crazy? You're asking what's wrong? What you did was wrong, Aurora. I'm sure Papa never taught you to have a relationship that was too far apart, let alone not have a bond. You know, right, I'm the bad guy with Sophia never even touched it before we were officially married. And now? You call this something natural and normal. Are you fu*king kidding me?!"

Aurora sighed lazily. For some reason, he didn't care about what Tristan said at length just now.

"You think I care about your ramblings? After all, we're both distinctly different, Tristan. So don't compare yourself to me."

"No," said Tristan. "After what you two did, you and Mario should get married."

Aurora immediately shook her head. "I won't, Tristan. No matter what you force me to do, I won't marry a man I don't love."

"Aurora, are you serious?" Mario, who had been listening, this time spoke again. Of course, he was quite surprised to hear what Aurora said to Tristan. Last night, they had discussed this before actually making love.

"Whatever happens after this, I will be responsible to you, Aurora. I will marry you as soon as possible. Then we will live happily ever after."

Aurora just smiled. He nodded and caressed Mario's cheek.

"Whatever, Mario. Do whatever you want. But before that, prove that you can make me forget Tristan tonight."

"Of course." Mario nodded. "I can even make you moan my name repeatedly."

Mario remembered every second they had last night. No coercion, no rejection. He could even clearly see how Aurora enjoyed every touch he gave. And now? The woman even refused to marry him again. Is this a joke?

"I'll take responsibility, Aurora," Mario said again. If necessary, I will marry you right now."

"Are you crazy?" said Aurora with a look of displeasure.

"Don't think that because we both have slept together, I want to marry you, Mario. Are you deaf too? I've often told you that you're not a man who fits my criteria. So don't even dream that I'll agree to marry you."

Mario shook his head. He just kept trying to convince the woman next to him.

"Aurora, last night, you said you agreed I would marry you as soon as possible. Why now----"

"Gosh, Mario." Aurora immediately interrupted. Not letting Mario finish his sentence first. Sighing lazily, the woman gave a disapproving look. "Last night, I was drunk. I must have said that ridiculous thing, too, in an unconscious state. I certainly can't be willing when my freedom must be forcibly taken away if I marry you."

"But, we've slept together, Aurora," Mario debated again. As if he wasn't tired of convincing the woman in front of him to change her mind. what is this, Aurora?"

Raphael, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke again.

"What happened to you? Why are you acting like this? Did Papa ever teach you to do anything wrong?" said the man. Aurora looked at him with a piercing gaze.

"Pa, come on," said Aurora. "Don't act like Tristan keeps forcing me to get married. I'm not a kid. What I did last night wasn't a big deal either. So, no matter what, I'm not going to marry Mario. Period!"

Raphael pursed his lips tightly. He knew this was not the right time to argue with Aurora, who was known to be stubborn. It takes patience and the right moment to talk to him. "Tristan, Mario. We'd better get out of here."

"But, Dad."

Tristan was already preparing to protest. But Raphael hastily patted him on the shoulder. Shaking his head. The man gave the code for the son to do what he ordered.

"Okay, Papa, I think you need to rest. After everything is normal, we both need to talk to discuss this, Aurora."

Aurora nodded. Lying back down, the woman pulled the blanket to cover her entire body. I did not care about one-by-one people who came out of the room.

***

Tristan glared at Mario. Beside the man also sat Raphael, the mediator between the two. After leaving the Aurora Room, at Raphael's suggestion, the three of them chose to sit together on the back porch to discuss the matter that had previously occurred.

For Raphael, everything must be clarified and resolved as soon as possible so as not to drag on, which causes inconvenience to each other. Moreover, Tristan has a close working relationship with his assistant.

"What do we want to talk about here, Pa? I don't think there's anything more to talk about."

Raphael shook his head. He looked at the faces of the two men in front of him. There was Tristan, who was still overcome with emotion. While Mario was looking down more, probably feeling guilty and sorry for what he had done.

"Everything must be clarified, Tristan. Including your good relationship with Mario."

"I'm going to fire him today too, Pa."

Mario immediately looked up. Staring at Tristan pleadingly. Hoping that what his boss said wasn't realized. Even if he had to quit Foxtail, he would lose his loved job. He had to be separated from Aurora, which he could see every day before.

However, begging to be able to stay seemed impossible. He would be considered an ignorant man. It was clear that he had made a mistake, even asking to be forgiven just like that. Mario's position is threatened now. There was nothing he could do but silently accept the decision.

"Don't be rash, Tristan," Raphael continued. "You can't act like that."

"But Mario has done things out of bounds, Pa. If he's a good man, there's no way he'd dare to fuck with Aurora. The status of their relationship isn't even clear. I suspect that he purposely framed Aurora because he wanted to make a profit."

"No, mister," Mario responded immediately. It doesn't matter if he's considered rude after this. He was wrong. But if he is accused of doing things he didn't do, it is obligatory to defend himself. "I swear to God that I have not taken the slightest advantage of this incident Mrs Aurora said in the room. We did this on a consensual basis."

"Then, if you both like it, this act must be tolerated? Is that what you mean?"

Mario shook his head. He shouldn't have said much. It's in the wrong position now.

"I was wrong. I am ready to accept the punishment given."

Raphael took a deep breath. Shaking his head, the man spoke again.

"Never mind, Tristan. Papa hopes you calm down first. Everything can be resolved with a cool head. It's useless for you to be emotional like now. It doesn't help anything."

Tristan was silent. There was no way he could refute his father's words. "So, what do you want, Papa?"

Raphael looked back at Mario. I watched the man, then spoke.

"Mario, if Aurora agrees to marry her, would you be willing to marry her?" Mario, without much thought, immediately nodded.

"Sure, Mister. I'd be happy to do that. Waiting even for Madame Aurora until she's willing, I won't mind."

"In that case, okay." Raphael also nodded. "I'll try to get back to talking to Aurora. Either way, what you two have done has gone too far, and I don't want my daughter to repeat the same mistake. That's why, no matter what, I want you to marry Aurora."

"If necessary, I will also try to convince Mrs Aurora, Mister."

This time Raphael shook his head. "For now, you don't need to push her. Aurora is the type of woman who doesn't like being forced to constantly. There must be an opening to win her heart. Let me try to approach her first. If that doesn't work, you can try your way."

Finishing his sentence, Raphael was silent for a while. He seemed to weigh other things before finally speaking again.

"And as for your job, you can still work at Foxtail. I hope what happened doesn't affect your performance in the slightest."

"Are you sure about this decision?" Tristan seemed to disagree with what Raphael had just said. Mario had made a fatal mistake for him and could not just let it go.

"After what Mario did to Aurora, Papa would still take her to work at Foxtail?" Raphael nodded again. There wasn't the slightest hint of doubt on his face. After all, he had thought carefully about what his decision was just now.

"If you can only get a second chance for what you did in the past, then why can't Mario get the same rights? All humans make mistakes, Tristan. They also deserve forgiveness as well as a chance to improve themselves to be better."

Tristan was silent. How could he argue if his father just set himself as an example? Come to think of it, and he still needs Mario's help to handle all the piled-up tasks simultaneously. That's why, putting aside his ego, Tristan finally accepted his father's decision to keep working with Mario as his assistant.

"Okay, I'll follow the request, Papa." Turning to Mario Tristan continues to speak. "And you, Mario. From now on, I will supervise all your actions. If I see you playing crazy with other women, don't expect your life to be safe!"

Mario gulped and nodded. There was a feeling of relief and horror because he would not be free to act from this moment on. I could work on Foxtail and, of course, still be able to see Aurora up close.