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"200 million$," Vian said quietly. Making dozens of pairs of eyes that were inside the party gape in shock.

The man managed to win the Dinarian-designed dress that is now worn by Kea with a bang. After earlier some bidders began to mention the nominal figure and the figure of 90 million $ was the top number. Vian, with one mention, immediately uttered that fantastic number. Now the dress and Kea officially belong to Vian. Just for tonight of course, it's just dinner and dancing.

"Good night, Mademoiselle Keandra," said Vian.

"Good night, Monsieur Kalvian."

"Please sit down," vian said politely allowing the woman named Kea to sit down. Afterwards the man walked to his own chair.

A waiter came to bring a banquet that had been ordered by Vian from the beginning. Two maincourses with vegetarian steak menu and also one bottle of wine with expensive and rare brands. The two also had dinner in a quiet atmosphere, without sound, enjoying the dishes that the chef has prepared at tonight's party.

"It's like your wealth is so great that you're playing with fantastic numbers like that," Kea said for the first time after the silence at dinner last night.

"That's it." Vian shrugs indifferently. "If you don't know me yet, I'm an ad-"

"Kalvian Sakya Adhyasta. I know you, Mr. Vian. Can I just call you Vian?"

"Of course, Kea."

Kea smiles when she hears Vian calling her name. "So what?" he asked then made Vian frown in wonder. Do not understand the direction of the question of the woman before him.

"You mean?" asked Vian quietly. Kea smiles sarcastically when she realizes that the man in front of her is no ordinary man.

"Bet you're with your best friend." Kea's answer succeeds in making Vian choke on her own saliva. But quickly the man covered up his shock by displaying his calm face.

The man smiles obliquely before answering Kea's question. "A beautiful island in Greece," Vian said honestly. Facing someone as smart as Kea should require careful calculation.

"Waw. Just for dinner and dancing with me, you even danced."

"Don't get me wrong, Miss Kea. That bet isn't as easy as you just said. But to take you to my car and my bed." Again Vian replied honestly.

Kea is shocked by Vian's answer just now. But he tried not to be swayed by the sentence. Be as calm as possible. "So you're going to take me to your car and your bed?" asked Kea again, smiling sarcastically before picking up a glass of wine in front of her and then buttering the drink to the end. "And if you lose?"

"My island in Thailand will belong to my best friend," Vian replied quietly.

"A fantastic bet, but unfortunately I'm not interested in your bets at all. Not with your island or even with your body."

Kea's cynical remarks have little effect on Vian. But again managed to be covered with his cool look, as well as his calm demeanor. "Not being interested doesn't mean you don't want to," whispers Vian. "I'm going to make you want me, Miss Kea and it lasts as long as this party goes on, so just enjoy your hubris right now," Vian said, sipping his wine.

Kea just raised her wine glass into the air, then smiled at Vian.

"Do you have a girlfriend?" asked Vian suddenly.

This man was completely unpredictable, a minute earlier insistently arguing with Kea and the next minute casually inviting him to chat, as if the debate had never happened. From the beginning of the meeting to this moment, Kea never knew what kind of person Vian was. Trying to guess and understand the content of a Vian's mind, but in the end Vian's nature remains undetected.

"Nothing. I don't want to have a lover or rather a boring bond like 'Relationship'," Kea said in response to a question from Vian. The woman is now cooperative with the kind attitude directed by Vian.

"Then we have one thought. Did you mask your disinterest by putting a cool look on the adams?" continued Vian with another question.

"Hahaha." Kea laughs gracefully. "What do you think? Am I a cold woman like people say?"

"No, but you're a little haughty. I wonder what makes you say you're not interested in me. Am I so boring?"

"Ck, you sound like a man begging for the woman he loves. I know it's not you," Kea said in response to a joke question from Vian. yes. The woman knew Vian was joking.

"What am I like? In the eyes of a Keandra Vi," asked Vian staring at Kea's dark blue eyes, assessing what the woman's answer was even though she already knew what the answer to her question was.

"We're the same kind of people Vian. What do I think of you going to be the same as what you think of me? Right, right?" replied Kea making a thin smile rise on Vian's handsome face.

"I'm honestly interested in you, whether the bet exists or not. I want to earn your trust, Kea and for that I'm willing to give up my island and willingly relent to my first bet this time. Nice to meet you," Vian said goodbye to Kea.

"You're very good at acting Vian, but don't be so self-tormented. You think I'm a stupid woman who believes in your bullsyit. A pull-out scene? Huh!" tweeted Kea, the woman apparently knew about Vian's plan.

Haish, this is embarrassing!

Vian increasingly feels that this woman named Kea is very attractive.

'But I don't lie if I say 'I'm interested in you'. How about we make this game even more interesting? One bed doesn't mean we have to make love, does it? You can get your friend's island without having to touch my body," Kea said, making an offer. 'I'm not doing this because I'm a virgin. I'm not hypocritical if I say 'I'm no longer a virgin, but I at least like the One Night Stand with a foreign man I first met.'

"Then what do you want from me?" asked Vian, knowing that this offer should be profitable for both parties.

"I want us to be dating, not, rather, to make a commitment. Since I'm getting interested in you, one day I'm going to want your body too. We don't like boring 'relationships', so let's just say it's 'symbiotic mutualism'. You're also interested in my body, aren't you?" said Kea confidently. Without waiting a long time Vian followed Kea's game. He does want Kea to meet his needs.

A pretty good offer for two people who don't want to be tied to status, rules, feelings or time. They can do skinship without a stupid bond called 'dating'. They don't need dating rules like other couples. They don't have to involve their feelings. And most importantly, they can end this relationship whenever they want.

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