AGREEMENT

In a black evening dress, Saskia came to a fine dining restaurant. She had an appointment with an important person that night.

The beat of her high heels echoed against the tiled floor as she walked down the hall to the room where she met the man. The restaurant looks empty. Only a few people enjoyed fine dining that night.

In the corner of the room with an open window, wrapped in thin silk curtains on the right and left. Translucent window panes reveal the night sky and city lights from the height of the fifth floor.

A woman in her 60s, sitting gracefully. The woman still looked young. Not worth his age. Just from seeing it at a glance, people certainly know if the woman is diligent in caring for her skin.

"Good night, Mrs. Sonya," Saskia said.

"Good night. Please sit down, " Sonya replied and then allowed Saskia to sit down.

A waitress approaches Saskia to pour wine into her glass after Saskia comforts her seat.

"Thank you," Saskia said to the waiter.

Sonya smiled at Saskia's elegance.

"I often see you being an extras player for silly scenes. But, tonight you looked amazing," Sonya said.

"Thank you, Mrs. Sonya. Mrs. Sonya certainly understands better if all this is just about how a public figure positions herself."

"Then I'm not wrong to ask you to get proof of that thing that is considered taboo by most people."

"I think so."Saskia opened her bag and took out her phone. "I deliberately did not show it in print. Because I want to convince Mrs. Sonya, that the photos I took are original without editing. Yes, as we both understand if, in this present time, everything is very easy to manipulate."

"Yes, you are right."

Saskia slides her phone onto the table and gives it to Sonya. A photo with Saskia and Maxime's faces on the same bed, wrapped in the same blanket. No clothes.

Sonya seemed to smile with a grin at the photo of Saskia with her son. He picks up Saskia's phone, deletes the photo, and then returns Saskia's phone.

"Is there another photo? I don't want you to keep it and end up with something you don't want in the future."

"Nothing. I just took that one photo, Miss Sonya. Because I also didn't want to wake up Mrs. Sonya's boy at that time, and make her suspicious because I was taking pictures."

"In addition to this photographic evidence, are you really sure if my son does not have sexual orientation deviations in the opposite sex?"

"I'm one hundred percent sure."

"What makes you sure?"

"It turns out that Maxime has often spent the night alone with women. And it's very smart to hide it from the media. Smart to hide it from you too, I guess."

"Does Edward know?"

"I know less about that. It could be that Maxime also kept his love affair a secret from Edward. "

"Hahahaa," Sonya snapped. "That seems impossible."Sonya felt that all this time Edward had deceived her. Impossible for a manager not to know the personality of the artist. Edward must have helped Maxime hide his personal affairs.

"How? Our deal is still going on, isn't it?"Saskia asked for sure.

"Of course."

Saskia smiled.

"But, there is one more thing that needs to be ascertained here," Sonya continued.

"One more thing?"

"Yes, I want you to sign a 2-Copy agreement. Just between me and you."

"What kind of agreement does Mrs. Sonya mean?"

"That, what happened between you and Maxime will not be sustainable. Anything that comes after that, me and Maxime have no obligation to be responsible in any form. And I'm asking you to resign from that soap opera to distance yourself from Maxime. If there are violations in these matters, you are willing to compensate 10 times the amount you receive. Instead, I've prepared some shooting jobs and commercials. And the lead role in the movie you dreamed of. As well as the $ 1 billion I promised, of course. How? Can we still have a deal?" challenged Sonya.

"Yes, we have a deal," Saskia replied steadily. It is not because he does not fear the risks that can arise. It's just that, for now, Saskia has no choice.

"Good."Sonya handed over the file for Saskia to sign.

Without reading the contract carefully, Saskia just signed it. Very free it reads the contract or not. After all, if he refuses, it means he will lose 1 billion. And the money he can use to fulfill everything he wants. If the back of the day she is pregnant, it is also not a problem. There's Steven he can hold accountable.

A check, with a nominal of 1 billion, Sonya had prepared in advance. He handed it to Saskia, after making sure Saskia signed the contract.

"Thank you," said Saskia accepting the check.

"You're welcome. Remember, this business is just an unsustainable business. You know what I mean, right?"

"Yes, I understand very well. I will keep my distance from Mrs. Sonya or Maxime. But ...,"

"But, what?"

"But, allow me to know the reason why I have to make sure that Maxime does not experience orientation deviation towards the opposite sex."

Sonya sighed languidly. "It's really just a family matter. I want my only son, married. Like I told you back then. It's just about continuing the descent. I don't want to grow old and die before I see my son get married. And it was simply impossible to do if Maxime turned out to have a deviation in orientation towards the opposite sex. Not a grandiose wish, right?"

"Yes, that's right. Mrs. Sonya must already have the right candidate for Maxime."

"Of course I have. I want Maxime to marry a woman from a noble family. To preserve the reputation of the family and its popularity."

"HM, that's it. I understand it very well."

"My family background is very important to me. I can't let my son choose the wrong partner. Especially couples with broken home backgrounds ..., hm, sorry I didn't mean to offend you. Yes I know that your father even though a businessman also had a life in the past that was not so good. Sorry-"

Saskia smiled. "No problem. It's a perfectly normal thing for a mother to do. Always wanted the best for his son."

"Thank you for understanding."

Saskia nodded with a smile. In his heart he knew, the sentence of disapproval of the son-in-law of the broken home family emphasized him.

No matter how short a one-night stand is, it's still likely to lead to something unexpected. Interest for example. And Sonya, it seems, has already anticipated such a thing.

I don't know who Sonya will appoint to accompany Maxime, Saskia doesn't care. For him, the most important thing is the costs of the treatment of his mother. And Maxime is not important to her. Maxime is just a whiny man and lacks responsibility for his own life. And whatever likeness Maxime is, it won't change his perception of the man.

For Saskia no matter who Maxime and his family Steven's current position cannot be replaced. It doesn't matter if his current position is Steven's brother-in-law. Saskia is not willing to be defeated by Dania.

***

At 6 am. Upon arrival at the set, Maxime was immediately greeted by a make-up artist and a wardrobe team. This time he filmed in a luxurious house that is indeed one of the properties owned by the production house. His eyes glanced around the filming location.

"Who are you looking for, Maxim?" asked the make-up artist named Selli in the style of a girl, while applying powder to Maxime's face.

"Ah no. I'm tired, haven't had breakfast already dragged here, " said Maxime.

Suddenly someone held out a box of chicken porridge to Maxime. "Have breakfast before you die."

Maxime took a long breath. "Hhhh, what a dream I could have a manager like this," Maxime said resentfully, but he also received chicken porridge given by Edward.

Edward waved his hand at Selli. Tell him to leave after he's done with his job.

"While you eat, I read your schedule today. The breakfast cooking scene, the making out scene with Alicia in the back garden and the fight scene. As well as the proposal scene later in the afternoon. Must finish well before 3 pm. Because you still have a photo shoot scheduled for the magazine cover. And in the evening, there was an invitation to the anniversary of one of the television channels. So don't joke around a lot while filming. Got it?"Edward was clear even though Maxime seemed unenthusiastic listening to his lines. Maxime hasn't even opened Edward's chicken porridge yet.

"I hate my life."Maxime let out a long sigh at Edward's explanation. He was bored with his routine.

"Listen! Lu's contract with this soap opera is up to 800 episodes. And there are still 300 more episodes left unresolved. After the contract is completed, the contract for the next soap opera is waiting so don't stall for time."

"I hate my life," Maxime repeated. The face is getting limp.

"Hi! You know the main reason you have to make as much money? And your suffering is over if only you could relent and ..."