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10 PM .  

Iori is looking at the childhood photos . There are a lot of pictures of her, Takes.h.i.+, and Haru . Takes.h.i.+ always fought with her over the smallest matter . Haru would be the mediator . Is it her fault that she could never imagine Takes.h.i.+ liking her? That aloof boy has never treated her like a girl . That's why she was shocked that she was kissed by him .  

Liking her? It felt like a prank .

One of the photographs catches her eyes . It's the first day of middle school . Takes.h.i.+'s mother took this photo .

They are standing together in the new uniform . Takes.h.i.+ is looking to his right while she and Haru are gazing straight at the camera . She follows Takes.h.i.+'s gaze in the picture . She notices that his eyes are focussed on her reflection on the gla.s.s wall . The corners of his lips are slanted upward .  

"It was that long . " She is using a magnifier to observe whether it's a smile or sneer . "Why didn't I . . . is he one of those guys who bully the girl they like? Seriously, Takes.h.i.+, are you an idiot? You treated me like I was an evil witch . "

Why did she stay as his friend though? Was she a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t who liked being bullied? 

Her motivation was his brother . She liked visiting his house and getting energized after seeing his brother .

In any case, she shouldn't have laughed when he confessed . That was heartless . It must have been difficult for him to confess finally . Wasn't it the same for her regarding his brother? She didn't even have the courage to confess .  

The kiss keeps coming to her mind whenever she thinks of Takes.h.i.+ .  It was her first kiss with a human male .

He has been ignoring her texts and calls for days . At university, he treats her silently . He only comes to sit with her when Haru is there .

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She needs to apologize to him .

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"Did something happen todday?" Kiyohira asks Tsuchiya Tsumi .

Tsuchiya looks at the door . "She's quieter than usual . She didn't eat breakfast and lunch . "

"I see . " He steps inside the room . Dressed in black, Rie is sitting on the bed . She raises her head and smiles at him .  

Sensing that something is wrong, he approaches her slowly, as if approaching a wild animal who might attack him at any moment .

Earlier, Chisa had said something that worried him .  Then, Rie didn't meet any outsider or get contacted by someone . Even if Chisa did something, it wouldn't reach Rie .

Last night, it was not unusual because it was not the first time when she tried to seduce him . But she didn't do anything else after eating dinner with him . She was too quiet . Then, she just slept and didn't wake up until he left in the morning . He thought that she was upset about not doing it last night .  

Confining Rie is one of the ways to prevent her from misunderstanding him . He's doing it to find the missing piece . He doesn't want Chisa to be left with a backup .  

He doesn't want to imagine what would happen if Chisa gets her hands on her? Only death can stop Chisa from coming from Rie . He will give her that after destroying Chisa just like Rie wants to ruin Chisa .

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"Rie, what happened?" He takes her hands and smiles at her cordially .  

"I finalized a few women who can become your second wife . "

Her voice is frosty, but eyes are laughing scornfully . Yesterday morning, she acted a little different . When he kissed her, there was something about the way she responded . He cups her face and presses his lips on hers again . She doesn't respond or move . The cold laughter in her eyes isn't gone .  

"You can stop looking . " Why do all of his plans backfire miserably? He only wanted her to realize that she also had feelings for him . Instead, she is turning out like this . Are they really that hopeless? Will she never love him back?

"You want me to stop looking . " She smiles brightly . "You must have already chosen her . You should have told me already . I worked so hard to find the one . "

"You . " He pokes her temple . "You are the only suitable woman . I want you to be with me . There's no one else who can take that place . "

She guffaws and rolls on the bed . "That's the most hilarious joke that I heard in a while . "

"Rie . " He sighs . "Will you ever take me seriously?"

"Wait!" She raises her index finger . "There was another joke . What was it? Oh, yes! Another joke is me . I am the fool of the century . "

She's speaking strangely . "You aren't a fool . "

"Then, what I am?" She rolls on her side . "Kiyohira, answer me . "

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"Umezaki Rie, the most beautiful woman in the world . " He pushes away the strands of hair from her face . "You are anything but a fool . "

"Anything but a fool?" She mumbles . "Kiyohira, you are a true businessman . "

"What does that mean?" He frowns at her .  

She c.o.c.ks her head .  "Kiyohira, do you love me?"

"You know that I do . "

"How much?"

"More than my life . "

"Then, can you give me your life if I ask?"

"Sure . " He grins at her . "Rest of my life is yours . "

The smile is gone from her lips . She watches him quietly . "This is what I meant . You have the ability to make anyone believe you . "

"If you believe me then, give me your heart in return . " He spreads his palm in front of her . "A true businessman always think of benefits . "

She places her hand in his hand quietly . "Your hand is warm . "

"Your hand is cold . " He frowns . He rubs her cold hand . "What were you doing before I came?"

"Thinking . " She blinks at him . "What were you doing before you came back?"

"I was . . . " He hesitates . He can't tell her about Chisa . He's meeting her . Though it takes every ounce of his energy not to butcher her at the spot, he bears with it because of his goal . Everything must be taken away from Chisa before she is taken down . "It was a business meeting . " 

"You drank alcohol . " She takes her hand back and looks away . "It must be an important meeting . "

"I am preparing a present for you . " He plants a kiss on her forehead . "Though you might get mad at me in the future . "

"Mad at you?" She shakes her head slowly with an insane light in her eyes . "I will never get mad at you, Kiyohira . Nothing can make mad at you anymore . I won't be surprised by anything anymore . "

"Really?" He creases his forehead . It sounds wrong . "I am sure that you will be surprised . You will also get mad at me . "

"We will see in the future . " She looks at him thoughtfully . "You can have dinner by yourself . Goodnight"

He has zero belief that she wouldn't get mad at him . "I can't let you sleep with an empty stomach . "

He hears her sigh . He can understand how she's feeling . It's only temporary . After a few days, she will understand the reason behind his actions .

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