Chapter II

"D-Did I-I do something to m-make you angry, Ohime-sama?" Ayano ask between pants as she finally catch up to Ohime

"... No, you did nothing to anger me. I'm sorry for behaving like that so suddenly." Ohime applogize

"Is there a reason for that?" Ayano ask

Ohime didn't respond and turn her head to the side, instead making Ayano confused. She look at Ohime for a moment before smiling.

"I understand, Ohime-sama. I won't ask about it anymore. But if you'd like someone to talk with, don't hesitate to come to me." Ohime look at Ayano with slight wide eyes before cracking a smile

"Yes, thank you, Ayano. And I'm sorry if I'm hiding some things from you." Ohime apologize

"It's okay, if you're comfortable with that, then it's okay, Ohime-sama." Ayano said with a smile still attached to her lips

"Now if you may excuse me, I still have a club activities to attend to. Please excuse me, Ohime-sama." Ayano bow and leave Ohime alone

Ohime's smile vanished as soon as Ayano disappear from her sight.

'I'm very sorry, Ayano. I'm sorry if I have secrets that I can't tell you. I'm really sorry.'

With a sigh leaving her lips, Ohime turn around and leave.

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"Heh, so he still have some effects on you." A blonde haired man with red eyes smirk before taking a chocolate ball in his mouth

Ohime, who has been enduring his teasing for the past minutes, sat on the single black couch in front of him with irks marks decorating her face.

'Calm down, calm down. You can't hit an elder of the family.'

"Please be serious, Andrian-san." The blonde haired man chuckle at Ohime's annoyed voice before deciding to be serious

"Very well, I've head my fun. And now it's time to listen to my dear niece." The blonde haired man smile

'Didn't you also said that just few minutes ago?'

"Anyways, what I'm aksing is why did you let “him” enter the school?" Ohime ask before taking a sip of her tea

"You hate him too much that you refuse to hear his name, huh." The blonde haired man chuckle

"Please answer me." Ohime's grip on her tea cup tighten

The blonde haired man let out a chuckle before speaking.

"The answer is simple." The blonde haired man lean back on his seat and crossed his legs

Ohime raise a brow which he didn't failed to notice.

"Because he's just below you by a couple inches." The blonde haired man said before standing up and head toward the mahogany table

"What do you mean?" Ohime put her cup down on the saucer

"You see, he got the same score as you in the etrance exam and he has the same grades as you. Except that he's good at subjects at your worst subjects and you're good at his worst subjects." The blonde haired man hand Ohime a folder which she accepted without hesitation and opened it

Her eyes widen as she flip through pages.

'You must be kidding me... All of his grades are the same as mine. We have the same score in entrance exam and grades during middle school.'

"I just can't let such talent go to waste, can I? And besides, this is also your brothers' favor. I just can't refuse a favor from my nephews and nieces, rather, I don't want to refuse any favor from my nephews and nieces, of course, that also includes you, Ohime." The blonde haired man said before filling his cup with genmaicha tea for the 3rd time

"What if I ask you for a favor and that favor is to kick “him” out of the school? Would you accept it? Or refuse it?" Ohime ask, her hair casting a shadow over her eyes

"Too bad, I can't do it." The blonde haired man respond with a thin line forming on his lips

"And besides, don't you think it's time to stop your father from manipulating you?" He added

Ohime didn't utter a word and stand up from her seat and walk toward the door. Pain and sadness filled the blonde haired man's eyes before closing it.

Ohime grab the doorknob and twist it. But before she could take a step outside the room, she speak in a hurt and sad voice.

"Why would I bother to fight when I already lost before the fight starts?" And with that she leave the room

A sigh leaves the blonde haired man's lips as soon as the door shut.

'Because you're a coward. In stranger's eyes, you're mighty, unapproachable, and cold. But to those people who knows you nore than anything, you're nothing like that. You're delicate and soft. But I hope that Kaizawa Hiroshi can change you. I hope that he can be one of the reasons for you to fight for your own freedom.'

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