"Sumire-san, can I speak with you?"Sumire isn"t surprised, this was one of the main reasons why she came here. She glanced over and noted that her daughter had fallen asleep.
"I see. Tell me Kiryu-kun, have you ever thought about the possibility of her receiving more drugs when you leave her alone?"
"But the only one she sees is that guy, and he doesn"t focus on her alone," Kiryu ended his speech with uncertainty.
When Sumire heard this explanation, she"s tempted to sigh. It can"t be helped, the child doesn"t know any better. Despite, what it looks like. This child, once he makes friends with anyone is very trusting with them. It doesn"t take long for a deep connection to be formed with these types of people, that"s something she knows all too well.
"That could just be a camouflage." Sumire trails of when she saw his expression, "I know you don"t want to think of your friends this way. But if your involved in this side, you should know the consequences fully well."
She walked over, until she stood directly in front of him, "Tell me something Kiryu-kun, wasn"t it you? Who during the time Lilchan"s condition was really bad, sent me a message using your powers?"
"Yes."
Sumire thought he would lie at least. But, it seems like she underestimated his love.
"What made you think to do that? No matter how smart of a child you was. Surely you understood. I left, and wouldn"t return no matter what."
"But, you returned Sumire-san.."
Sumire laughs softly, "Of course I did. When I thought of my cute daughter suffering so much. I had to, I"m glad you were sensible though. Had I met you in the Austin family manor, it would have been all over for me and my house wasn"t safe either."
"The old man…it was alright with him?"
"Well, I really didn"t want anyone to see me. But, I suppose I"ve always made an exception for Eita. Since the two of us are similar," Sumire paused. When she came back briefly, it was really risky. But, she couldn"t abandon her daughter. Kiryu-kun"s SOS wasn"t just an overreaction, in his voice message, she could clearly see what was happening to her daughter. "If it"s that person, he won"t drag me back or try to coerce me either."
And she really was right. Eita saw her, but he didn"t bring her back. He even offered her some coffee. She laughs softly at the memory, "He was actually pretty nonchalant.."
"That person, doesn"t have the capability to think beyond his work…" Kiryu trails of, "At least, I thought so."
"Back then, you were so sure. How come?"
"Because I realised it, two years after you left. You, would often come by and see her.."
Her eyes widened, ah? He noticed her? That"s impossible. Her camouflage was perfect. Could it be, that this child possesses some sort of external power? Hmm, that"s interesting. But she if he saw that, it makes sense for him to think that.
"Kiryu-kun, I can"t really give you advice on matters with love. After all, even though I was happy. I ended up abandoning the person you love. Originally, I wasn"t going to say anything. Because it really does feel like, I have no right to do so. However…" her gaze fell back on her daughter, who was fast asleep.
"Its no good. Lilchan, seriously loves Harukkun."
She knew this was painful for Kiryu to hear. But, Sumire has observed the two for awhile now.
"When it comes to feelings of love, my daughter only has one person in sight. Can you guess who it is. .?"
Kiryu looked down, "Am in the way?"
"Most people would say so, but, I won"t stop you from feeling the way you do."
"Sumire-san, I. I really ...your daughter," Kiryu seemed nervous. But the entire time Sumire noticed how fondly he was looking at her daughter.
"I know, I know all too well. It"s hard to believe isn"t it? That the person you love, loves you back. And even then, your not sure whether she will always be with you. But, thats a gamble one must make. You took this gamble, and it ended up this way."Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.
Kiryu paused for a moment before he spoke up, "When I heard your story story, for some reason, I found myself being unable to blame either party. That"s because I understood. It"s the same for me, it"s the same. I don"t feel like I deserve your daughters love. And I was right, I didn"t deserve it. That"s why it was easy for me to let her go."
Ah, this child"s eyes. These words, his trembling hands. All of it, is nostalgic. That"s right, on this aspect. Kiryu-kun doesn"t resemble his parents at all. But he bears resemblance to people like her and Yuhi who desire having happiness right by our sides, would rather choose a path of solitude. " I don"t deserve. " Believing that one doesn"t deserve to be loved, let alone love another person. It was the same back then too. Even though she was so close to him, she could only keep her distance.
"Kiryu-kun, if you don"t get Lilchan, would you resent her?"
"If only I could."
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1am
When Haruka eventually came, it was well past midnight. Sumire-san had left the hospital two hours back. Kiryu would have lectured Haruka, if he didn"t see that pained look on his face. "That Sophia woman must have threatened him again." Kiryu doesn"t understand why Haruka gets so worked up when it comes to that woman.
Lila who had been sleeping, obviously woke up when somebody touched her. Kiryu observed silently from the shadows.
"Hubby? Why are you crying?"
"Wife," Haruka"s voice was weak. "I"m so sorry..."
Lila laughed, "Don"t worry, I"m used to poison."
"But you...you...."
Kiryu didn"t want to disturb the couple and walked out of the room. His gaze darkened as he thought about the events. Rosalia, Sophia and Zane. Those three have to be dealt with quickly. If they can sneak into the venue so easily despite the security, then something bad will happen to Lila sooner or later. No matter how strong Lila is, she won"t be able to deal with this by herself.
...
Lila stayed in the hospital for a few days, Kiryu made sure to visit her even if it were only for a few minutes a day. Thankfully Imperial hospital was under the Austin family, so it was easy to visit her without leaving any traces. The last thing he needed was people bothering Lila in the hospital. Sometimes when he came Haruka would be there too. Apparently he would go of to work, but even in his small breaks would drop by to see Lila. Naturally, he stayed overnight and delayed going to work in the morning too.
Kiryu didn"t have to visit her since Haruka was so attentive towards her. But he felt guilty, she was poisoned right in front of him. Okay, so maybe not right in front. But it was the same since he was so close by.
On the morning of Lila"s discharge, he had to walk into a awkward sight of the two making out. Soft laughter pa.s.sed Lila"s lips once Haruka drew back every so often to check if she was okay. "You don"t have to keep checking."
"I"m still worried wife."
"Mmm, I know. But we can"t kiss properly like this."
Sensing the sudden change of atmosphere, and the sensual vibes. Kiryu coughed to make his presence known. Lila and Haruka turned to the door, and then awkwardly moved away from each other. They don"t have to feel so weird about it. Kiryu entered the room and sat down on the stool.
"Before your discharge, I wanted to talk to you about something," Kiryu glanced over at Haruka who understood immediately.
Haruka bent down and kissed Lila"s lips lightly, "I"ll be of now my wife. Be good."
"Okay hubby, have a nice day."
With that last exchange, Haruka left the room.
"Are you going to ask me if I know?"
"Yeah."
"Honestly," Lila took a deep breath. "I planned to leave Rosalia alone."
"Huh?"
"Don"t sound too surprised Kiryu, don"t you remember what you told me about her last year?"
The conversation was vague, but Kiryu recalled it well.
*UNEDITED*