A Flavor to Love

14-2

Kirana walks over when she enters her empty apartment because she knows that her older brother has not returned home from his office. He fell silent and his gaze was a little empty staring at the twilight sky that looked reddish from the translucent glass of his apartment. He could not believe what he was afraid of was actually happening. Her brother knew of her relationship with Akio and seeing what happened to her lover's physical condition was certain that she was subjected to harsh persecution from her brother. But that was not what hurt her heart, Akio did not keep his promise to fight for their relationship. He did not blame his brother at all. He and Akio were wrong for not asking for his blessing in the first place. His chest was tight, he wanted to cry but his tears could not come out. Until heard ringtone ringing from the smartphone he held.

"Hello," Kirana picked up the phone with quivering lips.

"Hello son, it's Mama.., Mama called because Mama's feeling bad, are you.." Uncompleted Rea spoke, Kirana's cries suddenly exploded unbearably.

"Mama..," He cried as if sitting on the floor making Rea as Mother confused by what happened. This time he had to go back to Japan to find out what was really going on. Enough of her self-restraint while something was wrong happened to her children.

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"From today on you must not go alone because I have ordered two guards to accompany you wherever you go" Daichi told Kirana in the dining room. They are currently having breakfast together. There was no cheerful atmosphere as usual.

"Eh?" Kirana who was applying chocolate jam on a piece of wheat bread in her left hand was slightly surprised by the two women dressed in formal black suits standing to her right and left. Her pair of beautiful eyes were still a patch of tears last night.

"Without I speak more clearly you must have known what I mean." Daichi was still angry at what happened between Kirana and Akio. But he could not bear to channel his anger at his sister. This was also his fault for being too arrogant and careless to look after Kirana. He thought that letting his sister become a commoner made him safer, but what happened, he was lost! "I, as your brother, have been quite disappointed by this incident because you have broken my trust in you who are desperate to deal with the jerk Akio Fujiwara and I hope you don't repeat it again!"

"I understand," Kirana bowed to realize her mistake. After all, family is more important than his feelings at this time. He tried not to let out his tears. It was enough that he cried all night and made his mother worried to decide to come to Japan. About that, Kirana hasn't told Daichi.

TING! VAT!

TING! VAT!

There was a bell being pressed from outside the apartment. Reiko who noticed it immediately opened the door.

"Finally arrived as well..," Daichi was surprised by the unusual arrival of the Mama without giving any news of coming to Japan. Alone again! He could not imagine his pale face when asked for permission by his mother to return to Japan alone. He is a possessive and overprotective man, and that trait also decreases in him.

"Ma, how did I not know that Mama was coming?" Daichi approached Rea to give kisses and kisses on Rea's cheek and right. Not to forget he gave a kiss on Rea's right hand as a sign of his service.

"Mama deliberately did not give news because she wanted to surprise you both. Rea turned his head for a while towards Kirana as if giving the code to her daughter and refocused on talking to Daichi. "Mama hasn't seen you two in a long time, especially Mama's youngest child. If it is believed to be satisfied and sick of seeing us..hehehehehe.." continued Rea a little sarcastic.

"Nothing son, go," Rea let Daichi go and left himself with Kirana. The two bodyguards sent by Daichi were asked to leave the apartment for a moment. He immediately approached Kirana who had been holding back her tears not to fall and hugged her daughter.

Kirana thought her crying last night was enough but seeing her Mama in front of her made her shed tears again. He longs to be embraced as he is today by his mother. It is up to him if he is betrayed by his brother later. At least at this time he needs a backrest when he does not know who to pour out his feelings to. The luna? No way, it was certain that he would defend his brother. Akio what's more, he's the root of the problem right now. Others, they would definitely only be dumbfounded by what he was going through.

Meanwhile, Akio seemed to be staring far away somehow staring at what. He paid no heed to the rebuke from his grandfather who found himself daydreaming at the shareholders meeting this morning. Fuck if he gets demoted as CEO. He already had another business working with Kazuto. In his mind wondering, why is everything like this? Has his sin been so great that he felt as helpless as it is today? The pain in his physique was not comparable to the pain in his heart. In her mind the image of Kirana's face that looked hurt and disappointed continued to ring as if she did not want to be lost from it. He was sure that the words he had spoken to Kirana a few days ago hurt the girl deeply. He wanted to scream but he could not.

"You're here apparently," Kazuto entered Akio's office as if nothing had happened between him and Akio since the Daichi beating. "From earlier I called you but you didn't pick up. I'd be worried if you suddenly had the intention to kill yourself for a broken heart."

"Your innuendo isn't funny!" Akio ketus. "Now you may laugh out loud because of your swearing I have karma for my bad deeds. Laugh all over Kazuto!" His voice turned high at the end of the sentence but it was taken for granted by Kazuto. "You're happy to see me slump like this, right?!"

"I want to help you, you idiot!" Kazuto sat on the sofa opposite Akio.

"Help me in what way?" Ask Akio lazily. He felt that there was no hope of having the girl who had made him fall in love. "Everything is destroyed like dust blown by the wind, not a little left!"

"Do you really love Kirana?"

"You think I'm kidding about that?" Akio was still sniffing at Kazuto. How long has Kazuto known until he had to ask that stupid question? Akio complained in his heart.

"I asked once again Akio, do you really love that girl?" This time Kazuto was no less resolute to repeat the question.

"Yes, I love her, you're satisfied!" Oh my God.., why did he get out of control over this friend of his?

"Then fight for her Akio!"

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