Chapter 2282: He's like that

Chapter 2282: He's like that



It was a tense minute after that but as soon as Kengo opened his mouth, I knew he had made his decision. "Fine."

It was one word and his expression didn't even change at all apart from that visible

momentary softening. He leaned back on his chair, downed his cup of tea and didn't say anything else.

Marika looked at me with wide eyes. Did we just... win? Did we just win without fighting? That's the question lingering within her beautiful eyes.

Nonetheless, I kind of expected this coming from someone like him. He was a calculating man. I might not know what he was truly planning but it certainly never included bringing up Ichihara Jun as a man to inherit everything their family built.

He tolerated all his whims that many would probably think he was being spoiled but underneath it, he was being set up for failure.

Maybe even if I didn't show up for Marika, he already had a plan to pull him down years ahead.

Alas, I probably ruined that.

When Ichihara-san walked in to pour another cup for her husband, she was stopped by him, "No need for another one. Our conversation is over."

His voice remained cold and indifferent, making Ichihara-san flinch slightly. Her eyes lingered on Marika and me for a moment before silently stepping back.

Ah. Yeah. This man was also like this to his wife. Our issue and their issue were different. There wasn't any affection in his eyes anymore. He was only focused on his goal. If anything, The only cared about his daughter.

"Sir, does this mean you'll stop egging Ichihara Jun to win Marika back?" I asked, breaking the silence that had settled in the room like a heavy fog.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Who said about stopping? Nothing will change. Everything will still look around you. Whether you can endure that or not is up to you."

So, in short, he's still going to keep up appearances. To make it look like he's still helping Ichihara Jun.

And finally, he showed some reaction. He narrowed his eyes as though he was staring at someone as incomprehensible as him.

"Is... Is that fine, Kengo-san?" Ichihara-san asked to confirm.

And then Koharu-chan also ran to her father and pressed down on him, "Wait, is that what you mean, Dad? You're not firing Onoda-sensei?"

He closed his eyes perhaps to continue keeping up appearances or to prevent his expression from breaking as he answered, "Don't make me repeat myself."

At that, Koharu-chan immediately rejoiced and Ichihara-san couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

As for Marika, she looked me in the eye as she also slowly realized. She let out a silent giggle, finding this situation a little comical.

Before long, Kengo stood up. And there's no doubt, he's going to run away before he could

break character.

He's still keeping up appearances.

Isn't he just someone who wants to keep acting cool and indifferent? What a chuuni.

But well, it was just one or the other. Either way, this meant it was over. Ichihara-san ran after him before he could step out of the house, saying it was dinner time. Then Koharu-chan followed, hugging his arm to pull him back.

Acting like he was just forced to do so, he turned around and walked over to their dining table. Marika and I watched that and together, we silently laughed at this unexpected revelation. Who would've thought, right? He's just trying to act cool even in front of his family. Hiding his soft side, even to his daughter.

But because of this, it was all revealed. And I doubt Ichihara-san would miss that.

In any case, this didn't mean he was any different outside this house. He was still that guy running things in the background for the Ichihara Family.

One thing became clear though, he was not an enemy. At least, according to how this conversation went.