"She ran away?" Takeuchi Miwako shrieks. "What a coward! She was acting so brave at the hospital. What are you going to do now, Chisa?"
"Can she run away from me?" Hashimoto Chisa smiles at her. She inhales the scent of rich wine. "She will come back on her own or she will be dragged back by Kiyohira."
Takeuchi Miwako is excited. That girl will get her lessons for talking back to her at the hospital. "Chisa, how did you become Kiyohira's friend?"
"My stepfather sent me to the same foreign university where he was going to study. I befriended him because my stepfather wanted me to. My stepfather suggested the idea of marriage. But, Kamiyama Hitomi strongly opposed it. You see, Miwako, Rie is just like her mother. Kamiyama Hitomi could easily see through my facade." Chisa lets out a soft sigh.
