((Trigger Warning: The chapter may include certain disturbing content, please proceed at your own risk))
"Is it true? Mr and Mrs. Himari please answer us, Aoi himari is standing as witness to a felony that was committed by the chairman of Kirihara group and covered by the Himari group?"
"No comment!" Mrs Himari said bashfully and locked arm with her husband tearing through the crowd as their bodyguards opened the way for them to enter their mansion locking out the people from media at the front gate.
"I can believe it! Aoi would do that to her own parents!" Mr Himari said in a certain disappointment.
"I told you leaving that girl to be raised by servants was no good! but you never listened! business this, business that..our daughter no longer respects us!" Mrs Himari said in a scolding tone.
"None of this would have happened if the Kiriharas had kept their crazy kid off the streets! Don't blame my daughter, its probably that omega that has led her astray!" Mr Himari seemed enraged "I'll talk to her"
"What's the point now? she's all teamed up with that crazy woman Rena..you know how she screwed Mr. Uzawa over before they divorced, besides the rumor has spread faster than fire, even if she takes the case back, the damage is already done!" Mrs. Himari threw a fit.
"They can't prove anything this late in the years, besides there are no stable witnesses , Mari is missing, Keitarou is.....Yuki wasn't there until later she has nothing to testify and Aoi is psychologically invalid for a testimony. Aoi can't do anything on her own, she's just an overly ambitious child who doesn't understand how stupid it is to go against the system..the system is there because people created it for their survival, if everyone was equal how would the society have any ambition to move forward? what would people strive for? what would the economy be worth? what would sell?..these things aren't that simple, the system is backed by those benefited by it and by those who seek the higher benefit" Mr Himari went on ambitiously.
"Oh I don't give a damn about the system! Just publicly cut it off with Kiriharas, I'm done with their sh*t already, how long are we gonna cover their mistakes? The only reason we were good to them was because Aoi was engaged to Kei kun! Now there isn't even that! Even as business partners they have brought us more loss than profit, they have no future either! Their future heiress is invalid and all these news will bring down their rating, system or no system!" Mrs. Himari sat down and poured herself a glass of water chugging it down.
"Yeah..you're right, it's time to cut them off...I was pretty much done with them when that kid hurt my Aoi...but don't you think the timing is a bit wrong? this would go in their favor in court?" Mr. Himari said.
"No, it's just the right time, we can give a public interview, I have a better idea, lets expose some of their black deeds and use the chance to support our daughter for show, we can avoid the accusation and win her back at the same time" Mrs. Himari wiped her lips with tissue being careful about her lipstick.
"Hey that's actually...! We can put the dirt on Kirihara Uzawa...that would do! that man is shrewd anyway, he's had it coming, our group will gain more public support and our daughter will..yes! you're right!" Mr. Himari jumped on his wife in an appreciative hug.
"Yeah yeah I'm always right, now don't mess up my hair style" Mrs. Himari said with a cool composure and a huge sigh.
"What now?"
"What do you mean what now? first let's get our scripts made and arrange a proper time with people of media to give interview.."
"You're so intelligent! No wonder our daughter is so intelligent"
"No she's kind of a dumb romantic like you but okay thanks, now get your ass working you doting papa"
"Yes!!!"
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"You're such a shrewd man to call me like this, shameless" Rena said walking in a hotel room with a huge frown on her face.
"You're as brave as always to come alone like this" Mr. Uzawa sipped some wine sitting on the couch in a bathrobe.
"So? why did you call me? I'm not taking the case back you fucker, I knew you were a psychopath but a pedo? I'd throw you in your proper place!" Rena said stepping forward upto him.
"You all keep calling me a pedo but I have no interest in kids, that day was the fault of that omega kid, he should have been careful..I'm sad about his situation but I don't think that one was my fault, like he's the one who had such a shameless body and he pretty much enjoyed it I tell you? I don't get at all why'd he have to kill himself even though we paid his mother such a huge sum they could have lived decently till death" Mr. Uzawa shrugged.
"You're...truly.." Rena was pretty much too grossed to let out another word "Have you no guilt of what you have done!? A poor kid! A poor kid!!! Just thinking about it makes me want to scream and rip my heart out of my chest! He enjoyed? what kind of bull are you just splattering! do you even understand what trauma is? He reacted physically..you think he enjoyed? Oh my Gosh! I could kill you right now but I just don't even want to linger near your disgusting! gross soul!!" Rena pretty much yelled turning around to leave when he placed the glass down and grabbed her wrist.
"You're just jealous of him...I know you regret leaving me but you know inside how much you love me" Uzawa said sheepishly taking off the bracelet on her wrist "and...You know I love you too but...carrying a spy cam on yourself, don't you think it's just an old book trick? Like I'm not impressed.." He shook his head and pulled out the tiny spy cam in the inner curve of the bracelet "You didn't even put enough effort to hide it, what are you playing at?"
Rena clenched her teeth, clicking her tongue she pulled off her hand "You nasty nutjob...." She immediately retraced her steps, getting out of there as soon as possible without looking back, she knew acting on her own had consequences and right now running away from this psycho was the best option.
Uzawa smirked and grabbed at his phone making a call, he walked to the window and closed it the curtains, a little shiny thing seemed stuck among the folds of the curtain. He grasped at it.
"What..I'm serious.." He gave a sheepish grin playing with the thing between his fingers and kissing on the bracelet he had put on his wrist for a while now
"You just have to do what you're told and I'll give you what you want..after all...my time is near...."
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"Who was on the phone?" Zhuang brought freshly cooked soup in a tray as Alex put away his cell.
"Just Aoi, had to tell her about what happened with Mari, she's probably rushing by Kei's side, she wanted to come here but I told her you were here there was nothing to worry about" Alex replied with a shrug.
"Yeah..but you were on the phone for a while there.." Zhuang mumbled.
"What" Alex smirked and leaned forwards grabbing Zhuang by the jaws "Am I being interrogated?" He bit at Zhuang's lower lip tugging at it "I faked being your partner in the hospital and now you think I owe you an explanation?"
"It's not that..I.." Zhuang flinched as his lip got bit
"Then what..? You wanna play house? Want me to call you daddy and tell you all my worries?" Alex stuck out his tongue and took Zhuang's fingers in mouth sucking on them
Zhuang tried to seem unaffected but the scene was quite irresistible. Alex chuckled and moved down unzipping Zhuang with his teeth
"You! its not good right now..you can't.." Zhuang didn't like the idea, he knew he couldn't stop himself.
"Shutup you piece of trash, It's just oral..if you try to step out of the line..don't worry I will punish you thoroughly" Alex said groping him in a tight squeeze making zhuang groan a little.
"Hey!" Zhuang grasped at the other's hair tugging them "You don't understand, If I start..there's no stopping me...! and wasn't this a one night thing? why are you in such a mood right after getting attacked? Aren't you afraid or traumatized?" Zhuang seemed confused.
"You talk too much.." Alex sighed and pulled the other by arm on bed. He stood on top of zhuang on the bed and took off his pants keeping on his baggy shirt and lowered on the other's face
"You..mmmmffff" Before Zhuang could say another word, Alex sat on his face.
"How weak do you think I am, don't forget you are just a toy for me...so get that mouth fukin moving, I'm in a bad mood right now, if you don't use your tongue properly, I'll suffocate you to death" Alex said with strict tone. Zhuang said something in a muffled tone but it was not understandable.
Zhuang finally got some space and lifted himself up being careful not to use too much strength while pushing back the other man. He laid back Alex.
"What" Alex seemed annoyed.
"I'll do it..so lay back, you'll get tired sitting like that" Zhuang said and adjusted pillows under Alex's head and back making it comfortable for him first. Alex seemed unimpressed though he didn't really stop him and laid back comfortably.
"Hey..." Alex slightly tugged at Zhuang's hair while he was kissing Alex's inner thighs.
"Hm?" Zhuang responded
"Give me your jacket" Alex said quite seriously, Zhuang didn't get the reason much but he didn't really argue and took it off handing it over to Alex while getting back to giving him an oral "What am I doing..." Alex sighed taking the jacket in his hands and bringing it close to his face, wrapping and sniffing at it covering himself under it.
Zhuang tried his best but couldn't get much reaction from him, he did say that he was in mood but physically he wasn't really reacting, besides he didn't seem much attentive at all he seemed much more preoccupied with the jacket. Suddenly the realization hit Zhuang, it wasn't that...Alex wasn't in mood for that exactly...it was something else! He just doesn't realize this feeling as its new to him so he can't exactly tell what he really wants, but this is not the physical frustration...he's craving a different kind of touch...
Zhuang's body moved at its own will and he suddenly hugged down Alex, Alex was dumbfounded
"What are you doing?" Alex said softly
"I don't know..." Zhuang said in a monotone.
Alex gave out a deep sigh slipped arms up on Zhuang's back too, taking a good whiff of him.
"What are you doing?" Zhuang asked now.
"I don't know" Alex replied.
They became silent for a little
"Let's just stay like that for a while" Zhuang said with a poker face.
"You're heavy though, can't you change positions?" Alex replied with a poker face too.
"Like this?" Zhuang shifted and changed positions, spooning to the other guy now placing a hand on his stomach.
"I'll break you hand" Alex said in a monotone.
"Sorry" Zhuang retrieved his hand, Alex turned over facing Zhuang now and cuddled up into his chest.
"Like this, stay like this" Alex whispered
"Okay" Zhuang said engulfing the other in his arms in a squeeze
Alex's bad mood faded away, he began to relax slowly closing his eyes
'I ..this isn't me at all'
((Nesting is a common behavior of pregnant omegas, they might get moody/ angry at little things and only relax in a comfortable space carrying the scent of their alpha mate, often burying themselves in the clothes carrying the scent of the alpha parent))
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"I'm finally able to see you"
She flicked her hair behind her ear and squatted down with a gentle look "Hey baeb"
"Um...who...exactly are you?" Akio said in confusion at the blonde woman who came into the room casually and just started talking on her own. Keitarou showed some awareness which made Akio realize that he probably knew the woman, he was silent until she extended her hand to Keitarou and he slapped it away.
"Ah...so...its this bad..." She bit at her thumbnail and then finally her attention went to Akio,it was as if she realized at that moment that he was there as well. "Samantha..Samantha Grey...I'm his previous therapist"
Akio and Samantha settled down a little far from Keitarou before they could continue any of this
"The doctor told me that you would come" Akio said before offering Sam a basket of fruits, she refused though nevertheless he started peeling an apple for Keitarou.
"You are just as handsome as I had heard Akio san" Sam said with a gentle smile "And just as kind"
"I don't know..if I'm any of that...Keitarou kun, what will happen?" Akio was more direct to the point.
"Right now I only know about the things I was told on phone, I'll meet up with the doctor and do some examination before saying anything..but I don't have that much hope, he's..." She bent her head apologetically.
"No, I won't let him give up, tell me what I need to do to save him..I can do anything" Akio almost pleaded
"Akio san" She smiled "I appreciate your willingness..we both want the same thing..you don't have to sound so pleading" She tried to calm Akio down by extending her hand towards him but he too reflexively retreated too suddenly which surprised her.
"Sorry.." Akio apologized right away
"Akio san" She was still quite shocked but she came to a realization "You...you are the same aren't you..?" She said and Akio almost reacted too predictably, she could tell from his face that she was right at least right now he was vulnerable enough to let it show. If anything, she knew that this man knew what Keitarou felt the best and if someone could pull Keitarou back from the pit of darkness...
.....It had to be this man....
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"So? did you get him?" Aoi whirled about in a rolling chair
"Who do you think I am kid?" Rena gave her an offended look "He took the bracelet like you wanted..but don't you think you should tell me what you're upto..."
"I'm sorry for talking big earlier but I already know well that taking this to court won't get me anywhere without concrete evidence... I'm not that stupid, even if it means deceiving others.." Aoi dodged the answer
"I will still fight the case with all my might in case..this fails" Rena assured.
"They are elites and alphas, they'll get away with it..The only reason I brought it on large scale level is to gather media so the people can see the epilogue" Aoi shrugged "and to gather a public outrage and sympathy...to make people see that something like that is also possible.....I can already imagine their jaws dropping..."
"I know that he might get away with it in the eyes of the compromised law..but really... I'm just a little..." Rena fidgeted her thumbs
"How many years do you think I have been burning with revenge? I made someone a promise to let them have their revenge, he finally came out of hiding! I'm merely adding a catalyst, everything is already in order..rest is upto the real owner of the bracelet...."
Aoi rolled about the chair and licked her lips
"Aoi are you absolutely certain that this is the kind of end you want to create...what about your own conscience?" Rena asked
"Conscience...?"
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"What about Aoi san? She might be able to help too since she's Keitarou kun's friend as well and she promised me that she would get us justice and.." Akio was talking but he suddenly got quietened by Sam's cold gaze
"That girl is no good for this" Sam replied
"What do you mean?" Akio asked
"Akio san...How should I put this...Aoi is not okay...I don't know what is holding back her true nature for the time being but.." Sam tried to put it in words.
"Don't mold words and tell it to me" Akio got all conscious.
"With Mari and Kei chan..things lost sense when they witnessed something children shouldn't have in their childhood...with Aoi it is different..what I am saying is that this girl is not as caring as you think..." Sam said.
"What makes you say that?" Akio gulped
"Even before that incident, Aoi was receiving therapy....as a child neglected love and proper nurture...no I should say it more clearly....in the past, servants of Aoi's household reported finding the household's pets injured in their backyard a few times..they thought it was someone playing a cruel joke until they caught Aoi red handed trying to put a cat to sleep by trying to crush its head with a brick" Sam told and Akio's eyes widened "She said she was helping it, she felt no remorse"
"No...that is.." Akio couldn't believe what he had just heard.
"Her treatment wasn't going well until that child Haruka befriended her...she started to act more human and display a few self centered emotions as well..that was the time she started talking too, earlier we had fears that perhaps she couldn't speak or something, we had her tested for disabilities..." Sam said.
"So didn't she get well?" Akio asked right away.
"She started to have memory lapses sometimes back in the past...but she was doing fine otherwise and she developed an emotional attachment to Haruka, she reacted very normally to Haruka's death as well" Sam responded.
"Huh, so doesn't that mean she got okay? Are you judging her based on her historical performance?" Akio couldn't seem to grasp what the woman intended to say.
"I didn't get it that time Akio san that's what I'm saying" Sam said and Akio gave a puzzled expression "Antisocial, sociopathic and psychopathic behaviors don't just disappear unless....they are contained, the memory lapses add up as an active sign...I heard that recently she got injured and for a few days she lost her memory"
"Yeah she did" Akio affirmed
"What if she didn't actually lose her memory...what if one of her created personas simply replaced each other to keep a beast down at the moment of vulnerability?" Sam raised a brow.
"What you're saying is..." Akio got chills
"What I'm saying is..that girl is not one person...there's a gentle side and empathetic fake she has created and then....there's the real Aoi that none of us have seen yet, she's been suppressed subconsciously, something is holding her down at the time being..." Sam said in a moment of deep analysis
"Something?" Akio asked
"Or maybe...someone...." Sam replied
" Everything that is happening around her can trigger her anytime..she's like a time bomb herself...but...I do think she had awareness of this beast inside her and that had perhaps let her suppress it all this time..but right now.. I really feel like the beast is merging with the fake...they are becoming one..."
"How dangerous is she according to you?" Akio asked without hesitation, he just had to know for the sake of Natsuro.
"She can probably kill some without having any guilty conscience"