-Tokyo, Japan, Hasegawa residence-
"What did you say to Dana?" Josefa asked his husband in tears.
"Gomen," he uttered the apology with a tight smile.
Watching his wife cry breaks his heart, but what can he do? Choices were made a long time ago, who would have thought that the shadow of those past mistakes would catch them up simply because of someone's greed over money and power.
He has to make sure that whatever decision he had to do, his precious granddaughter would be spared from pain. He allowed the root of this vile intention a long time ago because of love, this time he has to make the difficult decision of cutting the vines that would suffocate everyone he loves.
"Are you going to give what your daughter demands?" his wife asked in an accusing tone.
He reached for Josefa's hands and pulled her into the comfort of his arms. He whispered another litany of apologies while she sobbed in his chest.
