Chapter 16

“Ryo...” Mariya started the moment they left the room.

“I'm sorry, there's nothing more.” Ryosuke looked at Mariya seriously before continuing,

“I feel nothing for you anymore, Mariya. It's been years since I've forgotten, and I hope you'd understand. It's your sister that means everything to me now.” with that, Ryosuke left without even glancing back at Mariya's sorrowed stance.

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“What?! You mean she saw you?!” Chinen was reacting exaggeratedly again this time. He just heard what happened between Ryosuke and Mariya inside Miyu's room.

“I think so... She seemed cold and distant then. I guess she heard everything.” Ryosuke sighed before looking at Chinen.

“What do I do now, Chii?! She might just leave me now because of this! She might think that I'm just using her to get back at her sister... I didn't even know that Mariya had a sister until now!” and Ryosuke was even more in panic than his bestfriend was.

“It's all your fault, you dimwit! Why did you even have to talk to that girl again?! And why did you even let her get close to you like that when you know that Miyu was also in that room?!” he saw how Chinen was really furious about what happened, and it was normal for him to feel that way.

His bestfriend hated his ex-girlfriend. He knew. Because above anyone else, it was Chinen who saw all of his pain when Mariya left him. Chinen saw how broken he was, and how he changed afterward. He knew that he pained for him.

“I'm sorry...” this words came in a whisper and he knew that it wasn't just meant for Chinen, it was also for Miyu. He knew he had hurt her with what happened.

“I'm going to talk to her, Chii... I need to talk to Miyu.” he said as he meaningfully glance at his bestfriend who just smiled in return and nodded understandingly.

Ryosuke knew that he needed to clear things up with with Miyu and also with her sister, Mariya.

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Ryosuke was heading towards Miyu's room then, but before he reached it, he was already seeing Mariya walking towards his direction. She was looking at him directly as if measuring his every attribute.

“Let's talk...” she said authoritatively when she was already face to face with him. This made Ryosuke smile a bit, remembering how Miyu talked to him and Chinen the first day they met.

“If it's about you--”

“It's about my sister, Shida Mirai.” she said cutting him halfway. She then lead him towards the open space at the back of the hospital ground. It was like a mini park where sick little kids were playing still in their hospital gowns.

“So, what now?” he asked once she stopped walking.

Instead of answering, she just stood there silently as if contemplating on something.

“Listen, if you're not going to say anything then I'm going back to Miyu's room. I need to talk to her.”

Ryosuke was about to turn around and walk away when Mariya still remained quiet. But before he can even take a step away, she spoke in a soft yet firm voice.

“She's Shida Mirai.”

She turned to look at him and spoke again as clearly as she can get while still fixing her eyes dauntingly at him.

“She's not Miyu, Ryo... My sister's name is Shida Mirai. And she's the CEO of our corporation. She's smart, powerful, and she's mature enough not to get into futile relationships. I guess it's best if you would know and understand that my sister is not the girl you think you've fallen in love with.”

Ryosuke didn't really know where Mariya leads this conversation into, but he knows one thing. She's not going