บททั้งหมดของ You’re Courting Me?! (MxM): บทที่ 161 - บทที่ 170

FLASHBACK TO SEVEN YEARS AGO… Hana wakes up in the hospital. There are no blinding bright lights, no feeling of weightlessness, and no sense of confusion— she remembers exactly what happened to her. And in clear detail too. “These are the right flowers”. Her mother hums. She blissfully ignores Hana’s dead-eyed silence and busies herself with running her fingers over the flower petals. “That Yuga boy has good taste”. Hana flinches into herself. She eyes the vibrant bouquet as if it holds a deadly poison. “You accepted that from h-him?”. She hates it— the way her voice shakes— but she can’t stop it. Her voice isn’t the only thing that shakes…her hands haven’t stopped shaking since she opened her eyes. And if she didn’t have morphine flowing into her bloodstream, her legs would be shaking too. “Of course, dear”. Sickly sweet…that’s the only way she can describe her mother’s tone. “He came to apologize; How could I not accept his gift?”. Hana’s vision whitens.

BACK TO PRESENT DAY… ‘And I heard the nurses talking about some ORC officials coming to the hospital’. ‘They’re here for an assaulted omega; A young one’. Sakura doesn’t understand— it’s been seven years. Seven freaking years! So, why are they coming now?… Why would they choose to come after her now?. She’s changed her name, dyed her hair, and even changed the way she walks and talks. She’s learnt how to exist in the background so no one ever really notices her. “I need to leave…I’ve got to get out of here….”. The ORC has somehow found its way to her, so she runs. And she doesn’t look back. Her strides don’t break. She faces forward as she runs— she only pauses for a second to put her phone to her ear. “Please pick up…”. “Get her! Don’t let her get away!”. Someone— no, some people— run after her. She can hear their feet slap against the ground as they get closer to her. They’re all wearing dark green uniforms, with bright red armbands showing their affiliation—

“…Yes, I am Yamato Eiji, the CFO of Rohai Corp and I am speaking on behalf of Mr Aronohai…”. Eiji struggles to remain calm while fighting back the urge to curse, but this particular business mogul has a very annoying habit of asking stupid questions. “Yes, Mr Aronohai is currently indisposed and will not be able to attend official events for the time being”. He still does his best to reply calmly. Being on his best behavior is a must— Misa left the running of the company to him. Miyamura can’t be depended on to handle company affairs, because— “No sir, you cannot speak to Mr Aronohai”. He has to regulate his breathing so he doesn’t snap. “And, you do not have the right to ask about Mr Aronohai’s rut patterns because you are also an alpha…”. “I can understand you wanting to look out for him, but Mr Aronohai’s business is private and you should refrain from prying into it”. Like hell this bastard cares about Miyamura. Alphas are like a ragtag group of vultures— once thei

Miyamura hasn’t been to work in over two weeks—it might seem like a small amount of time, but for a CEO of the biggest corporation in Japan, that’s a lot of time. He hasn’t left his house either. He has no idea who’s running the company or how they’re doing it, all he can think of is how much he ruined things between him and Sorahiko. There were so many things that he could’ve done for him…he could’ve opened up a bit to him. He could’ve tried to get to know him better— not just his habits, but other things about him. Like why did he train himself to hide from alphas, even the ones that aren’t hostile to him? And why did he trust him enough to let him touch him?. Miyamura has so many questions…there are so many things that need to be said and done…but Sorahiko isn’t with him anymore. He fled. And every time Miyamura remembers that, he loses the strength to leave his home. He’s filled with a deep sense of shame…and loneliness. “I could’ve been better to him…”. No mat

Escaping from the house while Riko was sleeping wasn’t easy, but waiting all day for her to fall asleep was much harder. The moment I heard that the ORC had found Sakura, I was tempted to run past her and leave—thankfully, my common sense was still intact. Or that would’ve been disastrous. I wouldn’t be surprised if she locked me in the house and stayed to keep an eye on me. So, I endured while she watched me eat breakfast, I kept still while she flipped through channels, and when she finally left for her room to sleep…I held my breath and slipped out of the house. But not before relieving her of a sizable sum of cash for the trip back— it turns out that I wasn’t the only one who decided not to access my bank account. The difference between us is that Riko managed to withdraw a lot of cash and store it…carelessly if I might add. Well, in her defense, she never expected me to steal her money and run back to the man who almost killed me. But I did. And I’m here now.