The president of Platinum, Soji Shirogane forced me to be
his slave in exchange for him paying off my $500,000 debt. To add insult to
injury, now I’m his wife too.
Kosaka: “Well then,
Ms.Yuri, I will come pick you up later today. By that time, please prepare all
that you will need.”
Yuri: “…Ok.”
Kosaka
dropped me off dazed and confused in front of my office. When I got into the
office, my boss welcomed me.
Boss: “Higashikuni, you did a great job! We got a call from
Platinum informing us that the contract went through!
Yuri: “Ah… yes, that.”
Boss: “You’re amazing, Higashikuni! You got a contract from
him!”
Yuri: “Huh?”
Boss:
“He’s been a hard client to get. He doesn’t waste his time on anybody except
people he can trust and can rely on. He can be really pushy too but he’s one of
the best. He really knows his stuff better than anybody else at the Shirogane
Group”
Yuri: “So… what kind of person is he?”
Boss:
“To be honest, I don’t know much at all about him… but you went to talk to him
directly, right? And you knew him well enough to land this deal.”
Yui:
(Oh, I landed this deal alright. I even landed on his bed… I can’t exactly tell
him what I do know about Shirogane.)
I went back to my desk with
feelings I couldn’t explain. My colleague Sawatari was coming his way.
Sawatari:
“Higashikuni, I heard that you went to talk to Mr. Shirogane.”
Yuri:
“Yeah, I did.”
Sawatari:
“Did he do anything to you?”
Yuri:
“What?!”
Sawatari:
“I can smell something fish. Like the boss said, Shirogane is a very pushy man…
forceful even. I heard that makes him a lot of enemies… so I was worried when I
heard you went for the meeting.
Maybe it’s because of how badly
treated I was earlier that I was touched by Sawatari’s caring words.
Yuri:
“…he was really pushy and demanding… but I managed.”
Sawatari
:”Really? If something happens you let me know right away.”
Yuri:
“Sure thing. Thank you.” (I can’t tell him either. I married that pushy
demanding man.)
Mr. Kosaka is probably filing
the paperwork to make our marriage legal as we speak. I wonder if he’s
submitted it to the city hall already. I might not even be Yuri Higashikuni
anymore. I could be Yuri Shirogane right at this very moment.
Yuri:
(Is this my new reality? What have I done?)
Of course, I couldn’t
concentrate that day or get anything done at work.
Kosaka:
“You can see the president’s parent’ house.”
After work I went home, grabbed
a few things and jumped into Mr. Kosaka’s car. It looked like a well-cared for
a car. I might not know much about cars, but this one was quite expensive.
Yuri:
“His parents’ place? We’re not going to his place?”
Kosaka:
“Before that, I was told to take you to his parents ‘ house.”
Yuri:
(To his parents’ …what for?) “Did you submit our marriage registration form?”
Kosaka:
“Yes, I did. Under the president’s orders, I submitted it right away.”
Yuri:
“Why is he so hasty…”
Kosaka:
“Because Ms. Yuri, you are his wife now.”
I hope he doesn’t keep reminding me.
Yuri:
“Oh… right… Why is Soji in such a rush to marry?”
Kosaka:
“You should ask the president about that yourself.”
Yuri:
“Should I ask the reason he chose to marry me?”
Kosaka:
“I don’t know about that. It’s just…”
Yuri:
“Yes?”
Kosaka:
“Well… when I handed over the file on you to the president. He was surprised by
something.”
Yuri:
“Surprised…?”
He looked at my document and then to me. If I ask Soji about
it, will he answer me?
Sitting in the backseat of this large car, I looked out the
window.
It was an enormous estate. Bigger than any I’ve never seen.
The car stopped in front of the Japanese-style house, and I was escorted
inside. I first notice the long hallway and then various kinds of rooms… just
like a castle. There is also a well-maintained Japanese-style garden and I was
lost for words to describe such a gorgeous house of this stature. It made me
feel as if I had entered a fantasy world.
I followed after Mr. Kosaka.
Kosaka:
“The president will be here soon. I was told to wait here for him.”
Yuri:
“This place is huge!”
It was a room at least 400 feet
squared. It looks like a guest room, but the furnishings are clearly expensive.
