Chapter 3: Shirogane Family’s Back Story - Part 1-5

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.