"Between Truth and Lies"

Chapter 4

"Kanata."

The brunet man looked at the person who called him. His perfect eyebrows automatically rose when he saw the one who called him. "Oyaji."

"Yo." His father, Housho Saionji, a bald man who always wear his happy face walk towards him. His father was originally the largest stockholder of their company who produces signature clothes, but when he decided to be a monk and go to Nepal to do his so called 'childhood dream', he left his share at his only son.

His mother died when he was only 4 years old, his family is naturally a wealthy family to begin with. He never had a problem about money. But since his mother died and his father was so busy with work he never felt what happiness truly meant. But, when he experienced having his own family, he finally knows now how it really feels.

He loved Yumi, yes. Actually she's the only woman who caught his attention. She was originally his father's secretary and when his father transfers his position to him as a stockholder, naturally Yumi became his secretary and fell in love. He falls for her innocent look. The way she speaks, the way she smiles at him and the way she looks at him. He thought that she would be the only one who was perfect for him. Yes. She was. In their first year of marriage, until they had a son, Yumi was doing her job as his wife to him and a mother to his child. He even gave her own boutique so that she would not get bored, and have her own money to spend with, not that he wasn't giving her anything; he was still giving her money to spend with besides from the sales she was getting from her own business. But, when he noticed that she was always going out. She barely goes home to their house. She was always saying to him that she was just busy at her boutique, but when he was checking if she really was there; her own personnel at her boutique personally told him that Yumi was not visiting her own boutique for a past few days. That's when he got his suspicions that she was doing something behind his back. That's why he hired a private detective to know what she really was doing. And his heart breaks when he learned that she was having an affair. He actually didn't know who her lover is though.

When he confronted Yumi, she just breaks down and cries. She was denying it. She said she didn't have any lover. She confessed to him that she was always hanging out with her friend that's why she was barely going home. She promised him that she would not do it again and will just focus on taking care of Ruu. She even said that she was going to close her business as a proof of it. She will just stay at home. And he believed her. She became his ideal and perfect wife again. He easily forgot about what she did that easy because he loved her, and he can't afford to ruin his family and make Ruu experienced the feeling without a mother.

But, he was mistaken. When she told him that she was just going out with her friends again, he agreed. But when he noticed that she was again barely going home his suspicion rose again. One day, when Yumi once again says that she will just hang out with her friends, he secretly followed her.

His heart was once again broke when he sees it. With his own two eyes that Yumi was not going out to meet her friends but she was seeing a man. He didn't confront her right then and just waited for her to go home. When she was finally back he calmly asked her when she had been. She says that she's with her friends. She even told him that she had a lot of fun hanging out with them. He bit his lips at her answer. His heart was breaking to a million pieces. He never thought that Yumi can do this to him. When Yumi started to remove her clothes and kiss him he pushed her away. He was crying when he told her that she was a liar, he told her that she followed her and saw her together with a man. Yumi cries and quickly explained to him that it was her friend's husband. She told him that she was only meeting him because he told her that he wanted to surprised his wife and get her help. Kanata then left the house without her fully explaining anything. He really didn't know whether to still believe her or not.

When he came back at the morning, he saw Yumi waiting for him. She was still crying and begged him to believe her. And then once again, he forgave her. But he was not sure if he can trust her again or not. Since that day, Yumi started yet again to show her attitude when he first met her. He thought that she was really telling the truth and decided to forget about what happened. But when he received a call from an unknown caller from Yumi's phone, she was taking a bath that's why he was the one who answered it. But before he could speak he hears a man's voice. The man says that he misses her. That he wanted to see her. Kanata's vision then darkened. He was fooled again by his own wife. She really has an affair. Because of the pain and anger he felt he suddenly throw her phone on the wall. Yumi then goes out on the bathroom and Kanata slap her in the face. He was so mad.. and hurt. He yelled at her saying that she was not allowed to go out even one step of their house. Since then, she started to escape him whenever she will have a chance. And they were always fighting since then. They were always yelling at each other. But whenever Ruu will saw them fight, even though Kanata was so mad at her it will all fade away whenever he will see his only son crying. Since then, Kanata just realized that Yumi was just using him. His love for her was slowly fading away because of the pain she was causing him. He just focused his attention to Ruu and his work. But he promised to himself that he won't allow him and Yumi to be separated. Their son was just four years old. He wouldn't let him have a broken family even if it means forcing Yumi to still live with him.

When Yumi had her accident and she was acting so strange, saying that she was not Yumi he was mad, yes. He knows that it was just her stupid excuse for him to let her go. He just can't believe her. Not anymore.

"What are you doing here?" he coldly asked.

"I've missed you too my dear son." His father answered sarcastically. "By the way, I heard Yumi was hospitalized?"

"Is that the reason you came home?" he remembered that his father knows nothing about Yumi and his problem. And he was going to keep the act that he and his wife was doing just fine.

"Yes and no. I actually wanted to see Ruu that's why I came home and of course to see you and Yumi. I'll probably ask her if there any news." His father chuckled, sitting on the chair in front of his desk.

"News?" his eyebrows rise dramatically once again.

"You know, if when can I see another bundle of joy."

"Bundle of joy?" it took a while before Kanata realizes what her father meant. "Forget it oyaji. If you want another 'bundle of joy' you go produce it yourself." He said, annoyed.

"Ohh.. You're so mean Kanata." His father pouted.

He sighed, slowly setting a set of paper works that he just done checking on one side of his table. "Just go back to Nepal, Oyaji."

"Uh-huh. No can do my son." He evil laughed and rushed out of his office.

He touched his head, it was aching. His father is really a pain in the ass. But he decided to just ignore him and continue to work.

X~x~X~x~X

Miyu was on her way towards their bedroom, it was night and Kanata was not home yet. Well, she can really breathe freely without Kanata around. It's not like she hates to see him, she was just scared at him. It was her first day here in Saionji's residence to be Yumi Saionji, and she actually spends her whole day in their room. It felt awkward and wrong to her to pretend to be her dead sister but it was her only choice, right?

When she was on the second floor, she saw Ruu hiding from the back of a big vase.

She smiled and kneeled down to him but he ran away. She saw surprised by his action and saw him run through his room. She slowly stood up and followed him.

She knocked at his door first before entering. She smiled when she saw his cute room. His room is filled with a lot of toys and a stuff toys. His room wallpaper is Spongebob. She let her eyes look around on his room until she found him hiding in his blanket. She sat on his bed and slowly removed his cover.

When she saw him crying she was worried.

"Ruu? Why are you crying? Are you hurt?" her eyes automatically followed his small hands that were covering his knee. She slowly holds his small hand to see what is under his knee. She saw that he was slightly bleeding there. "Did you fall when you run?" she asked.

He sniffs and looks at her with the same fear on his eyes. "S-sorry Mama.."

"Why are you saying sorry?" she held his cheek.

"B-because.. I hurt myself.. you said that you will spank me again if I will hurt myself again.."

Miyu's lips parted. Spank? Did Yumi was hurting Ruu?

She ruffled his hair and gave her an assuring smile. "Don't worry, Aun—" she almost said the wrong word. "Mama will not do that again, okay? I'm not going to hurt you. I promise."

Ruu still have fears on his eyes. Well, she guessed that not only Kanata's trust is her obligation to get back. Now, she have to gain Ruu' s too.

"Wait here, okay? Mama will get band aids and we will clean your wound okay?"

He just nodded while she wiped his tears away. She didn't understand why her sister is ill-mannered to her own family but she's going to make things right.

When she came back from getting some band aids, she saw Ruu asleep on his bed while hugging a stuff toy. She smiled again and stroked his cheek.

"He's so cute. If I could have a cute kid like him I would treat him very well." She whispered to herself and put a band aid on Ruu's knee.

"Don't worry Ruu. I'll take care of you." She said again while she kissed his cheeks. She tucked him in the blanket, put the lights off and walks towards the door. But she was surprised to see Kanata standing at the threshold, looking with his frigid eyes at her.

"K-Kanata.."

"Hn." He said while walking towards his sleeping son. He sat on the bed and kissed his cheek. They saw the little kid smile. Kanata smiled too at the sight.

Miyu's look softens while looking at the two of them and Kanata stood up and exited the room with Miyu following him.

"K-Kanata.. w-welcome home." She timidly said.

It was no surprise to Miyu that he didn't respond.

"H-have you eat—"

"Yes." he cut her off and open the door to their bedroom, they entered their room and Kanata sat on the bed while removing his clothes. Miyu bit her lips, looking at him with fear on her eyes, deciding if she would continue the thing she had wanted to do on her mind but quickly decided that she must.

"L-let me h-help you.." she said while she took over at unbuttoning his polo.

Kanata let her do it but he looked at her with a smirk on his face.

"I didn't remember saying to you to be a good wife again. What do you want now, Yumi? I am sure that you're planning to win my trust back right?" a sarcastic laugh. He grabbed her hand and made her fall from the bed with him on top.

Miyu's heart beat went wild. He was too close to hers. And his body's weight is crushing on hers.

"K-Kanat—"

"I'm sorry to bring this up to you but, I know you Yumi. That's why you can't bring me to trust you again. You already did these things to me so many times, you can't delude on me again."

After that, Kanata releases her and she heard the door at the bathroom opens and closes.

Miyu, on the other hand, was left speechless on the bed. She was trying to hold her sobs.

I'm not.. I'm not going to give up..