Upon arrival to the Corp., Kuon was escorted by Yashiro to one of the meeting rooms briefing him of what had occurred earlier.
"Masato Minemoto-san came earlier and demanded to meet you. You will never guess who he came with. Mogami Saena-san" Yashiro said.
"On what business are they here for, Yashiro?"Kuon asked.
As if he doesn't know. Yashiro answered internally rolling his eyes on the process.
They stopped in front of the door just outside they meeting room. "Good luck Kuon" Yashiro said tapping on his shoulder before leaving.
When he opened the door, two set of eyes looked at him. Masato and Saena stood and greeted him, "Good day Hizuri-san"
"How can I help you?"Kuon asked.
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Kyoko arrived in the Corp and demanded angrily to be sent to Kuon's office. The front desk attendant was too scared to deny her, he remember this woman, so he escorted her to the office of the president. Kuon's secretary was the one who received her but stated that the president is in a meeting.
"I will wait for him then."Kyoko said determined. She sat down on one of the bench and took a magazine from the rack to read. She was emitting a dark aura thats shooed people away. The secretary took the hint and went back to her table.
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"Hizuri-san, my lady and I decided that we will pay you of what she owe. But I wanted to propose the term of the payment" Masato started.
"Go on" Kuon answered.
"My company will supply your future projects and we will give it to you three times lower than the original price" Masato proposed.
"Your deal looks like it will only favor you Masato-san, for all I know you can just accept money from me and give me cheap and low quality supplies. We have competent suppliers that are more capable to do the job. Why would I want to replace them?"Kuon asked. What he said was true. He cannot just say yes, his family's company is at stake not to mention their reputation too.
"I understand that you do not trust us Hizuri-san, but give us a chance. One project even the smallest one"
Kuon was thinking. Balancing the pros and cons of the deal presented to him. He wanted to say yes, but even one small project will start the company's loss if not done properly.
Coming to a conclusion he told the couple that he will call them. Masato agreed, gave some portfolios to the young businessman to review and left.
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The door on the meeting room opened and Kyoko looked up to meet Kuon. She has calmed down during the waiting time. But she still wanted more explanation from him, not just the 'Its better this way' crap he said.
She stood up ready to meet him, when her eyes meet the person she hasn't seen in a very long time. She felt like everything in her surrounding frozed.
That person, she hope that never left and caused so much pain in her and father's heart is, unsure of her reasons for showing up now after all these years. Saena on the other hand, was surprised to see Kyoko. She didn't expect to meet her here. She was planning to meet her but not today, maybe after settling the crime she did. All she can do is look at Kyoko not knowing what to do.
Tears are starting to form in Kyoko's eyes, just a blink away from falling when a body covered her and pushed her to who knows where. She just let this body take her away, having no more strength to move. All she can think of was the face of her mother.
When Kuon saw Kyoko's pained expression, he let his instincts ran over his reasoning. He hugged Kyoko and started to walk her to his office. Before he entered, he signaled his secretary that he is not to be disturbed. He locked the door upon entering and hugged Kyoko tightly. This is not how he envisioned the reunion of the mother and daughter. She was hard, grabbing hold of Kuon, asking incoherent questions.
"Why Is she here? What does she want? Why now?.
Kuon is trying his beas to ease her pain by rubbing her back and calm her down. She was hurting and so as he. He caused her pain, again. A few minutes her sobs turned into whimpers. Whimpers turned into steady breathing indicating that she has fallen asleep. He carried her to the couch and situated her on his lap. Kyoko's head was snuggling on the crook of his neck.
"I'm sorry Kyoko. I made you cry again."He said holding her close to him.
"I missed you terribly sweetheart. It was a hard battle" he said looking at her while rubbing her arms. Closing his eyes, he kissed the top of her head. "But I still don't deserve you, what kind of a person am I, taking advantage of your situation just so I can make you agree to my demands"
"A desperate one?"Kyoko answered. Unfortunately for Kuon, she heard what he said
Double update~
Haha. Happy weekends.