Asuka then left the restaurant right after the confrontation. She left Hwoarang amazed at her independence. Hwoarang thought that she was going to have a crappy life after he left her. He was so wrong.
"What happened?" the American model asked Hwoarang right after she saw the chef leaving the room with a child in her hands.
"He's my son," he said in fluent English.
"What? I thought you were single; you're not married are you?" she asked him.
"No, Nicole, I'm not married, but I am divorced," he told her.
"So, how come you didn't tell me you had a son?" she asked.
"I just found out today. His mother is denying it, but I know when she lies. He is most definitely my son, and I'm going to fight for him," he told her sternly.
After about a week, Asuka finally got over it.
"It's not like I'm going to see him again," she told her sister-in-law Xiaoyu.
"Yeah, Tokyo's a pretty big city," she told her.
Xiaoyu had gotten married to Jin when Hyo was about two years old.
"Madam, you have some mail for you," the butler told Asuka.
"Thank you, Frederick," she told him politely.
"You are most welcome, Madam," he told her, and then he exited the room.
Asuka quickly opened the envelope and took out the white piece of paper. Her eyes widened as she read the text.
Dear Ms. Kazama,
Hello, my name is Judge Tsubaki Smith. Mr. Hwoarang Skye had requested to bring you to court due to some custody issues. He has told me that you have been hiding a young four year old boy from him and that you lied to him about the boy being his child. He would like to fight for the custody for Hyo Kazama. He also requested that Hyo's last name to be changed from Kazama to Skye for he is the real father. There will be a court hearing tomorrow, so please be there if you still want to hold the custody of your son, Hyo. The court hearing will be tomorrow at noon. We hope to see you there.
Yours truly,
Tsubaki Smith,
Judge
"So, what does it say?" Xiaoyu asked.
"Hwoarang wants a custody fight," Asuka said with her eyes still in shock.
"What? Is he crazy?" Xiaoyu asked surprised.
"I don't know. But I have to go if I still want Hyo," Asuka said as tears began to form.
"Asuka, you can't cry! You need to prove to him that you're not weak! You're not a young innocent, naïve twenty one year old woman anymore! You need to show him that you're a strong, independent twenty five year old woman! Show him that those four long years have changed you for the good," she tells me inspiringly.
"Yeah, you're right! I'm going to show up to that court tomorrow and show him that I rule with an iron fist!" Asuka shouted.
The next day, Asuka forced herself to be strong. She was dressed up in her business suit. She always had business suits for the business part for her restaurant career. She didn't only have to cook; she had to run her enormous food chain. She had to make fast decisions where to put her restaurants and who to hire. She put on a black skirt that reached up to her knees, but it was really tight. Her legs had space to be apart from each other, but barely. She put on a white polo and put a matching black jacket over it. She curled her hair. This was going to be different for Hwoarang. Last week, he saw her with a messy bun with dirty chef uniform. She picked out Hyo's clothes and picked out a gray suit for him. She entered the court room with Hyo holding her right hand. Hwoarang turned around to look at her. She couldn't let Hwoarang take the most important part of her life from her. He already took away everything from her. He even took away her happiness.
"Ms. Kazama, you made it," the judge said.
"Of course, I wouldn't miss this for the world," Asuka said strongly.
"So, let's get this case over with, shall we?" the judge asked them both.
Asuka just nodded.
"So, Mr. Skye, you would like to have Hyo in your custody?" she clarified.
"Yes, ma'am. I just found out I was a father last week," he told her.
"Okay, let's bring young Hyo to the stand please," she ordered.
A young officer then led Hyo to the stand.
"Okay, Hyo?" the judge said nicely.
"Yes, ma'am?" he asked innocently.
"Have you ever wondered who your father was?" she asked.
"Yes, but my mother said that I was too good for my father. She told me that he left us when I was still in my mommy's tummy and he didn't even want to let my mommy talk to him about some problems," he said.
Asuka looked at Hwoarang's facial expression. He looked uncomfortable and stiff.
"So, would do you consider your mom as in your life? Was she a good mother?" she asked.
"I would consider my mother to be my hero in my life. My auntie Xiaoyu told me that after my daddy left my mommy, she had nothing. She didn't have a house, a job, or a husband. She didn't want any help from Uncle Jin because she said she wanted to show her my daddy that she could stand by herself in her life. And yep. She is a great mother. She buys me everything I need, and she only gives me what I want if I deserve it. And all of my friends want to have her as a mommy they told me," he told her.
Hwoarang then looked at Asuka. A tear escaped from her left eye. She quickly wiped it away before anyone else could see it.
"Did your mother tell you to say this?" the judge asked.
"No, she didn't even know until now that Auntie Xiaoyu told me that stuff," he told her.
"I think I have reached a decision," the judge announced, "I decided to make this half and half. Mr. Skye, you will get the request of changing Hyo's surname from Kazama to Skye. Ms. Kazama, you get to keep Hyo in your custody. But there are some conditions. Mr. Skye, you will need to be a part of Hyo's life. And Ms. Kazama, you need to let him into your son's life. I suggest that you all should start acting like a happy family again. Because for the rest of your lives, you will be in each other's lives. That is all."