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2021-08-19 04:54:47"And we're back to where it all started..." Jun said as he stood there watching the door in front of him,
"That would make a great first sentence in a book..." Iori commented standing beside him.
They were both eying the office door as if they were waiting for it to magically open itself. None of them was ready to face what was inside. Or rather, WHO was inside.
Neither of them had barely gotten any sleep. Jun had a hard time sleeping thanks to all the ups and downs he went through all day long. He was already a light sleeper and with the energy still pumping through him, it was harder than usual to shut down his mind long enough to fall asleep.
As he kept twisting and turning in bed, he could hear Iori quietly moving around in her room next door. Although he knew that they were both probably weren't going to get any sleep, they could get some work done, but, something stopped him from knocking on her room's door.
Iori had been standoffish and
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"Oh, that's rich..." Iori leaned back with a small chuckle, "What do you take us for Satoru-san? Do you think this is funny?" "Not at all, my dear. In fact, I'm as serious as a heart attack..." He responded the smile disappearing from his face, "You know that no one is going to believe you two aren't in a relationship right? The public is too convinced of your compatibility, they're already making you out as the perfect couple, and the book announcement is only going to make them ship you two together even more. You do realize this. even if you deny it, this is going to be what they think of you. In the world's eyes, you two are already dating whether you want it or not..." "And I'm sure you did nothing to solidify that image..." Iori said her ire growing as she listened the president "I've always thought that you two would make a good pair. I see that you're not resisting working together anymore" "Not that you gave us any choice, old m
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"I know you're hesitant because it's something that you would never consider under any circumstances. But, If you leave your fears aside for a moment and think about why you're against the idea what would you think?" Haruki said Iori thought about it for a moment, leaving her fear aside, which would normally lead her to think that it was impossible to live with another man just like that. It may be okay to have male roommates in this day and age, but Iori didn't even like the idea of having a roommate, not to mention if that roommate is an incorrigible annoying player who got on her nerves. "Ugh, I don't know... I don't like that guy in the first place, he's annoying and infuriating..." "You said that before, yet, you agreed to work with him because you had to. You're a professional, so your decisions when it comes to the president's demands had always been practical and based on your work ethic. This is why you were able to work with him for so long, and he
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Iori was deep in her thoughts when she heard the door open, she looked up in time for Jun to turn the lights on blinding her with the sudden brightness. "Uhh, What are you doing sitting there in the dark?" Jun asked eyeing her with a perplexed gaze, "I was lost in thoughts and forgot to turn the lights on," Iori responded standing up and heading toward the kitchen to fetch a glass of water. Her brother's words swam in her head not leaving her to concentrate on anything else. Jun was different, she knew that, she knew that her focus on him as a writer made her forget her fears of his gender, but she still didn't want to admit it until now. As the two of them were alone in the suite, and she didn't even feel an inkling of fear or the urge to run away. "I didn't ask you this before, but, what do you think of the president's demand?" Iori asked turning toward him. He slowly walked toward the breakfast bar in the small kitchen and sat in fron
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Iori's hysterical laughter drew the customer's attention, but to his credit, Kazuma remained silently neutral as he patiently waited for her to finish. As Iori's laughter died down she still couldn't wipe the smile from her face."Kazuma, you're saying the funniest things. You could pass for a comedy skit any time by that sense of humor of yours." She said her last words hardening and sounding harsh."I do not understand where you're coming from Iori-sama," He said watching her with his unwavering neutral look. If it was any other person, he would've been successful in fooling them. But Iori knew the man too well. She grew up with him..."Kazuma, you were there when I left the main house. And you were there when my father openly cut me out of the family at the time in my life when I needed his support the most. So, It has been an understanding that I have no business with the main house and they don't have any business with me. So why do you think that you or Fa
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