Chapter 59: She's Sick

Ryker's POV

"Totsuzen kare wa kizutsuita. Watashi wa Kurea ni nani mo shite inai to itta. Kare wa shōko mo nashi ni nanika o hinan shite iru!"

In the tranquil embrace of the garden, we found ourselves nestled in separate seats, our positions mirroring the emotional distance that had come to define our relationship. Like a symbolic barrier, my in-laws sat between us, unwittingly serving as a physical manifestation of the divide that had grown between us. Naturally, Heiji bravely rose to his own defense, employing his linguistic prowess with condescension as if presuming my inability to comprehend his discourse.

A sly smile graced my lips. "I won't just run at you if I don't have a reason."

My father-in-law chastised us, saying, "You two stop. Does Claire know that you two are in conflict?"

Neither Heiji nor I deigned to respond, our silence as a tacit acknowledgment of our mutual accord. In a shared silence, we both refrained from uttering a single word.

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