LOVE OR DEAD
CHAPTER 44: THE RYOTA PLAN

Hiroshi was in the car with Ryota, a driver sitting on the front bench while the two sat side by side on the back bench. A luxury overseas sedan drove at a moderate pace down the Sapporo road at night.

Ryota was dressed as a regular, one-style suit, material pants with a shirt and fancy vantofel shoes. So with Hiroshi, his white t-shirt wrapped in a navy blue suit and material pants of the same color, white sneakers.

The two stared forward, Ryota staring at the screen of his phone he was texting with his mother. Hiroshi started the conversation looking at his brother who was busy texting.

“Whatever tonight is there any event?”.

“A family meeting event”.

“Whose family?”.

“Later you also know”.

Upon arrival at the hotel, precisely a restaurant that is enclosed inside the hotel. Table box with zabuton capacity for 6 people, a room where wood dominates the design of the space. A room that is thick with Japanese culture.

Uncle Fukoda sits side by side with his two children Ryota and Hiroshi, opposite Kawaki and his father. Hiroshi tries to calmly hide his anger towards Kawaki.

“It's been a while, we didn't see Fukoda” said Kawaki's father started the conversation.

“We met at Kumiko's funeral, it was our last meeting” replied uncle Fukoda (father Hiroshi).

“That's right, I'm sorry we haven't seen each other since. Nevertheless, our relationship still runs in achieving an advantage. Although before romance made our relationship crack” said Kawaki's father.

“It looks like the history between us is repeating to our son, I hope this does not worsen our relationship in the business” uncle Fukoda started towards the core topic.

“Then from that, I accept your son's offer to get engaged to my youngest daughter” replied Kawaki's father.

“Who will get engaged? Brother Ryota is married, brother Soma is still in the Philippines.” asked Hiroshi confused.

“Canon the youngest daughter of the Endo clan will be engaged to you” Ryota replied calmly.

“What! How could it be that without my consent, you planned all this. I disagree on this engagement!” hiroshi said who was upset over the attitude of his family.

“Pacify yourself, Hiroshi” scolds Ryota slowly.

“How can I calm down, obviously you know my future fiancee was taken from me last year. Now arrived – arrived I was betrothed by the brother of the man who had stabbed me and kidnapped my future fiancee. Is this fair to me?!” Hiroshi let out his emotions as he stood up from his seat.

“You snatched my toy, I just took it back. Don't whine like a kid, it's just a grown man fight. Now that I'm replacing it with my step-sister, shouldn't you be happy?” kawaki said calmly as he stared flat at Hiroshi's face before him.

“Changing on your word, you think it's funny. Chiyo since childhood grew up with me, she lived and got to know me early. You ruined his life, even he couldn't continue his schooling just to escape from you. What kind of people are you all here, covering the case from the police. Give up one innocent girl's life just to be the toy of this crazy man!” hiroshi's emotions make the word – he said stir – gebu.

“How can I calm down, the girl I love is tormented by the man in front of me. While you just relax, enjoy your life even though you know what happened. Is this business relationship just for profit worth maintaining? Because of your advantage turn a blind eye to the inhuman demeanor of this crazy man!” hiroshi said hysterically with hateful eyes staring at Kawaki.

He sat back with his hands clenched together to hold back his mounting anger.

“I think I'm crazy, isn't the one who's crazy because love is you. Whining asked the girl to come back to you, when she was waiting for me in bed. Do you think he loves you.cih it's just your delusion that you forced on him” Kawaki provoked Hiroshi.

“Basic of a disgusting man, you must have held him and abused him. Fucking animals!” Hiroshi was stirred back in emotion.

“Cukup” says uncle Fukoda mediates.

“Looks like I can feel the nostalgia of our youth, Fukoda” Kawaki's father quipped.

“May Chiyo not be the same fate as Kumiko” said uncle Fukoda looking deeply at Kawaki's father.

The two families decide to consider the plan, until Hiroshi quits his anger and can think normally when making a decision. Kawaki and his father left the room first.

“This engagement will help us in tying up the Endo clan, so that they will not turn to us. How dare you ruin it!” ryota said annoyedly to her sister.

“He who ruined my life first, and now brother overthrew me to smooth over brother's plan? It's tega!” Hiroshi raised his voice.

“Defying this engagement, Chiyo won't come back to you. The girl will always be in Kawaki's shadow. Think with a cool head” Ryota advises his sister who is being ignited emotions.

Ryota finally left the room. Now only Fukoda and Hiroshi's uncle are sitting opposite.

“Nak..I know how you feel, but what Ryota said is true. How hard you are to get Chiyo out of that child, Chiyo has only the choice of living together or dying leaving her”, Fukoda's uncle told his disillusioned son.

“Dad... we can ask the police for help, or we can escape Chiyo to abroad which is far from the reach of the man bang$at. There are still many ways to free Chiyo” Hiroshi said.

“Liberating Chiyo is like taking away her family's life, you think the child will be quiet with both parents. You know why he hasn't killed the entire Chiyo family to date, it's because of father's request to the Endo clan. They alone could destroy the Aihara clan, to finish off the Chiyo family was a very easy thing for them. Think of it with a cool head, this engagement can bring you closer to Chiyo. Entering his family, at least you can keep it from a short distance” explained uncle Fukoda while taking – pat on the shoulder of his youngest son.

Hiroshi begins to think about what his father said, keeping Chiyo at close range.

“Is this the right way for me to keep Chiyo?” hiroshi asked from the heart. Now Hiroshi began to worry about the steps he had to do. The feelings are mixed, for Hiroshi the safety of Chiyo is the most important. She is forced to consider the engagement Ryota has planned for her.

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