LOVE OR DEAD
CHAPTER 65: H-1 TO THE DAY OF ENGAGEMENT

Soma is in one of Tokyo's five-star hotels, where his entire family gathers to prepare for his half-brother Hiroshi's engagement day tomorrow.

Her stepmother stared dislikefully at the arrival of Soma who was greeted by Hiroshi at one of the restaurants in the hotel.

“Kak Soma... it's good to see you back” said Hiroshi while hugging Soma.

“Hiroshi, you grew into a handsome man. It's great that my sister who will become this doctor grew up healthy” said Soma welcoming Hiroshi's embrace.

The two then sit side by side opposite Uncle Fukoda and his wife and Ryota.

“Hei Ryota how are you?” ask Soma.

“Good, as you can see” ketus Ryota.

“Where's your wife? I didn't even come to your wedding, so I never saw my sister-in-law's face, ” stale Soma said.

“She is busy taking care of her charity project, later tonight she will fly here” Ryota replied.

Soma never called Ryota's sister's greeting, because since childhood they did not get along. Ryota dislikes Soma's presence, his father's affection for Soma is not comparable to what his father gave him. That was the thought of Ryota, so he did not want to be called brother by Soma. She always felt like a rival to Soma.

“Hmmm..honey, can't wait to see the beautiful face of my sister-in-law” joked Soma.

Several sumptuous dishes came filling the dining table they surrounded, the waiters served it very friendly and neatly. A restaurant with private rooms decorated with wood and Japanese carvings serves many traditional Japanese foods.

“Nak...this is your favorite premium quality crab, it's good to see you back eating with us” said Uncle Fukoda, as a father who loves your son very much.

“Wah...thank you dad, this banquet I will remember all the time. HIHIHI..Let's all enjoy the food” Soma said with a friendly smile.

“Indeed in the Philippines there are no premium quality crabs” ketus mother Hiroshi.

“Colah ma'am, surely the crab there has its own uniqueness and a different texture. There will also be presented differently” said Hiroshi.

“Wah sir this doctor is very smart hihi” praise Soma while grimacing and start devouring crabs that have been poteknya.

Hiroshi's mother stared dislikefully at Hiroshi's attitude towards her stepson. To Hiroshi's mother, Soma is the child of her husband's affair. So it was difficult for him to accept Soma's existence, and he also hated Soma who had a face similar to his real mother.

“Kak... how about your business there?” hiroshi asked enthusiastically.

“Very good and running smoothly. I should have asked you a lot as a bridegroom who will be engaged to the daughter of Yakuza the ruler of Kanto. How are you feeling now?” Soma started to find out.

“Not too good, but I will try to accept it for the sake of the girl I love” I Hiroshi his face turned sad.

“You love your future fiance, that should be it. Excitement, the Endo clan is not as terrible as you imagine” Soma was trying to comfort his sister.

Hiroshi heard him could only bitterly smile and the others froze.

Soma realized there was still something he did not know about his half-sister's engagement. So that the atmosphere of eating together became quiet, making Soma even more curious.

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The night Soma approached Hiroshi in the hotel room where they were staying, he deliberately spoke four eyes to find out what really happened.

“Minum... tomorrow is an important day for you, drop a moment of stressmu” said Soma who sat the leather sofa in front of the bed.

Hiroshi, who was sitting on the floor resting his back on the edge of the bed, received the canned drink that his brother was carrying.

“Tell me, what really happened that made you get engaged to the daughter of the Endo” clan shoot Soma without a base – stale.

“Actually my engagement was a deal I was forced to make to release the girl I love” I am Hiroshi.

“The girl you love means your future fiancee?” ask Soma to make sure.

“Not, she was Chiyo my former fiancee's previous candidate. My engagement at that time was failed by Kawaki, a crazy – man who was obsessed with Chiyo. He stabbed me and escaped Chiyo from our engagement party” Hiroshi said.

Then he stood up to Soma, right in front of him, showing the stitches in his stomach due to the stab he received from Kawaki. Soma was dumbfounded looking at her, and just froze in silence. Then Hiroshi sat down next to his brother, and still holding a can of beer then gulped it down.

“Then I lost Chiyo, I knew I liked her a long time ago. I like his attitude that is always cheerful and brave, and frankly what it is. She's the little girl I always wanted to protect even though I knew my strength was not comparable to her” Hiroshi said with a sad face.

“Means Chiyo is now with – men named Kawaki it?” ask Soma.

“True, he was sealed inside the residence of the Endo clan. To make me sad is that I just became a loser when I saw him tortured and abused, without being able to protect him. I even felt frustrated that I was so weak and unable to do anything to free him from Kawaki's grasp. So with this engagement, I made a deal to Kawaki where Chiyo will be released after this engagement in the ” story Hiroshi heartrending little Soma.

He realized that his gentle and sincerity-filled sister, was deeply hurt by this. He embraced his sister's shoulder which was beside him looking at him with deep concern.

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On the other hand Fukoda's uncle and his wife were in bed, Fukoda's uncle was busy reading books while his wife put a round mirror in her hand on the bedside table. Then the aunt laid her back on Uncle Fukoda who was reading.

“Are you happy to see your bastard son coming?” sindir his wife with an annoyed face turned to his uncle.

“Can you not say that frontally, he remains my son and becomes part of our family” uncle Fukoda said calmly.

“Until now I still hate him, just looking at his face makes me remember his mother's face that jal@ng. I would not have accepted him as my son, if not for being forced to defend our household” I am his wife.

Uncle Fukoda immediately closed his book and turned his eyes to his wife's back.

“Call her name Kumiko is not a jal@ng woman, she has a name and it doesn't need to be that harsh you call her” uncle Fukoda is inflamed.

“Hearing her name alone made my blood boil, did you know I felt hurt” aunt then got up from her sleep and looked at her husband.

The two threw each other an emotional gaze.

“Why are you fussing over this after all these years we have survived in this relationship. Aren't you satisfied enough to see Soma who has been estranged in the Philippines for 10 years, where your conscience is. You also have a child that needs to be protected. While he was since the baby in the stay by his mother” said uncle trying to restrain his anger.

“Which woman is being cheated on is still kind enough to accept her husband's cheating child. You even have to take care of it until you grow up. Do you think my sacrifice is not enough!” hiroshi's mother begins to hysterically make Uncle Fukoda unable to bear it.

He got up from his seat and left his wife.

“Where are you, we haven't finished talking” asked his wife while looking at him annoyed.

“If you only make drama at night, we better finish this conversation. I'm tired, tomorrow is my son's engagement day. I have to prepare my energy for tomorrow” Uncle Fukoda said and stepped out of the room.

Hiroshi's mother could only stare in annoyance at her husband's passing.

“This is all because of Soma's presence, you should have vanished in Philippines” Hiroshi's mother grumbled hatefully.

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