In Sickness And In Health (Yandere M. Genius x F. Reader x Yandere M. Prince)

Chapter 60: Desired Outcome

When it was officially announced that Orion would be succeeding the throne, the entire nation spent their time celebrating. In the streets, parades were held in his honor, organized by the citizens, and lots of reports were made on the male. The vast majority of the news was about him, people praising his name and uttering their utter anticipation for his rule. And after so long of believing the precious prince would die, it was even more exciting. To think, his coronation was in half a month!

However, for some, it was conflicting. For instance, Meridian, the boy's aunt, was none too happy about his ascension. Her whole life, she had been hedging her bets on herself, if not her child. Still, when the child she had preened for the throne mysteriously disappeared, she had no choice but to turn her focus to another child. She had put all of her eggs in one basket. And yet, she was finding it difficult to convince her firstborn to stay in the running for the throne.

Similarly, Apostol was uncertain about the announcement, if only because Mica was more likely to side with her than Orion. And, sure, the latter was easier to manipulate and hopeless in the face of politics, but he had immense support. Moreover, it was in her best interest for Vethela to remain politically convoluted. If no one had any absolute power, things were a lot slower to get done, such as completely cutting off Umayena.

Then, obviously, the Akahito family was distraught. Haru had been devastated when the (h/c) haired girl figured out what he had done. And, obviously, with everything else going on, he was not taking it well. In fact, it was best to say he was losing his mind. Anyone that tried to go into his room was met with a gun to their face. He only paused to see if it was anyone in his family. If not, the gun went off.

So, obviously, Kazuya had no recourse but to visit (Y/n). It wasn't necessarily to make an appeal nor was he asking her to forgive the brunette. But she was more than just Haru's sweetheart to him. At that point, she was much, much more to him. It was for that reason that he needed to see her. He just wanted to see that she was alright, because he knew for a fact that she often let anger and fear cloud the rest of her life. Thus, he sat in front of her, eyes filled with paternal concern while he bounced Bastien on his lap.

"I'm really just resting. I'm not doing much at all. There's no need to worry."

"I'm glad then. I was going to mention it before. You just had so much on your plate. But you need to rest a lot before you decide to come back to the company. Only when you're ready. I will check, you know."

"Kazuya," A pause. "I turned in my resignation."

"Yes, I'm aware. But I'm going to keep the job open for you. I'll have someone cover for you until then."

"You can't. So many people have their eye on it. It's not fair to - "

"It's not. But I'm not necessarily a fair man. I might play nice as much as I can, but this is important to me. So I will put my foot down. Is anybody going to tell me otherwise?"

"Um, the shareholders."

"But I own the vast majority. What are the other ten percent going to do? They're members of the family anyway, so they have to listen to me whether they like it or not. I don't mind waiting. That job is yours, even if you don't want it."

The girl gave a huff. She wasn't sure if it was one of disbelief or one of anger, but it lightened her heart. The man valued her. It was so strange. He was willing to look like a fool if it meant she had a little more security. Normally, someone would have expected something in return, too, but no, not Kazuya. The way he treated her was so foreign. If she hadn't been actively trying to suppress it, she would have started crying. And yet, despite that, he noticed.