Meet My Rich Husband (Sekaiichi Romantica Fanfic)

Akihiko x Misaki Backstory Part 3 - Chapter 23

"Oh? Akihiko huh? He's busy as usual. The press is on him nowadays so he doesn't want to go out."

I nodded but I sense he doesn't want to tell me the details.

I think he knows about Nii-chan.

"Akihiko will try to contact you if he wanted to. But he didn't, did he? So if you're smart, I know you are since you got in to JU and you're Takahiro's brother, you know what that means."

I almost choked on nothing.

He wore a smiling face but his eyes were mad.

"Okay, I didn't say anything else. Why are you like that Sensei?"

The smile was gone.

"He was alone. Even way before. He had me, but he was alone. He didn't like socializing with people. He has a nasty attitude and I bet you didn't know that."

Yes, I kinda knew that he had a nasty attitude, I also saw the loneliness in his eyes as well.

The rich boy in a big mansion, youngest son, neglected by his father.

But still, he was with us. He still felt alone.

"I don't know what you mean, Sensei."

"He became lonelier when he was with you and Takahiro. I know that you know since you've been coming to Akihiko's apartment for some time. So, if you want Akihiko to move on, move forward, focus on his career, let him be. Don't meddle with his life anymore, or rather... Don't be in his life anymore."

...

I wanted to cry.

I've never felt so sick in my entire life.

I wanted to punch Sensei in the face.

I wanted to scream obscenities at him.

This is the first I wanted to do the opposite of what has been said to me.

"You don't want me in his life? Sure, I'll force my way in then."

The next day I came to his apartment complex.

I stood outside the building for sometime, I thought the security guard wouldn't let me in but he actually did.

I waited outside Akihiko-san's door, I tried listening if he was inside but I couldn't hear anything.

He's in there, I thought.

I pushed the doorbell, and I avoided the camera that shows the face of the visitor at the monitor by the door way.

The voice was muddled up, maybe because the mic didn't pick up the voice very well. I don't know if he's alone or not.

I pushed the doorbell  again, and he asked..."Who's there?"

I showed my palm, and I immediately heard the doors being unlocked.

The door swung open, and a different man welcomed me.

"Takahashi-kun?"

...

From behind, I saw Akihiko-san.

He was half naked, only wearing a towel on his lower half.

Sensei was holding a towel, he was trying to dry his hair with it before he opened the door.

"What are you doing here, Misaki?" Akihiko-san asked

Tears welled up, I tried my best to keep the cry in.

I smiled, and said. "I came to visit, but it looks like you have a visitor. I'll come back next time."

I stepped back and immediately brisked away from the entrance.

I didn't look back, I was too scared of what Sensei might say to me again.

I decided not to take the elevator and ran towards the stairs.

But suddenly, someone from behind tugged on my backpack and I stopped.

"Misaki, wait. Why are you here?"

I still had my back at him, the tears fell and I don't want him to see me so vulnerable.

"I thought that, since you're busy with your career, and you just won an award as well, I decided to buy you a congratulatory present."

He avoided us for almost 4 weeks, and his birthday was in between those.

I had this since then, Nii-chan even told me to bake him a cake if ever he stopped by or decided to contact us or something.

He never did.

I stretched out my arms backward, and he took the gift.

I heard him tearing the wrapper, I sobbed quietly.

It was a tie.

A black tie with grey shiny streaks on it.

He always wears a suit in his interviews, so I thought he'd be wearing it to the future interviews he'll have.

"I'm sorry for not talking to you, and thank you for this."

"Its okay, I know that you're busy with everything. Its fine."

He grabbed my shoulders and locked me into a hug.

I couldn't keep my sobs in, I let go.

"Its not fine, I'm sorry Misaki."

That was the last thing he said to me.