After rebirth, I confessed to the losing heroine - Chapter 17- Unfair!!

The household of Shirogane was as simple as one would not expect from such a big name.

Striving in the field of construction and import-export, the name of the Shirogane family and the man standing at the pinnacle of the company doesn’t shine out by any other existence living within the boundaries of the nation.

For generations, the Shirogane family has been serving the nation as one of the leading export companies that dealt with automobile products and also, finished goods, and helped connect the world with Japan. However, the true sense of the peak of this company reached under the rule of the current head—Shirogane Souma.

The family situation of the Shirogane was not as complicated as other high-class families since Souma has always been a loyal man, who married his wife at the age of his struggle and has been with her ever since.

He was gifted with a genius and angel-like child who blessed him with excessive fortune just after her birth. The Shirogane couple doted on their daughter, not just because her existence brought so much happiness in their professional life, but also because Miyuki’s presence brought a sense of serenity into the house and made them a proper family.

It goes without saying, that being the daughter of one of the most influential person in the nation, Miyuki was well nurtured and surrounded by security all the time, but that one-in-a-million chance kind of occurrence recently transpired and nearly brought Miyuki’s life under threat.

If not for a certain someone, then Souma doesn’t know how he would have continued his life, knowing how he wasn’t able to protect his precious, despite having so much authority in hand.

And thus, to thank that savior who not only saved Miyuki from those pests but also upheld his promise by not exposing the incident to anyone, Souma invited the Takeda family to his house today.

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“Why does my lady seem so nervous, today?” Souma was about to knock on his daughter’s door to check on her, when he heard the familiar voice of Miyuki’s maid from the other side.

“It’s not-…why would you say something like that?! It’s not like I am getting dressed up for someone specifically.” The grumbling voice which undoubtedly belonged to his daughter urged Souma to raise his brows.

‘Miyuki…is shy…but why?’ More than concerned, Souma was surprised to hear his daughter being so out of character for the first time.

Whether it was the burden of being the sole heiress of the family or she was just trying to be an ideal daughter for her parents, Miyuki always seemed to be reserved toward everyone—including her parents.

However, now, hearing such a bashful response made Souma certain about something.

‘Miyuki…is really like her mother…’ Chuckling to himself, Souma didn’t eavesdrop any longer and walked away.

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Miyuki was once again, in turmoil.

Unsurprisingly, it was once again, because of a single person named, Takeda Hiroto.

No, it wasn’t like he said or did something to trouble her. More like, he would be coming to her house today and Miyuki was informed just in the morning!

As the first and only child of the Shirogane household, she has a reputation to uphold, by bringing forth, the best version of herself. And surely, being a girl, she needed to call her make-up artist and dress designer to make her the perfect apparel for the occasion.

Yes, it’s all about her reputation…

“Accept it or not, but my lady wants to groom for Hiroto-san~”

Miyuki glared at her maid through the mirror as she heard the rubbish statement she just delivered upon Miyuki’s unfulfilled wish.

“You know I can sue you for that yapping, right?” Generally, Miyuki tends to be soft-spoken and behaves properly with everyone…however, when this woman speaks such ridiculous things, there is no way for Miyuki to hold back.

“Hai hai~I know my lady can send me to prison for speaking facts.”

Miyuki’s glare intensified but it didn’t bother the older one as she braided her lady’s hair with a casual smile extending her lips.

Miyuki scoffed and looked away. Despite whatever she said, there was no way, Miyuki would never try to look good for a man.

Although Hiroto has been on her mind a lot these days because of that confession and also the conversation they had yesterday on the rooftop, and also the way he showed consideration for her and also…

“Ugh!”

“My lady?!” The maid panicked upon seeing her lady suddenly covering her face behind her palms and ducking her head in embarrassment.

It didn’t take long before Kasumi understood the reason behind her lady’s sudden reaction which made her grin even more. However, she decided to hold her teasing for now and see how the gathering of the two families go~

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Around two in the afternoon, the family of three arrived at the mansion.

Standing to greet the Takeda family, all three members of the Shirogane family were standing at the entrance.

Despite her poor health, the lady of the house—Shirogane Yuki stood on the left of her husband. She had a rare skin disease that prohibited her from coming in contact with sunlight. And in general, her physicality was extremely frail, to the point where walking even ten minutes exhausted her.

Yuki mostly never attends any parties or gatherings, however, today was different. The people arriving at her home are special since if not for their son, Yuki could only shudder at the thought of what might have happened to her daughter.

On the right of the man of the house, stood the young lady wearing her usual expression…however, those who knew her closely surely could discern how she was barely holding herself from rushing away from the place and locking herself inside her room.

But that wasn’t allowed. She needs to endure…endure…

“Hey, Miyuki. Long time~”

*Puff*

It had taken six hours since morning for the girl to prepare herself and strengthen her mental fortitude…yet just the way Hiroto greeted her with that…awful smile of his, Miyuki’s facade began to break.

The four adults along with the maids around, turned silent completely.

The unusual way he greeted her and also, how calm and casual Hiroto seemed when his parents were barely holding themselves together, just stunned the audience.

Hiroto moved forward took Miyuki’s left hand in his and with a slight bow, kissed her knuckles,

“You look gorgeous.”

“Eh?”

“Huh?”

“Fufu…” While his parents seemed taken aback by Hiroto’s unexpected behavior, the lady standing beside Souma giggled while enjoying the show.

However, the person who was directed with so many assaults right off the bat was no longer able to hold back.

“I….I HATE YOU!!” And with that, Miyuki ran away, followed by her maid, who also had a smile hanging on her lips.

“Wait for me, my lady~”

This guy was too much for a maiden to handle!

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A/N:- Oh my tsundere princess. I can’t tell, how much I am enjoying writing their interaction.

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