Having Had My Bride Stolen, I Just Want to Live Peacefully - Chapter 17

The reception room of the Fujisaki family.

Fujisaki Seiji, the head of the family, sat deeply in a chair.

“We found true love. So let me marry Himeno-san!”

“I’m going to spend the rest of my life with Minato-kun! So please, Dad!”

Minato and Himeno were desperately trying to persuade their father, Seiji, who was right in front of them.

But they were only loud enough to tell them how important their love was and how much they thought of each other.

When he met him, he said, “I’m sorry!”

Seiji, who had been devoted to listening for a while, quietly opens his mouth.

“That’s enough, I understand.”

“Really? I’m glad…”

“Thank you, Dad…”

Minato was relieved, and Himeno was so moved that she almost cried.

“Now that you know it, keep both of your mouths shut.”

A low-pitched voice fills the drawing room, giving the listener a sense of intimidation.

The words of the president of a large corporation were indescribably powerful.

The two took their breaths with a snap.

From a happy atmosphere, the two of them suddenly fall into despair.

“I’m afraid you’re mistaken. I don’t care about your marriage.”

“What!? Why?”

“What do you mean, Dad?”

“Silent.”

The two shook their shoulders and finally became quiet.

“First of all Himeno, you are no longer a family. I can’t accept criminals who betray others as part of the Fujisaki family.”

A keen glance penetrates Himeno.

Himeno’s shoulders trembled differently from her father’s usual appearance.

It was the first time he had addressed her as ‘you’.

Of course, the face he shows in front of his family is different from the face he usually has as a businessman.

This attitude emphasized that she was no longer a family member.

“With that in mind, I don’t care about the marriage between  you and this person, who are strangers.”

Seiji continues.

“I give you credit for coming to apologize to me. But isn’t it too late to come? Normally, you should visit on that day or the next at the latest.”

“That’s…!”

“You don’t have to answer.”

Minato began to say something, but Seiji stopped him.

“Whatever the reason, the fact remains the same. It tells the story of Himeno and you. When you came here, I didn’t have any confectionery folds, and what’s more, you showed up in plain clothes. I can only imagine that a T-shirt with incomprehensible characters makes a fool of me. And what you did caused trouble to many people. There is no point in apologizing only to me from the beginning.”

Seiji tells the story there.

Minato and Himeno had a puzzled expression on their faces.

“You don’t seem to know what you’ve done. Well, I’ll explain it to you now.”

Seiji is not emotional; he just calmly approaches the subject.

“First of all, Himeno, you broke off your engagement. Unilateral cancellation of an engagement without the other party’s agreement or justifiable reason is a breach of engagement. In that case, it is necessary to pay compensation to the other party for the expenses incurred so far. In this case, the money spent on the wedding and the like.”

“That sort of! Do women need to pay compensation!?”

When Himeno heard that it was compensation, she couldn’t help but cry out.

Seiji sighed.

“Gender has nothing to do with paying alimony. I thought I was raising you well, but I think I was wrong in your education. I’m glad I didn’t marry this kind of girl to Arata-kun. Himeno, there’s something else you’ve done. It was an insult to Arata-kun in front of many people. Abandonment of engagement is not a crime, but humiliation is a fine crime. In other words, you are a criminal.”

“L… lie…”

“A crime of insult is a crime of confession, and it cannot be sued unless it is from Arata-kun himself. But I don’t think he’ll have to file a criminal complaint against you. That’s why I can’t forgive you. I can’t acknowledge you as a family.”

Himeno, who was confronted as a criminal, was stunned.

“Next is you.”

“It’s not you, it’s Minato.”

“I don’t have to remember the names of people I’ll never meet again. You were insulting Arata-kun as well. I can’t forgive you.”

Seiji looked calm, but his voice was certainly filled with anger.

“Other than that, from the point of view of the wedding hall, the crime of intruding into buildings, so-called illegal intruders. There are still charges of obstruction of business for obstruction of business and damage to property for breaking the door while leaving. You were pushing the guard who was trying to catch you, do you know what happened to him? He reportedly broke his bone by touching his hand when he was pushed away. In other words, it’s a crime of injury.”

Minato, who had been cornered, was pale with blood.

His wave of energy is nowhere to be seen.

“A complaint must have been filed by the wedding hall and the security guard. The police will come to you soon.”

“T-the police…?!”

“What are you surprised at? You committed a criminal act, of course.”

Seiji had arranged for Minato to be driven by a lawyer arranged for the ceremony hall and security guards.

“But I… I just wanted to marry Himeno…”

“So that’s why you came to the wedding on the day of the wedding? That’s beyond ridiculous. Why didn’t you show up to Himeno earlier and express your thoughts? There must have been plenty of opportunities. Why did you choose the day of the wedding? It’s ridiculous to realize how you feel on the day of the wedding. You must have drunk imagining yourself that it would be dramatic if you looted the bride on the day somewhere in your heart. Such selfish behavior hurt him badly.”

Seiji says strongly.

“That’s the end of the story, get out of here. And don’t ever show up again.”

The two of them, who had been completely defeated, could not say anything back.

After a while, they stood up helplessly and left the room with their heads drooping.

Seiji stands up and walks toward the window.

After listening, the two of them focused on telling how much their love was.

Apology is second to none.

He was really amazed at how everyone was acting as if it was only natural for him to congratulate them if they had love.

Besides, while apologizing to him, there is no such thing as an apology without understanding the gravity of what they have done.

And there was no apology to Arata-kun.

He really couldn’t forgive that.

That was what truly angered him.

Seiji was always calm at the business meetings, but it was unusual for him to get so hot thinking about someone.

After that ceremony, he worked hard to deal with it, but it was nothing compared to Arata-kun at that time.

Seiji recalls Arata-kun’s image, who was dealing with everything by himself.

He really wanted Arata-kun to be his successor.

Sometimes, this Fujisaki family’s fence ties get troublesome.

Well, if only he and Nene could end up together… no, let’s not think about it.

He has his happiness.

And the more he looked into the man who came today, the worse he was.

There was a plan to put pressure on his place of work to cause him to lose his job, but he didn’t have a job in the first place.

After graduating from college, he did nothing and was completely shiny.

People around him said that if he did something big, he would not want to do anything normal.

It is said that he was active in sports festivals and cultural festivals when he was a student, but after all, it is a glory of his school days.

Most of the time, he has lived a fairly successful life without any effort.

Life is longer after becoming a member of society.

People who mistake themselves for being special and don’t work hard can’t succeed.　

Minato’s parents have also been notified of this incident.

It’s about time they came back from abroad.

Let’s leave the rest to the judiciary and his parents.

Seiji gives a small gloating smile.

Even so, they kept saying that it was true love.

In his opinion, it is only a matter of time before they wake up.

Childhood promises seem precious at first glance, but in reality, they are nothing.

“Is there anything left for them when their pretense of love disappears?”

Seiji murmured, looking down at their curled backs leaving the house.

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Afterword

Thank you for reading!

※ This time, I tried my best to look into the law, but there may be some mistakes or strange things. I would appreciate it if you could kindly teach me then…