94 94. Asking for Forgiveness


    Pa was very surprised to find five people in ck suits in front of her. They don’t look like good people. Were they the ones who did bad things to William?


    “What do you want?” Pa asked with a panicked look as if her heart was about to jump from her throat. Was William all right? Was he dead? Those were the only two questions that were ringing in her head.


    However, Pa’s question was immediately answered momentster. A nt-eyed man supported William’s body, who walked with a limp. What a sight! Her heart skipped beating for a moment.


    “William?” Pa rushed to her husband, hugging him very tightly. “I am so worried! I thought our child would grow up without his or her father.”


    William smiled weakly, returning Pa’s hug tightly. “Sorry, I took a long time. Are you hungry? Have you eaten yet?”


    Pa looked up, her blue eyes drilling deeply into William. “How dare you talk about food when you’re half dead like this. Who dared to hurt you so badly like this?” she yelled, looking at the men in ck.


    William was about to answer. However, he was aware that the night was getting colder. It’s not good to be outside all the time. “How about we invite our guests to get inside first?” He asked then, stroking her silky blond hair lovingly.


    Pa looked around and realized that was what she should have done in the first ce. How could she leave her bandaged husband outside, in the cold weather?


    Everyone finally went into Pa’s cramped apartment. Everyone sat cross-legged because Pa didn’t have enough chairs for her six guests.


    .....


    “So you are from the Yamaguchi family?” asked Pa calmly even though the fire of anger shed clearly in her sapphire eyes, making the other person could only lower his head again after trying to raise his head to look at her face.


    “Right. I am Akane’s little brother,” Ryuu answered while nodding without lifting his head even a little bit.


    “What do you want? Don’t you realize that this will only add to the list of criminal acts of the Yamaguchi family?” Pa asked again, this time her voice rising. Of course, Her question needed no answer. Despite this, Ryuu still nodded and agreed with Pa’s statement.


    “I deeply apologize for the shameless act of my family. Our grandfather should not have involved your husband in this feud,” Ryuu said with deep regret. After he got the full story about the problems facing his family and the background of his grandfather’s reckless actions, he realized that old Yamaguchi had gone too far. Even for criminal acts, he shouldn’t involve innocent people.


    Pa couldn’t even put a smile on her face. To her, what the Yamaguchi family had done waspletely unforgivable. It was disgusting.


    “Okay, I don’t want to discuss anymore. Everything is very clear and you already admit it. So...” Pa paused for a moment. “Let’s just get on with the trial.”


    Pa’s final words, even though Ryuu had expected them, still felt like lightning to the ear. After his sister and father were proven to havemitted a crime, now his grandfather was indeed guilty.


    Ryuu gulped. He didn’t want the family he loved to be destroyed. However, what can be done? Nothing he could do to change the fact.


    “If you allow it, I intend to make a huge investment in yourpany,” Ryuu said then, nodding in doubt.


    “Sorry, I refuse if this is because you want me to drop the charges against your family,” Pa answered firmly. She was indeed a foreigner, but she wanted to be treated fairly.


    “This is not to prevent you from dropping the charges. However, I felt embarrassed and wanted to make amends. I hope that, in the future, there will be no animosity between our families,” Ryuu insisted. He bowed even deeper, making Pa feel bad for not granting Ryuu’s request.


    Pa turned to her husband, seeing him in a bad state. “Shouldn’t your family have started this from the beginning? How much loss we suffered, theck of trust between employees, and even now that you guys put my husband in this ... beaten condition... do you wish that those bad things could be erased so easily?”


    “Forgive us-”


    “That’s enough. We are not people whock money or who desperately need investors. We know how many assets the Yamaguchi family has. What you have to offer is not tempting enough to be considered.”


    Ryuu could only lower his head. The shame was unbearable. Pa then stood up and went to her room. She felt too tired to face the Yamaguchi family at this time.


    William and Ryuu looked at each other, then William said, “You guys cane backter ... another time maybe. I don’t think Pa is in a good state right now.”


    Ryuu and his men then went home in embarrassment because his apology was not epted.


    William then went into the room to check on Pa’s condition. In the room, he saw her opening herptop, going through the information she had just received about a rough estimate of the Yamaguchi family’s fortune.


    “Will, are you okay? I’ll make food and warm drinks for you,” Pa said when she realized William had entered the room.


    However, William prevented Pa’s hand from touching the sliding door. He cupped Pa’s face with his cold hands and then looked at her sharply with his emerald eyes.


    “I’m sorry,” William whispered.


    “Hey, why are you the one apologizing?” asked Pa with a sad look. “I should be the one apologizing for getting you involved in my business.”


    “You are my wife, I want to be involved in your life as much as possible if it can reduce the tension in your head,” William whispered again.


    “Will-”


    “I want you to rx a little.”


    “Will-”


    Pa didn’t continue what she was saying because what William did next was lock her lips with his. He was determined to make Pa feel a little more at ease.