212 Evening Out

"I know you're going to be a great dad. I will tell Chiaki that…"

Ha?

Suzuki Aki stared dumbfounded at his younger sister. He was at a loss as to what to say to her. However, as he absorbed his words, he slowly turned a bit scarlet as he turned away in embarrassment.

"You don't have to – I mean don't tell her," Aki told Ara before coughing to clear his suddenly clogged throat. "I don't think there's any use telling her that."

Ara raised a brow at her brother in question. "Why not?"

"Because for people who didn't want to look at you clearly, nothing anyone could say would matter."

There was a depression in his voice when Aki spoke. It was as if he's confessing that despite his continuous effort into trying to win some of Chiaki's personal time, a part of him had already given up.