Chapter 53: Every House Is Dark, Only One Lonely Light Remains
At an airport somewhere in the United States—
"Nao-san, you're really not coming back with me?"
Yukima Azuma asked with a half-smile, his tone light.
Hayasaka Nao gave him an exasperated look, her patience clearly wearing thin.
She had been sent abroad by the Shinomiya Group.
Returning to Japan wasn't as simple as booking a ticket—it would mean walking right into the jaws of the higher-ups waiting to pin blame on her.
And besides...
Azuma had dumped all the work on her.
If she left, who was going to establish the company? Handle the investments? Push through the "Titanic" deal?
In short—Yukima Azuma was full of crap, and she knew it.
Not that she could say it out loud. After all, she had made him wait half a day during their first meeting, until his arm had gone numb from holding it out.