HIS DECISION

"All I'm saying is don't dig a hole and fall in it. That's not like you."

"What do you mean?" Alex asked.

"Come on! You are acting like you owe Sakura something. Yes, you mistook her for someone else and gave her an identity that didn't belong to her. That doesn't mean you need to feel guilty and do your best to please her."

Mateo's outburst made Alex quiet.

"I think he is right, Alex," Lucas stated. "Plus, she is attached to you. If she falls deeply for you, she will get hurt in the end as you can't reciprocate her feelings. Do you think it would be good if you hurt her more?"

Mateo thought for a while and then shared his opinion.

"On second thought, I will provide her expenses from now on. I earn enough to provide a girl of her age with food, clothes and tuition fees.

"If anything, I'll just admit her to the best university in Tokyo. She will stay in the dorm and meet her peers.