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Natsumi never gave him the answer to his question that day because she was too dumbfounded that Itsuki found her attractive.
She found it hard to believe because he himself was a very attractive person and him taking an interest in a person like her was unthinkable for her.
Especially after seeing the women around him , it only made her inferiority grow but at the same time her feelings for him also grew as he treated her very well and she could see from his eyes that he meant every compliment he said.
It made her feel complicated as she wanted to plead with him to not treat her so kindly as she would only fall harder for him and it was painful since she didn't feel he would reciprocate her feelings.
She didn't want to ruin the good relationship she had with him and as time went by she felt it was harder to contain her feelings as he always treated her well and would always tease her and would continue calling her cute.
Although she acted like she was annoyed it was quite the opposite as she felt joy everytime he complimented her.
Whenever she saw him act so lovey dovey with his wives she would feel envious and couldn't help but fantasize about being in their spots , but she never could gather the courage to tell him her feelings.
But everything changed when he decided to alter the timeline , and her life became better , she wasn't ugly anymore , she had more self confidence.
Everyone adored her and she was admired by both boys and girls but this did nothing for her as she would always feel that she was missing something.
Like a part of her was not there and she was just going along with the flow , and it all made sense the day her memories returned.
She felt both sad and angry , although she was grateful to him for changing her life for the better she couldn't help but get angry at him for doing this all alone.
She couldn't help but fear the possibility that , what would have happened if she never recovered her memories and continued to live feeling empty , would in the end marry someone she didn't like , start a family and continue a mundane life while wondering about the emptiness inside of her.
"Haah!" Natsume let out a hot sigh as she rested her head against his chest after pulling away from the passionate kiss.
She was tearing up a bit due to all the emotions she was experiencing but in the end she was the happiest she had ever been.
" Please don't leave me ever again...I want to you to be a part of my life forever..." Natsumi didn't say anything else as these words were the culmination of her feelings.
" I can't promise anything ... But I will try my best to not make you sad ever again " Itsuki said with conviction as he hugged Natsumi tighter making her hum in agreement as she buried her face in his chest.
He slowly raised her face while wiping away her tears with his thumb while smiling gently at her.
" Your mascara is all ruined ~ Now we are gonna be late if you don't hurry ~ " Itsuki said teasingly making Natsumi roll her eyes at him.
" Whose fault do you think that it ~ " She said with an annoyed huff as she went to wipe her face and re apply the the make up however light it maybe.
She was beautiful enough to not need any amount of make up but she felt the need to look the best when she was with Itsuki.
Some people had some I'll intent while inviting her to the gathering while others wanted to try their luck with her.
Not matter which side they were on they were bound to be dissapointed....
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" Hahaha! if it isn't Tom-san ~ " A pompous voice came from the side making the man called Tom turned his head and direct an annoyed glare to blonde haired man with a smug expression on his face.
" Harry...." Tom said in a bland tone as he disliked seeing Harry's smug face.
Both of them where from the upper class and their families had dealings with each other so they should have been friends but due to some problems in high school both of them hated each other's guts.
" Dick..." Suddenly Harry narrowed his eyes as he stared at a man who was standing a few feet away from them and he had a gloomy aura around him but instead of pushing people away it only made the girls more curious about him as he gave off the cold prince vibe.
Both Tom and Harry disliked Dick as they saw him as the biggest competitor due to him being the most handsome.
Although both of them wouldn't admit it they knew deep down that Dick was the most handsome one among them.
And they hated him for it because it meant he had the highest chance of accomplishing what they couldn't.
Getting the heart of the woman both of them liked.
Natsumi Kyouno....
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All three of them had chased after Natsumi trying to get her and Harry and Tom were confident in their charm because they were rich and good looking and Natsumi was just a ordinary girl.
So it would be easy to woo her right?
Wrong ....She rejected them multiple times insinuating that she wasn't interested in a relationship and they could only believe it since she didn't seem to have an interest in anyone.
And even the arrogant Dick got turned down and got a slap in the face when he tried to be pushy with Natsumi but instead of hating her he seemed to have fallen deeper and in front of everyone he declared something that still all of them remebered and made all of the girls squeal.
As the cold faced Dick had a smile on his face for the first time.
" You have catched my interest woman~ " ....
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Poor guys don't know what's going to happen :)