Asuka had a reason why she chose this day to demand a divorce—a reason that had kept her silent for years, even through the birth of Kota.
It was because her father was still alive.
His cold, sharp words had always pierced her resolve, leaving her unable to muster the courage to fight back.
Her fear of him was deeply ingrained, especially after her mother's death. Knowing that her mother had died upon seeing Asuka's humiliating pornographic video had been a wound that never healed.
Her father's gaze had grown sharper, cutting into her like a blade, and she had no strength to resist.
In front of him, Asuka had always been a doll—obedient, passive, and devoid of agency.
She knew that the moment she defied him, she would be discarded like a broken toy, deemed worthless and unwanted.