Haruto stood in front of The Love Kingdom hotel, where Crown of Ito operated, his black jacket hood pulled over his head and a mask covering his face added with a black backpack.
He looks like a robber.
Tonight was the night. He was going to steal the data from an office that even Ayaka couldn't touch.
And yet…
He couldn't focus.
Haruka's reaction to Chiyo's pregnancy kept replaying in his mind.
"Oh wow, good for both of you."
She had smiled when she said it. But Haruto knew better—her heart wasn't smiling at all.
Ever since then, she had been avoiding him. No words, no glances, not even acknowledging his presence.
Just this morning, he had seen her struggling to reach the flour in the kitchen. She was tiptoeing, stretching her arm as far as it could go.
Naturally, as her brother, he grabbed the flour for her.