Black on white, she could understand every single word, yet when put together, she could no longer make sense of any of it.
Shuichi Akai watched as Akemi Miyano's body went from still to trembling. He saw the light in Akemi Miyano's eyes shatter, and a wave of helplessness surged into his heart.
Shuichi Akai closed his eyes. Apart from his father's disappearance, this was the second thing that had ever made him feel so helpless. Once, he had believed he could handle anything to perfection, but now, he couldn't even manage to keep the woman before him from crying.
Chapter 151