When Ms. Fujii handed the car keys to William, she felt thoroughly embarrassed.
That sports car of William's, worth the price of an entire apartment, had been in Ms. Fujii's possession for a full three weeks. She could have returned it a week earlier, but a business trip out of town had dragged the timeline out indefinitely. It wasn't until Sakuragi retrieved her own car from the repair shop that she finally managed to invite William out to return his vehicle. Her apologies over the phone were so profuse that William had nearly felt compelled to kneel, and he ended up laughing for a long time.
With the sports car serving as a hostage, Ms. Fujii and William had exchanged several phone calls during this period. At first, she initiated them—initially to report the repair shop's schedule, then to provide updates on the progress, and eventually, William started calling her.
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