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After spending some tender time with Mahiru, Akasaka prepared to leave.

After all, he still had work to do...

As Japan's prime minister, he had no choice but to attend to government affairs...

At the door, Akasaka reluctantly said goodbye to his wife.

"Rest up at home and take care of the baby. Don't go wandering around for no reason..."

"There are maids in the house, so feel free to order them around. I hired them to take care of you, so don't be embarrassed about asking them to do things..."

Behind Mahiru, Ai Hayasaka and Nao Hayasaka both rolled their eyes dramatically upon hearing that.

What does he mean, don't be embarrassed about ordering us around? Does he take us for servants?

Though... we really are servants...

Mahiru agreed on the surface... just to placate her husband. In truth, she had no intention of treating Ai Hayasaka and her mother as servants. Instead, she regarded them as friends she could open her heart to.

After all, she was not some haughty young lady who could comfortably order people about...

Mahiru waved goodbye to her husband.

After taking a couple of steps, Akasaka would turn back for another look... mainly at Mahiru's stomach. It was his first time becoming a father, and he was somewhat afraid that something might happen to the child...

So before leaving, while Mahiru was away, he separately summoned Ai Hayasaka and her mother to an alley and threatened them.

"If anything happens to my wife or child—even if she loses a single hair—I'll hold you two accountable! Neither of you will get to live!"

Ai Hayasaka and her mother shuddered. Only then did they remember that the man before them had used every possible means to become Japan's prime minister while still at an age