Family marriages were not uncommon in this country. No matter how confident Utaha Kasumigaoka was, when she heard that it involved the Doma Family and the Shinomiya Family, her heart could not help but tremble. It was only because Sogo had rejected it so decisively; otherwise, she might not have had the courage to stand here—would Sogo cause a rift with his family for her?
What was more... it had to be said that Utaha Kasumigaoka truly lived up to being a light novel author. Toshiro Hijikata had said only one sentence, yet she had already imagined a whole series of bittersweet plots about romance among the wealthy.
However.
"???" Sogo Doma, standing nearby, was utterly
flabbergasted. "Hijikata, what do you think I should say to him? Don't you know I haven't been living with the Doma Family for a long time?"
"Huh!?" Those words also snapped Utaha Kasumigaoka out of the plot she had imagined. Right, Sogo was completely different from those children of prestigious families. Even Umaru had said that when she came here with Sogo, they had barely brought any money. Umm... some of the scenarios she had come up with would have to be cut, such as financial sanctions, canceling credit cards, and so on. But if none of those worked, how could the wealthy family possibly hold Sogo in check?
"Don't make running away from home sound so damn glorious!" Toshiro Hijikata could not help saying just as Utaha Kasumigaoka was considering how to advance the plot.
Utaha Kasumigaoka: "..." So it really was running away from home?
"What do you mean, running away from home? I already told you, we were kicked out..." Sogo Doma sneered.
"Give me a break..." Toshiro Hijikata shot him a sidelong look. "If it were just you, I might