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After leaving the Mido family estate.

Konoe Hitomi drove Natsume Chikage home.

But throughout the ride.

She was unusually quiet.

She was nothing like the chatterbox she had been before.

Right now.

Her thoughts were actually a little tangled.

She had not expected Natsume Chikage to reject Orihime's confession.

After all, Orihime was the future head of the Mido family.

Across all of Japan, countless prominent families dreamed of marrying into the Mido family.

Even some of the Mido family's cousins were no exception.

It could be said that even before Orihime came of age, there had already been countless people coveting her, flattering her, and resorting to every possible means just to become her lover.

Because if they succeeded, they would gain the Mido family's supreme authority and immeasurable wealth.

Not to mention that Mido Orihime's looks and figure were themselves on a level beyond that of celebrities.

She was the kind of beauty capable of toppling cities and kingdoms.

Few men could reject an Orihime like that.

Yet now—Natsume Chikage had rejected her?

Konoe Hitomi found it surprising. Truly surprising.

Finally.

When the car reached the area near his home and came to a stop.

Konoe Hitomi turned to look at Natsume Chikage in the passenger seat, pursed her lips, and asked, "Why did you reject Orihime?"

"Her conditions are obviously so good. I really don't understand what reason you had to reject her."

Natsume Chikage thought for a moment before explaining seriously, "Because I don't want her to choose me only because she has no other choice."

"Even if she really does have feelings for me."

"I still hope she can make that decision under normal circumstances."

Konoe Hitomi shook her head. "That only seems abnormal in your eyes."

"But in Orihime's eyes, her decision is normal.