Before I could answer, her eyes turned red again. She bit her lip hard, clearly fighting back tears.
"So… when you said you would marry me… You were lying to me the whole time, right?" Her voice cracked with pain and accusation. "You just said it to calm me down so I would let you treat me… You already have a girlfriend… a whole family even. Was I just a pathetic dying girl you felt sorry for?"
She clenched her fists tightly at her sides, her entire body trembling with a mix of rage, hurt, and embarrassment.
"You… you idiot! I actually started believing you for a moment. I even cried like a fool thinking about it last night after you left. But seeing you here happily shopping with your real women… I feel so stupid. So you were just playing hero, huh? Just another rich guy who says whatever he wants to get what he needs in the moment."
Tachibana turned her face sharply away, but I could clearly see the tears threatening to spill over.
