“It is time my son” Ena said gently.
It had been a week since Zoe had fallen from the castle and Akihiko had not come out of his room since he woke up in Beijing. He mostly just sat on the balcony and had drunk Rice wine or whiskey till the point he passed out. But today was they day he had been dreading the most - Zoe’s funeral.
Of course no body had been found by any of the search parties. Besides Zoe had been very specific about the kind of service she wanted. A simple church service, with a small gathering afterwards.
“I am not going” Akihiko said simply.
“You are going Akihiko! You are representing our syndicate!” Ena snapped. Ena was plainly hurting too and he could not deal with the mental effort of persuading Akihiko.
“Will you leave me alone if I go?” Akihiko said
“Yes! Now
