It’s a quiet dinner.
Asides from the fact that Mrs Shimizu kept piling meat on my plate before she finally left, and Saeko trying to make eye contact with me from across the table. Yes, very quiet.
“Would you be fine with testifying against Takahashi Ryota?”. Miyamura says, clearly addressing Saeko. Him speaking takes me by surprise, because he’s spent most of dinner time ignoring everyone and tapping away on his phone.
I finally raise my head to meet Saeko’s gaze, and she looks panicked. Like a startled deer. Well, I wouldn’t want to testify against an alpha in court either.
It’s not even a case of ‘What if he gets out?’, because there is no way Takahashi is getting out of this mess. I mean, even Mrs Shimizu can tell that Miyamura is bloody furious.
He’s not doing anything, nor i
