He looked up at the stars, tears brimming his eyes threatening to fall any second now. A smile fell on his face shortly,
finally...she became one of the stars.
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"You are a hero." She said with a shaky breath, "It matters not which side you...
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꧁seventy-five꧂ Roses and Kensho
the same day
The meeting was adjourned and all executive directors left the room. (Name) placed a hand on her temples and rubbed it gently, "Yaoyorozu Corp. bought all of their stocks and withdrawed from the (Last Name) Line?" She asked.
Ataeru's secretary, Ms. Mijin, nodded. "They're company's slowly decreasing its sales starting last year—which was the first launch of (Last Name) Corp. in Japan." Ms. Mijin cleared her throat.
"I can see that," (Name) started and sat up straight on her chair. "They hold very small company share, but 4% is still a problem. Find an immediate patch. Net worth no less than 10 million. Japan owned."
Ms. Mijin nodded, "will do."
(Name) left and took a quick stroll around (Last Name)'s Corp's main headquarters. She was greeted with bows and small waves, which she returned with a small smile.
(Name) hopped in her car, with the chauffeur opening it for her. She muttered a quick 'thank you' before he fully closed the car doors.
When the vehicle moved, she grabbed the folder out the pocket of the seat in front of her. Scanning the contents, but eventually got dizzy.
She heaved a sharp sigh before dropping the papers to the empty seat next to her lazily.
(Name) looked out the window and saw lots of people walking by. But what caught her attention was the word 'SALE' on a small flower shop.
"Can we stop there for a minute?" She asked the driver. He nodded and pulled the car to the side.
She stared at the flowers through her tinted windows. Seeing people smell, and admire the beauty of the roses made her feel empty.
She couldn't bring herself to stare at the roses too long, for she could see blood slowly drowning its petals—so she looked at the customers instead.
Couples, kids, or just a single person looked over the roses with smiles on their faces. The owner seemed to have a garden quirk, which she used to showcase some of her flower arrangements.
No matter how the sun hit their smiles, (Name) can't herself to do so.
"The flowers huh?" She flinched at the voice next to her.
Snapping her neck, she saw Carlitos sitting next to her. Even the driver got scared, but chose to close the small window that separates the two parts of the car for their privacy.
(Name) shook her head, "yeah.."
"Well," Carlitos started and grabbed the ppers he accidentally sat on. "I understand why you're so damn hateful against roses, but (Name)." Carlitos looked at her with worried eyes, which (Name) refused to meet by still staring at the people walking around the shop. "It's been years."
