Novel Full Chapter 558: Ishikawa III
Chapter 558: Ishikawa III
As Ishikawa poured out her emotions, Hiro’s eyes snapped toward her, taken aback by the intensity of her sudden outburst.
However, when he looked closer, he saw more than just anger. Her face was twisted with conflicting emotions, and though she seemed furious, her reddened eyes brimmed with unshed tears, revealing a deeper sadness.
‘Did I say something wrong? Is this my fault?’
Hiro stood frozen, his mind racing to understand the cause of her distress. But no comforting words came to him. He remained silent, unsure of what to say.
His silence only seemed to fuel her anger, as if she had been waiting for some kind of response from him.
Ishikawa’s mouth opened to say something but she refrained from saying. Then she turned away to leave without uttering a word.
Hiro was puzzled by her gesture.
Even so, when he found her leaving, he rushed to stop her. Then he grabbed her hand and said, “Where are you going?”
“Does it matter?” Ishikawa said as she tried to break free from his clutch.
“Did I say something wrong?” He asked.
“No, you didn’t. It’s just I expected way too much.” She responded sounding in a way that seemed as if she was somewhat overwhelmed with grief.
Although she tried to hide what she said later, Hiro with his sharp senses still caught the whiff of it. So, he couldn’t help but ponder if he had done something that infuriated her.
As he began to ponder, he recalled that earlier, he was annoyed at her. So, he couldn’t rule out the possibility that she might have been pissed because of it.
He had heard that most girls were rather sensitive. But he hadn’t envisioned that they would be this sensitive. Still, since it was he who had infuriated her, he owed an apology.
So, he hurriedly apologized, “I’m sorry. Earlier I got a little annoyed. I know it was me who had called you for help. But I shouldn’t have tried to raise my voice out of discontentment.” “It’s just that I wanted to buy a gift for Mom. So, I got a little annoyed after getting shunned time and again,” he added.
Even though Hiro apologized to her, she was prepared to leave. But when she heard the real reason why Hiro had called her, she froze in her tracks.
The expression on her face changed rapidly. Her cheeks and ears started to redden and she felt extremely embarrassed.
It wasn’t Hiro who had misguided her but it was she who had misunderstood him. But now that she had caused a ruckus, how was she going to explain him?
Her mind went blank and her vision turned blurry.
Slowly, panic began to set in and she felt as if the world around her was starting to wobble, ‘What…? Do I… do now?’
At this point, continuing with the act seemed the only plausible option. But if she did that her relationship with Hiro would turn sour for sure.
So, she couldn’t even bring herself to walk away. Caught in limbo, it seemed as if she had no way to retreat. Right then the staff of the shop who were alerted by the commotion arrived at the scene.
“Sir, Mam, You can’t disturb others like this.”
Immediately upon hearing the voice of the staff, Hiro let go of her hand. It seemed like he had garnered some unwanted attention.
“Please, don’t misunderstand us. We weren’t fighting. We had a small disagreement regarding our contradicting choices,” Hiro hurriedly tried to clarify.
It would be troublesome if they misinterpreted the situation. So, with that in mind, he began
to clarify about their situation. But he still feared about Ishikawa’s cooperation.
If she said otherwise, who knows what would happen to him?
“Yeah, sorry about the commotion. We had a little disagreement regarding our contradicting choices.”
Thankfully, Sumire testified his statements.
Hearing their testament, the staff gave a deep look. Then she left with a warning, “Even so, I’d like you both to keep it quiet here. You can’t disturb others with your disagreements. I hope respected sir and mam would adhere to it.”
With that said, she turned to leave.
Hiro heaved a sigh of relief and turned to look at Sumire, “I’m sorry about earlier.”
“No, I’m sorry about getting angry at you.”
Sumire apologized as well.
Since they sorted the argument between them, Hiro didn’t ask her anything further about the matter. He felt that it’d be wise to leave it at that than talk about it.
The two then quietly shopped. The mood between the two after they sorted their short conflict was much more lighter and cheerful than before.
Plus Sumire was more cooperative. So, with her help, Hiro didn’t take long to find the perfect fit for his mother. At that moment, he really felt glad that he had brought her along with him.
If he had come alone, he might have regretted his choice.
With her guidance, he bought the best possible gift for his mom. Along with the dress he bought, he also bought a necklace that didn’t seem too extravagant.
Coming out of the mall, Hiro couldn’t refrain from expressing his gratitude for her, “Thank you, Sumire. You really helped me a lot today.”
A playful smirk adorned her visage as she responded, “Save your thanks for later. I didn’t help you out of courtesy. Since I’ve helped you this much, shouldn’t you treat me to a nice dinner?”
Right now, she appeared quite bold.
But he didn’t dislike her boldness. So, he responded with a grin, “Then how about we get something to eat before we head home?”
“Since you’re a footballer who earns big bucks, it’d only be right for our dinner to be a little extravagant. Don’t you think so?” she said in a playful tone.
“Then lead the way,” Hiro answered.
Well, it’s not like he lacked money. So, he didn’t see any reason to refute her request. Also, he
didn’t want to spoil the mood either.
After that short conflict inside the mall, she had changed drastically.
It was as if she had started to open up.