Chapter 217 Dinner With My Daughter

Dinner With My Daughter

Ugaki’s PoV

We continue our meal in silence, barely exchanging words.

No, just meeting her is enough. Just meeting her gives me the courage to face death. Ordering the fried oyster, my wife’s favorite, was in a way a symbol of my weakness.

I wish I could go back to those happy days. The days when the three of us smiled as a family and when my dear, understanding friend was still with us.

But it’s too late. Everything is lost.

All that remains is revenge.

Of course, I didn’t intend to do anything here. When I learned that my best friend’s child was being bullied by Kondo, the son of that councilor, I had no choice but to carry out my plan before it was fully prepared.

Even if it meant an all-out war with the Prime Minister’s camp, it was necessary to render Kondo and his associates incapable of acting here. The Prime Minister’s order was to “solve the scandal as soon as possible, regardless of what happened to Kondo." However, this problem has grown beyond the expectations of the most powerful person in the country and continues to shake the foundation of the government. If Kondo’s family were left alone, they might take revenge on the Aono family. So I had to destroy them, even though it was against the Prime Minister’s wishes.

By now, that man must have realized that there is a traitor somewhere. And the most likely candidate for that traitor is me. I am secretly leaking information about this incident to the media to prolong the scandal.

The conflict with the government is still deepening under the surface, but it should come to the surface soon. There is no turning back now. But there is little risk that Ai will be harmed. Rumors of discord between me and my daughter are circulating in Nagatacho. Even the enemy camp will judge that I am no longer useful.

In a way, Kitchen Aono was our Achilles’ heel, but this incident has drawn the media’s attention to the Aono family. In other words, even the powers that be cannot easily touch us.

The people I care about are safe now. The optimal environment for a decisive battle has been created.

This dinner was necessary to strengthen my resolve for the next step.

From here, my revenge drama will begin. Even if it means dying, I will not forgive.

Ai’s PoV

After our meal, I said goodbye to my father.

I wanted to explain about Senpai, but I couldn’t bring myself to do it.

My father must know, but he said nothing on purpose. Is this okay? Or am I just being played with?

“Ojou-sama, do you want to go somewhere?”

After watching my father’s back as he left, I was asked by Kuroi, so I told him, “I want to go to Kitchen Aono.”

I wanted to see my Senpai.