Chapter 53 Ex-wife vs. Ex-sister-in-law

Ex-wife vs. Ex-sister-in-law

“Eh…!? R-Rina…!?”

“Yeah, I’m here~”

Don’t just say I’m here.

I mean, why are you here?

I wanted to say a lot of things, but my mind went blank from her sudden visit, and I couldn’t get any words out.

“Makoto, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? I got a little worried, so I came over to make some.”

“Eh, what are you…we’re divorced, right?”

“Yeah, that’s right. We’re indeed divorced, but there’s no law that says we can’t be in a romantic relationship again, right?”

“Eh, w-what are you talking about?”

I don’t understand.

We’re already over.

We can never have a romantic relationship again.

It has nothing to do with the law; my feelings for Rina are completely gone.

So I’m going to tell her off and make sure she never comes here again.

But when I was about to open my mouth, Rina walked past me, took off her shoes, and entered the room.

“Come on, don’t just stand there; I’m coming in~”

“W-wait a minute!”

Ignoring my protest, Rina went straight into the room and acted as if it were her own.

She had a plastic bag in her hand.

And then I suddenly realized that Hana-chan was in the kitchen.

“Not good…!”

If the two of them meet, they’ll definitely have a fight.

It would be a nuisance for the neighbors, and it might be bad for my mental health, too.

I tried to catch up with her in a hurry, but it was too late.

“…So what is the meaning of this?”

“…There is no other meaning. It’s exactly what it looks like.”

They had met.

Ugh, this is going to be a headache.

As I expected, they were glaring at each other.

“You are a complete stranger to my brother-in-law… Makoto-kun, aren’t you? Why did you come here?”

“Huh… You’re a stranger too, right? Besides, I came here to make Makoto something to eat.”

“Haa, you have some nerve, huh! You used to make Makoto do all the housework.”

“Yes, and I regret that. That’s why I came to cook for him as an apology.”

“What? What are you doing, being so selfish?”

“Yeah, I’m selfish. But isn’t that what love is? A person just falls in love arbitrarily.”

“I don’t understand. What you’re saying sounds like the mind of a stalker. It’s disgusting… Do you think he’ll forgive you?”

“I know it’s disgusting. I don’t expect to be forgiven. I just want to do what I want to do. What’s wrong with that?”

Hana-chan was taken aback by Rina’s completely self-righteous attitude and tried to counter it.

To be honest, I was pretty surprised too.

I thought she was selfish, but this was on a whole other level. She was way too selfish.

“By the way, what are you doing here, Hana? Are you two dating or something?”

“N-no, that’s not it… I just came to make Makoto-kun something to eat.”

“Oh, I see. I guess we are sisters after all. We think alike.”

“Don’t compare me to you!”

As if irritated by Rina’s “sisters” remark, Hana-chan shouted in an angry voice.

“Don’t yell so loud; I can hear you fine. It’s a nuisance for the neighbors when you’re too loud.”

“Whose fault is that?”

What…? Why is Rina so quiet?

No, something seems strange.

In the first place, normally a wife wouldn’t come to cook for her ex-husband.

And we didn’t get a peaceful divorce either.

She looked down on me, mentally abused me, and even cheated on me.

Would someone like that go out of her way to cook something for me?

Why is she so obsessed with me?

It’s not normal unless she’s crazy.

“But unfortunately, I’m going to cook for him, so you should go home.”

“Huh? There’s no way I’m going home in this situation. There’s no way I’m going to leave you alone with Makoto-kun after you made him want a divorce! What? Are you trying to atone for your sins? Or is there some reason why you can’t be with anyone but Makoto-kun?”

“Tch!”

As if she had hit the nail on the head, Rina bit her lip in frustration and clicked her tongue.

Why was she clicking her tongue?

Atonement? Can’t be with anyone but me?

I don’t understand what Hana-chan is saying, but I can’t let them fight like this forever.

I steeled myself and talked to Rina.

“Rina… I’m sorry, but you have to leave.”

“Makoto….”

That was all I could say.

Rina is stubborn, so she’ll probably throw a tantrum and stay.

While I was desperately thinking of what to say next, Rina let out a small sigh and turned her back on us.

“Fine, I’ll leave. You can use what I bought. See you later.”

“Eh?”

I was so surprised by her unexpectedly easy surrender that I couldn’t hide my surprise.

Hana-chan seemed surprised as well, and her eyes widened.

After Rina left, Hana-chan spoke to me.

“What was that…? She gave up so easily; it was scary.”

“Y-yeah, I thought so too.”

“Maybe she’s planning something bad.”

“Well, I don’t know.”

Like Hana-chan said, was she planning something weird?

We couldn’t read her mind, and we both thought about it for a while.