It was supposed to be a blessed day for our daughter. My mother had prepared the presents for her as always. She was always a rather diligent and spoiling person, going to the max with her gifts even to her associates. She hails from Europe and naturally she has a lot of money from there.
However as we were in the call.
"Yes, I picked her favourites. You know that I am more familiar with her than you are, Fuyuhiko (冬彦)"
I heard something I shouldn't have.
"TO OUR LOVE, OUR SALVATION."
I heard the beginning of explosion, and then the call ended abruptly. I've began contacting the police, demanding answers and justice.
The culprits of the terrorist attack were Saeko (平・冴子) and Ren Taira (平・連), aged 28 (F) and 39 (M) - and they were the members of an infamous cult that had radical fatalist views. They went aboard a train with explosives strapped to their bodies and then, when the train was about to reach its next station, they set off the said explosives, damaging the train and making retrieval procedure more difficult.
Among the victims was my mother, Bianca.
I could never forgive those savages, who killed my mother and broke my girl's heart.
However in that period, I suppose in my grief I've distanced away from my family. To escape the pain, I've buried myself in work. I've become more stricter in monitoring Yukino's movement, hiring private investigators to observe her route to ensure her safety.
I thought I could keep her safe.
But apparently these scum had spawns. At first I was sceptical of Denjirou Taira: as he was of a much lower class than us, being a seemingly ordinary medical student. That's not the man Yukino should want.
However then I looked into his background and found something deplorable - he was the direct offspring of the vermin that killed my family.
The apple doesn't fall off that far from the tree - so him being even a presence in our lives is despicable.
But I just can't tell Yukino the truth, for it will break her.
And so I've tried my best to steer her away, but she wouldn't listen. Like a moth to a flame, she is captivated by something that would lead to her doom.
Was it his plan to work his way in? To corrupt Yukino, leeching our funds and dying just like his heinous parents, taking Yukino with him? I won't allow it. I won't allow it.
And yet she kept resisting. She kept saying how much she loved him. And yet I had no guts to tell her the truth, and neither is Shinha (心花).
It's time we had to do something about this.
"Yes, we're looking for a bachelorette for our son. Knowing your business - why don't we do a merger? Putting differences aside to form a monopolized entity."
We've agreed to marry off our daughter to the rival company's heir as a way to kill three birds with one stone. Yukino's obsession with that parasite, Heir's desire for a bride and the merger of two parties to form one big company.
Now...
"I apologise, Mr. Minamoto. I believe I may not be compatible with Ms. Yukino. I'm not sure how our union will play out."
"You might want to adopt a trick or two from my private investigators and watchmen. I implore that you follow my daughter from a distance to gauge her interests. There's a man called Denjirou Taira, be on a lookout for him."
"Wouldn't that be violation of her privacy."
"You're her future husband, no? It's better to gather intel, by any means necessary for a happy marriage."
"..."
The White Knight had moved.