Chapter Four: Beautiful Demon:
Anna made it to
the front desk. The receptionist slid open the glass.
“Hello?” she
asked. Anna pressed her lips together.
“I was called
here by the suspect,” she said. The receptionist didn’t blink.
“Okay,” she
said. The receptionist picked up her phone.
“Hello?” she
asked. “Yes, she’s here. Do you want me to send her on? Uh-huh. Uh-huh. I
understand. Goodbye.” The receptionist hung up the phone.
“You can go back
there,” she said.
“Thank you,”
Anna said. She bowed and walked down the hall.
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-2:12 p.m.-
Jotaro sat at
table silent. He looked up when he heard the door open. Anna stood in the
doorway. The boy’s eyes lit up.
“Hey,” he said.
Anna closed the door behind her.
“Why are you
here?” she asked. “What’s going on here?” The former heir smiled.
“You’re just as
beautiful as ever,” he said. Anna sat down in front of him.
“What is going
on?” she asked. “Who is hunting you?” Jotaro had a serious look on his face.
“Your family,”
he whispered.
“What did you
say?” Anna asked. Jotaro stared her in the eye.
“You know the
end is coming,” he said. “Right?”
“Yes…” Anna
said. He breathed out.
“Good,” Jotaro
said. “Saves me time to explain everything.” He sighed and sat back.
“She’s using me
as bait,” he said. Anna gave him a strange look.
“What for?” she
asked. “Why you?” Jotaro lowered his eyes.
“Because I’m
close to you,” he muttered. Anna stared with big eyes. Jotaro slowly nodded.
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Tatsumi and
Konoe watched from the hall.
“What do you
think” Tatsumi asked. Konoe watched, thinking.
“I don’t know,”
he said. “It sounds legit.”
“What should we
do?” Tatsumi asked.
“Keep watching
them,” the manager said. “We’ll move if he tries anything.”
“Right,” Tatsumi
said. They continued to watch inside the room.
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Jotaro leaned
back. “You won’t win so easily, you know?”
Anna gave him a
strange look. “What do you mean?”
“She’s
desperate. Most of the family is dead or abandoning her. But, she won’t give up
so easily. Haruka won’t stop until you are dead.”
“What should we
do?”
The former heir
smiled. “Kiss me.” Anna about fell out of her chair.
“What?!” she
asked. Jotaro snickered.
“What’s wrong?”
he asked.
“I’m married,”
Anna said.
“So?” he asked.
“I’m not trying to sleep with you. I just want one kiss.”
“But…”
“Please?” Jotaro
gave her puppy dog eyes. Anna tried to resist to no avail. She turned and looked
behind her. Tatsumi and Konoe were still staring at her. Anna pressed her lips
together.
“Okay…” she
mumbled. Jotaro leapt up and kissed her on the lips. Anna didn’t push him off.
How did something so bad be so…
The door flung
wide open. Tatsumi and Konoe ran into the room. The secretary grabbed Anna away
from the boy. She ended up landing on the floor on her bottom. Everything
happened so fast. By the time Anna looked up, she was dragged out of the room.
Needless to say, Jotaro was not allowed to be by himself with Ann. Tsuzuki saw to that himself.