Yoshida Saki's mother immediately flew into a rage, "Then I'll cut ties with you as mother and daughter. Get out of this house!"
"Get out! Get out right now! Hurry up and go die, you s!ut!"
Yoshida Saki's mother shoved her, knocking her to the floor.
But compared to the cold floor and the pain in her body, her heart felt even colder and hurt even more.
Large tears streamed down.
Driven out by her mother, Yoshida Saki left the house like a walking corpse.
She had almost been violated by her father, then been scolded, insulted, and blamed by her mother.
After running out of the house in tears, Yoshida Saki felt like her life was nothing but darkness. She even wanted to kill herself.
Only when she saw the figure standing outside did a small light return to her heart.
"Hik... Hikari-kun, what should I do..."
"My mother wants me to tell the police that I seduced my dad first, but I don't want to... sob..."
"But if I don't say it, she'll cut ties with me. What am I supposed to do... sob..."
While crying, Yoshida Saki spoke in broken pieces about all the pain she was carrying.
Seeing her like this, Hikari could only sigh inwardly. Her father and mother really were the same kind of people.
Shaking his head, he said, "If you don't want to lie, then don't. Let your father face the consequences he deserves."
"As for your mother, she's no better. If she wants to cut ties, then let her."
Hearing Hikari's words, Yoshida Saki's eyes lit up.
What he said matched exactly what she had been thinking.
That was how she truly felt.
She was just too timid to do it without someone supporting her.
Now that she had Hikari's support, she finally felt more confident.
A warm feeling slowly spread through the part of her heart that had been growing cold, and something called courage gradually rose within her.
"Yeah! I'll do what Hikari-kun said. I'm not going to lie for that perverted father of mine and slander myself!"
Yoshida Saki looked at Hikari gratefully. Then she steadied her breathing, clenched her fists, and walked back into the house.
Yoshida Saki's mother was still sitting in the living room. Seeing her return, she immediately stood up and gave a confident snort.
"Hmph! I knew it. You wouldn't keep acting tough for long before coming back to admit you were wrong."
"You were pretending to be so miserable earlier, making it look like I was bullying you."
"Enough. Come with me to the police station and admit that you seduced your father first so he can come home."
Looking at this woman called her mother, so certain that she would give in, Yoshida Saki felt sick.
She shook off the hand gripping her wrist and said, "I won't admit it."
"I am going to the police station later, but not to admit something as ridiculous as seducing my father first."
"I'm going as a witness to testify that my beast of a father tried to violate his own daughter."
Hearing those words and seeing the determination on her face, the middle-aged woman panicked.
She hurriedly said, "Yoshida Saki, have you lost your mind? He's your father!"
"Do you really want to see your father sent to prison for several years?"
"He's the one supporting this family!"
"If he's convicted, how are we supposed to live? What if he can't find a job after he gets out?"
"You're not a child anymore. You should know better!"
"Even if your father was drunk and really did something wrong, do you really have no fault at all?"
"Be good and plead for your father. Get him released!"
Yoshida Saki firmly shook her head, "No."
Seeing how stubborn she was, her mother had no choice but to soften her attitude.
She knelt halfway to the ground, lowered her head, and spoke quietly.
"Just take it as your mother begging you. Let your father off this one time, okay?"
"I've always treated you well. I even taught you how to do makeup before. Just put up with it a little and tell one small lie to help your father."
Looking at her mother, who seemed somewhat pitiful, Yoshida Saki felt a little reluctant.
But when she saw Hikari standing outside, her resolve became firm again.
"I don't want to lie. I want to tell the truth."
Hearing that and seeing that neither kindness nor pressure worked on her, Yoshida Saki's mother dropped the act.
She suddenly stood up from the floor and shouted at Yoshida Saki with a twisted expression.
"You really are an ungrateful brat!"
"For all these years you've eaten this family's food and used this family's money, but when the family needs you, you refuse to help at all!"
"Your father just wanted to relieve some work stress. Yet you wouldn't help him one bit!"
"So what if he slept with you once? Are you really that precious?"
"It would've been one thing if you just refused, but now you're trying to harm your father and send him to prison!"
"Do you even have a conscience?"
"Animal! You're nothing but an animal!"
"I'm warning you. If you don't testify that you seduced your father first, I'll cut all ties with you and throw you out of the Yoshida family forever!"
Faced with her mother's threat, Yoshida Saki remained firm, "I'll testify, but I'll testify that he tried to force me."
"You s!ut! Damn s!ut!", Yoshida Saki's mother raised her hand to slap her again, but this time Yoshida Saki dodged it.
"Ungrateful brat. Don't ever come back to the Yoshida family. Get out! Get out right now!"
"I curse you to get hit by a car immediately. I curse lightning to strike you. I hope you die horribly!"
Looking at this woman, who no longer had anything to do with the word mother, crazily attacking and cursing her with vicious words, Yoshida Saki felt a chill run through her.
She couldn't listen anymore and quickly turned around and left the Yoshida home.
Hearing the curses still coming from inside the house and seeing Yoshida Saki walk out quickly, Hikari said nothing and simply started walking away.
Yoshida Saki instinctively hurried after him.
One in front and one behind, the two gradually moved farther and farther from the Yoshida home.
Only then did the vicious cursing finally fade away.
Next, Hikari accompanied Yoshida Saki to the police station and confirmed that Yoshida Kousuke had indeed attempted to force Yoshida Saki.
Under the contemptuous looks of the surrounding officers, Yoshida Kousuke was taken into a cell.
Yoshida Saki was still in school so Yoshida Kousuke's sentence definitely would not be light.
But Yoshida Saki didn't really want to hear any more about it.
She left the police station early.
Hikari followed her out.
They arrived at a park not far from the station. Sitting on a bench by the roadside, Yoshida Saki covered her face with both hands and broke down crying.
What happened today had been too painful for her. Her father had tried to violate her.
And not only had her mother shown no concern for her, she had blamed her for reporting her father and cut ties with her.
At that moment, Yoshida Saki's feelings were all mixed together, and tears kept falling without stopping.
Hikari knew she was in a bad state.
So he simply stood beside her and stayed with her without saying much.
After crying for quite a while, until the clothes on her chest were soaked, her sobbing gradually calmed.
Yoshida Saki suddenly raised her head. Her eyes were swollen and red as she looked at Hikari in confusion.
"Hikari-kun, what should I do now..."
Hikari understood her confusion. After all, she had nearly been violated by her father, fallen out with her mother, and been driven out of her home.
Yoshida Saki was still only a girl. Homeless and with no one to rely on, she naturally didn't know what to do.
Looking at the lost and helpless Yoshida Saki, Hikari said, "The most urgent thing right now is finding a place for you to stay. I'll help you."
"After all, it was my suggestion that you break with your family, so I'll help deal with what comes after."
Yoshida Saki quickly shook her head, "No, no. It wasn't just because Hikari-kun said so. These were things I wanted to do myself too, so it's not Hikari-kun's fault."
"So Yoshida-san doesn't want my help?", Hikari asked.
"No, that's not it. I... I'm worried about troubling Hikari-kun," Yoshida Saki said awkwardly.
"It's fine. It's not much trouble for me," Hikari replied casually.
"Th-then thank you, Hikari-kun," Yoshida Saki said with surprise and gratitude.
"I'll help solve your housing problem, but you might need to stay in a hotel for a few days first," Hikari said.
"Okay!", Yoshida Saki naturally understood.
After reaching an agreement, Hikari took Yoshida Saki to the Richter Hotel, owned by the family of Louisa Richter, the student council president of St. Seika Girls' Academy.
Looking at the luxurious hotel towering before her, Yoshida Saki felt both happy and nervous.
At that moment, the female hotel manager, who recognized Hikari, quickly came forward to greet him, "Hikari-kun, you're here again. Please come in."
Knowing that Hikari had a close relationship with the young lady of the family, the manager treated him with great respect.
Seeing this, Yoshida Saki was very surprised.
He was kind, could fight, got good grades, and his family might even be wealthy.
This made Hikari seem even more mysterious in her eyes and also made her feel more inferior.
Not paying attention to the girl's thoughts beside him, Hikari instructed the manager, "Get a room. It doesn't need to be large. Just make sure the colors feel warm."
"Of course," the manager immediately agreed and had a female staff member lead them upstairs.
Holding the room card and arriving at the reserved room, Hikari noticed that Yoshida Saki seemed uneasy.
He immediately asked, "A little nervous?"
Yoshida Saki nodded, "Yeah. I rarely come to hotels..."
Coming to a hotel with a member of the opposite sex was something she had never done before.
And this was such a luxurious hotel. So she really was both nervous and uneasy.
"It's fine. Just stay here for a few days. I'll find a place for you afterward."
After all, Yoshida Saki had contributed quite a few pure-love points for him, so Hikari was willing to help her. He wasn't the type to throw someone away after getting what he wanted.
Then Hikari pushed the door open and entered, with Yoshida Saki following behind.
After entering the room, Yoshida Saki couldn't help being surprised again.
Because downstairs she had heard Hikari tell the manager that the room didn't need to be very large.
Yet this hotel suite was still huge.
It looked even bigger than the entire Yoshida house, leaving Yoshida Saki dazzled.
While Yoshida Saki looked around curiously, Hikari said, "I already told them to bring some clothes up for you, so if you want to take a shower, you can go first."
Hearing that, Yoshida Saki instinctively looked down at herself.
Only then did she realize that her clothes had already become dirty.