I’m Juna, working at a café. I married Haruto, a regular customer 10 years younger than me, and now live with my father-in-law. We share hobbies like movies and novels, and I find myself enjoying his company more and more—so much that I’ve started to fall for him. When I confided in two friends, they were shocked and told me to calm down and face both my feelings and his true intentions.
I remembered Haruto before we got married, and as I watched my father-in-law lovingly gaze at a photo, his smile overlapped with Haruto’s.
My father-in-law was placing flowers in his room for his late wife. Seeing him talk about her with a shy smile shattered my fleeting feelings for him. He still cherishes her deeply—maybe that’s why Haruto, too, chose to love me and propose. Realizing I’d lost sight of the love Haruto had given me, I was filled with guilt. From now on, I want to work hard to build a marriage like my in-laws had.