I’m Emi, co-running a nail salon with Kazuko, who’s older than me. Life seemed smooth—I even started talking marriage with my boyfriend. But things got complicated when I learned Kazuko is my ex Yosuke’s mother. Could she think I still have feelings for him? Yosuke already has a new girlfriend, and I have nothing to do with him anymore…
After breaking up with Yosuke, my ex, I rarely saw him again. But through work, I stayed closely connected with his mother, Kazuko, which in hindsight was too close. When his fiancée Marina visited our salon, I was honestly shocked—I thought she might resent me. But once we cleared the air, it turned out everything came from Kazuko’s misunderstanding. Later, Kazuko and I agreed to end our partnership peacefully, and a few months after, I finally opened my own salon. I’ll probably never see Yosuke again, but quietly, I wish happiness for Marina and her family.