Chapter 1311 Someone Like Her
However, it wasnât Sabrina whom she saw after opening the door. Instead, it was the secretary whom
Solomon had arranged for her when she first arrived.
âMs. Minamotoâ¦â
As they were both from Jetroina, out of formality, Akiko had no choice but to bow respectfully to Ichika,
who was a noble in their country.
Ichika was rather disappointed to see the woman. However, due to her good upbringing, she concealed
her emotions well and smiled politely at Akiko.
âAkiko, whatâs the matter?â
âMs. Minamoto, someone has taken a video of you and Ms. Hayes together in the mall just now, and it
was reported in the news. Because of that, thereâs a rumor going around now saying that youâre Mr.
Akiyamaâs fiancée. Iâm here to ask you about it.â
âWhat?â
When Ichika heard that, a blush of embarrassment spread across her cheeks at once.
âI see⦠What did Mr. Akiyama say about it?â
The fact that not only did the woman not deny it but asked about Solomonâs reaction instead roused
Akikoâs anger.
As rage and jealousy overtook the woman, she stared at Ichika and replied without thinking, âHeâs quite
upset.â
âHuh?â
Upon hearing that, the girlâs eyes widened, and her sweet face went pale.
âH-Heâs upset? Why?â
âHe doesnât like people spreading such rumors. Ms. Minamoto, Mr. Akiyama already has someone in his
heart. Thatâs why he chose not to date all this while. The reason he brought you here is entirely out of his
respect for Mr. Tsurka.â
Akiko was indeed scheming.
She even told Ichika about what had happened between Solomon and Sasha.
After listening to Akikoâs account, Ichika lowered her head, feeling devastated and heartbroken. She had
thought that Solomon brought her back because he had feelings for her.
Wait a minute! Mr. Akiyama is already thirty. Isnât it normal for him to have dated others?
Besides, even though Akiko said that Mr. Akiyama is upset, Iâve not verified it personally. Moreover,
Sabrina told me that it was Mr. Akiyama who asked her to accompany me.
Ichika pondered for a moment and had a new perspective over the situation.
âThatâs all right. Itâs not a big deal that there were other women Mr. Akiyama liked in the past. Itâs already
history anyway. Akiko, I think you should leave now. Iâm going to Mr. Akiyamaâs house for dinner tonight.
Iâll talk to him about it then.â
After hearing Ichikaâs reply and seeing how mature and understanding the girl was even though she had
just stepped into adulthood, Akiko felt like someone had just slapped her in the face.
Although she was marinating in resentment, she knew she had to leave as Ichika had already made that
request explicitly.
As such, she had no choice but to go off reluctantly.
Right after Akiko left, Ichika returned to her room and started searching for the prettiest dress she had.
â¦
Meanwhile, Sabrina was at home busy instructing the housemaids from the Hayes Residence, who were
helping out with dinner preparations.
She was jotting down the recipes of some of Jetroinaâs famous dishes according to her own experiences,
all while making calls to various hotels under Hayes Corporation, requesting for the freshest ingredients
to be delivered over.
Ring⦠Ring, Ringâ¦
âHello?â
âLittle Ian, is that you? Itâs Mommy. What are you guys doing? Why did you pick up Aunt Sabrinaâs
phone?â
Ian had helped to answer the call after noticing how busy his aunt was and was pleasantly surprised to
hear his motherâs voice.
âMommy, Aunt Sabrina is busy giving out orders to everyone helping with dinner preparations. Another
aunt is coming over for dinner later,â Ian replied after taking a glance at Sabrina, who was extremely
occupied.
Another aunt?
Sasha, who was in Jetroina and had just been released, was momentarily stunned when she heard that.
Whoâs the other aunt?
With a confused expression, she looked at the man next to her, who was helping her to change into a
new hospital gown.
âI guess heâs referring to the daughter of the Minamoto family. She was seen hanging out with Sabrina in
Avenport, and it was reported in the news today. Almost everyone knows about it now.â
âWhat?â Sashaâs eyes lit up at once after hearing that, and she could barely contain her excitement.
âIs that true? Thatâs great! Seems like Solomon is pretty serious about that girl. If not, why would he ask
Sab to bring her around? I guess wedding bells will be ringing pretty soon.â
Sabrina had already started imagining Solomonâs wedding and couldnât stop smiling, while Sebastian
merely looked at her.
The truth was, he had not been very pleased when he first saw the news. That was because when he
saw Ichikaâs picture, he realized that the girl, who had just stepped into adulthood, resembled Sasha
when she was eighteen, the age when she married him.
Sebastian suspected that that could be the reason Solomon had agreed to bring that Jetroinan girl back
to Avenport with him.
Naturally, he felt a flicker of irritation at that.
However, after seeing how pleased Sasha was, his anger completely dissipated at once.
Sebastian realized that he had no reason to be upset.
Solomon did not love Sasha any less than he did. However, he had chosen to back out and give them
his blessings. Not only that, but he had also been a great help to them.
It made sense that he would want to date someone who reminded him of Sasha, and there was nothing
wrong with that.