While Kosei hears a rumor that Kureha's marriage is fake, Akira's relationship with her boyfriend only gets worse after the kissing incident with Kosei.
Akira realizes that she hasn't been her true self around Kyoya and breaks up with him. But now, his ex-girlfriend Shuri comes into Akira's life.
Kosei finds his missing brother Yota at a police station being held on a charge of theft. He brings Yota to his office but shortly after they return, Yota disappears.
Both Akira and Kosei are disheartened by their circumstances; Akira's patience towards her boss is at an end and Kosei is threatened by his crooked, insistent client.