Yayoi was filled with hatred when she saw her father Tokuzou and her stepmother Misayo entangled. She approached Yukio, who had hit on her, and decided to stage a fake kidnapping to see if Misayo loved her. However, Yukio had teamed up with Akihei, who had a grudge against Tokuzou, to make a quick buck. Soon Misayo showed up with the ransom money, and he was humiliated in Yayoi's place...

Reiko is shocked when a handsome man named Imura breaks up with her. She asks him why. Imura coldly replies, "I'm tired of you." As Reiko continues to cling to him, Imura coldly tells her, "I don't like persistent women. I have an engagement," and leaves. Abandoned, Reiko's eyes burn with a flame of hatred.