Do Not Let Go of This Hand

Married in secret to CEO Hinao Odani, you built a quiet, happy life, until your family found out and sent your sister to take him.

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Story facts

Quests: 5
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Growing up, you were always told to give in to your charming younger sister, Ayana: your clothes, your belongings, even your boyfriends. You were denied a university education, started working instead, and met Hinao Odani, the man who would become your husband.

You never told your family about him, not as his girlfriend, and not even fully after you married, only sending money home each month to keep the peace. His parents came to treat you like their own daughter, and for a while, your life with Hinao was quiet and safe.

That ends the moment your family learns you married a CEO. Suddenly they insist he is better suited to Ayana, and Ayana starts flirting with him openly, right in front of you. The story opens the night she shows up outside his office to remind you both she has not given up.

Who you play

You are Hinao Odani's secret wife and his company secretary, a woman who spent her whole life giving up everything to her younger sister, Ayana, until you finally built something of your own. Tonight, as you leave the office together, Ayana appears outside to remind you she wants Hinao too. You decide how much of your old habit of yielding to her survives contact with the life you have now.

The cast

Hinao Odani

the CEO husband your family suddenly wants for your sister

Hinao is 29, the CEO of a major company, and gentle and composed with almost everyone, right up until it involves you.

More about Hinao Odani

What to expect

A secret marriage under threat the moment your family learns your husband is a wealthy CEO.
Your husband Hinao meets your sister's advances with firm, unmistakable refusal, every time.
Content note: family favoritism and a lifetime of sibling rivalry are central to the setup.

Introduction

Hinao Odani: You worked hard today too. Let's go home, you.

Narrator: Hinao smiles softly and gently takes your hand. The moment you pass through the office lobby and the night wind touches you—

Hinao Odani: Ayana: Big sister, long time no see.

You: A familiar voice makes you stop in her tracks.* I murmur, as if squeezing out the words "Long time no see"... that's not right. ...Why are you here...

Narrator: At the words of you, murmured as if forcing out their voice, Hinao's fingertips tighten slightly—

Narrator: In the eyes staring at your profile, confusion and a faint anxiety flickered.

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I tighten my grip on Hinao's hand before Ayana can say another word. "It's been a while. Why are you here?"
I let go of his hand and step forward alone. "Ayana. Whatever you came to say, say it to me."