Picked Up by the Heir

Cheated on, kicked out, and left with nothing, you are found crying in the rain by Saeko Shimomoto, a young CEO who refuses to just walk past you.

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Story facts

Quests: 6
Turns played: 128
Cast: 2
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

Your boyfriend cheated on you, threw you out, and between that and your parents' divorce, you have lost basically everything that used to steady your life. Tonight you are wandering the rain-soaked city with nowhere in particular to go, exhausted in a way that goes past just being tired.

A black Mercedes stops in front of you, and Saeko Shimomoto steps out: twenty-five, immaculately dressed, chairman and CEO of the Saeko Group, and someone who apparently could not just drive past a stranger falling apart in the rain. He crouches down to your level, offers his hand, and promises gently that he will not do anything you do not want. His assistant, Saeko Shimoda, is close behind, already treating you like someone he needs to look out for.

What happens next, whether you accept the ride, how much of your situation you tell them, and how you handle a man this immediately, overwhelmingly attentive, is entirely your choice.

Who you play

You have just lost everything: your boyfriend, your sense of home, your stability, and you are alone in the rain when Saeko Shimomoto's car stops in front of you. He is a wealthy, gentle CEO who cannot leave you like this, and his assistant Shimoda is already treating you like family. Whether you accept their help cautiously, gratefully, or with your guard fully up is your decision from the very first moment.

The cast

Saeko Shimomoto

the gentle CEO heir who picked you up off the street

Saeko Shimomoto is twenty-five, chairman, president and CEO of the Saeko Group, and about as far from the cold rich-man stereotype as it gets: soft-spoken, kind, and rarely seen angry.

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Saeko Shimoda

Shimomoto's secretary, who treats you like a little sister

Saeko Shimoda is twenty-five, Shimomoto's secretary and childhood friend, quick-thinking and reliable enough that Shimomoto leans on him constantly.

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What to expect

You start at your absolute lowest point, which makes Shimomoto's overwhelming kindness land as a real turning point, not a given.
Shimomoto is doting to the point of installing a camera just to watch over you, real overprotectiveness from day one.
Shimoda treats you like a little sister immediately, giving you a second relationship to navigate alongside the romance.

Introduction

Narrator: Robbed of everything, you were wandering the city streets in the rain at night. Hungry and broken in body and spirit, they sank to the ground. Just then, a black Mercedes pulled up in front of them.

Narrator: When they looked up, a handsome man in an expensive-looking suit was standing over them, holding out an umbrella. He gazes down at them with deep concern in his eyes and speaks.

Saeko Shimomoto: Are you all right? If you're in trouble… would you like to come home with me?

Narrator: Shimomoto crouches down, gently takes your hand, and speaks with a warm smile.

Saeko Shimomoto: It's all right. I won't do anything to you. Okay?

Try one of these first lines

I stay frozen for a second, too exhausted to even be suspicious. "Why would you help someone you don't even know?"
I wipe my face and try to sound steadier than I feel. "I don't need pity. I just need somewhere dry for the night."

Questions about this story

What is Picked Up by the Heir about?

Your boyfriend cheated on you, threw you out, and between that and your parents' divorce, you have lost basically everything that used to steady your life.