The parents find out the truth and Uehara leaves to live at home. When her father cancels the contract, Nao runs away and Uehara goes to face him.
Yuri announces she’s getting divorced and asks to stay at the apartment. Uehara goes home to his brother, leaving Yuri and Nao to live alone together.
With Christmas Eve fast approaching, an unfortunate encounter with a delivery boy leads Nao to a new job, where she meets Abe, the ”confession king.”
Nao tends to Hisashi, who is hospitalized from overworking. A mysterious woman appears. Rumors buzz at school that Hisashi and Nao are an item.
