The four of us moved to the parlor and sat down at the table, an indescribable atmosphere still between us. Phil was still hiding his face behind his hands and Little Vio was perched on his head. The entire time, she kept repeating, “I feel like father liked you a lot more than you liked him!”
Please, Little Vio, I’m begging you. Have mercy on him.
“Father, I’m really sorry that I read your diary without permission.”
“No, it was in the study. Books in there are for people to read, so it would be unreasonable for me to ask why you did. I’m sorry.” After Phil said that, he gently patted Wendy on the head.
“But I thought it was wonderful. It was clear that mother was the only woman for you.”
“Of course. Viola is my entire life.”
“Jeez...” I was happy to hear it. But it was still really embarrassing for him to say that in front of our daughter.
Phil usually acted a little shy if Wendy could see us, but it seemed like what happened earlier in the study made it hard for him to judge what was embarrassing and what wasn’t. Wendy cupped her cheeks in her hands, looking between us with a delighted expression.
“I’d love to marry someone who would say that to me as well.”
“Wendy... Married...?”
“Phil, calm down. It’s going to be years before we’ll have to worry about that.”
Wendy was the apple of Phil’s eye, and he looked like he was about to faint at the thought of her getting married. I had no idea what would happen to him when the time actually came, and I giggled at the thought.
“I’m glad that you two fell in love with each other! That’s why I was born!”
“That’s right. I’m glad that we were able to meet you, Wendy. We love you so much,” I replied with a quiet chuckle.
“I’m glad as well,” Phil said softly.
Our days were so peaceful and I was able to spend them with the two most important people in my heart. I had no words to describe how happy my life was.
“I can tell that mother loves you as well, father. Isn’t that right?” Wendy asked me.
I couldn’t fight back a smile. I hoped that my happiness would continue on in the future and nodded.
“Yes, of course. I’m crazy about him.”
✦ ✦ ✦
Hello, it’s Kotoko. Thank you for picking up Volume 2 of Fake It to Break It! I Faked Amnesia to Break Off My Engagement and Now He’s All Lovey-Dovey?! I said it last time too but the title is shockingly long, isn’t it?
Volume 1 covered how Viola and Phillip ended up falling in love with each other after a series of misunderstandings. The online version of the first book ended with the wedding scene. But I still wanted to write more about them, and I realized that I never actually wrote them being lovey-dovey with each other! So, thanks to everyone’s support, I got the opportunity to write a second volume. Thank you so much!
In Volume 2, we looked back on the various misunderstandings in their past. Since the first volume was all about how much Phillip loved Viola, I decided that this time, I would write one where Viola could be more self-aware about her feelings for Phillip, as well as how important he is to her. So the story I wrote was one about jealousy.
I didn’t want there to be an annoying hate sink type character in Fake It to Break It because I wanted people reading it to have a good time. That was why I came up with Adele, who’s a little girl. Even if she was “the other woman,” no one’s feelings were going to get hurt.
When it comes to romance, I prefer stories that focus more about how much the main couple loves each other. So I’d never written anything about children before. But when I saw illustrator Amaichi’s Adele, she was so cute that I fell in love. Lately, I’ve gotten into stories about children and have been reading a few books in that genre.
I’ve gotten off topic. But I’m really glad that I was able to write a happy ending for Viola and Phillip, as well as what happened after their marriage. When I saw how happy the cover of this book is, I was so touched that I started to tear up...
Thank you so much to my illustrator, Amaichi. They drew so many wonderful and beautiful pictures of all the unique and colorful characters, including the new ones from Volume 2. The expression Phillip is making when he hugs Viola made my heart burst. It feels like every piece of art is so dazzling that no matter how many times I look at it, I have to exhale at the beauty. Viola’s formal dress with all the ribbons was really cute as well. I loved all of the artwork that you did for this book.
I’d like to also take this opportunity to thank my editor, who made Fake It to Break It with me. Every time I gave my impassioned thoughts, or started yelling because I got too excited, my editor would agree with me in a gentle and warm tone. It made me really happy. I’d also like to thank everyone involved with both the publication and distribution of this book.
The series is now over. But the manga serialization by Yone is available right now in Manga Up! The quality is shockingly good and it’s a fun read that’ll make your heart race. I’d be happy if you could also watch over Viola and Phillip in the manga version of the story. It’s the best.
These are my last acknowledgments in the afterword, but I’d like to thank you for reading all the way here! I hope you all have a wonderful and fantastic life, and hope that we’ll be able to see each other again in the future!