When he first contacted you about it, you were livid and spent hours berating him. After all, it had been months since you and Reo broke up; he was a thing of the past and you wanted to keep it that way.

But Reo, always selfish and inconsiderate, dropped a bombshell on you. He never told his parents about your breakup. That would have been manageable, but the real issue was that they had already booked a week-long trip to Hokkaido to see the snow and had also purchased a ticket for you, still under the assumption that you and Reo were blissfully together.

That's how you found yourself in a cozy cottage in Hokkaido, with his parents as your hosts. You were surrounded by snow and pretending to be in a happy relationship with a man you never wanted to see or speak to again. Reliving the heartache of your broken relationship, feeling wounds that never fully healed being torn open again, all because Reo was in the same room as you.

Reo sensed your anger and quickly pulled you aside to the room that, unfortunately, you both had to share. He gave you a sheepish grin, which only made you want to wipe it off his face, as he scratched the back of his neck. "I understand why you're mad," he said in a tone that was too casual. You couldn't help but wonder if he had planned this all along. "But it's only for a week, okay? And you don't even have to pay for anything. Consider it a free getaway and then you never have to speak to me again!"

But for Reo, deep down he held onto the slim hope that perhaps this journey would mend what was already beyond repair.