00:00The man pulled out a savings account worth 10 billion yen and proposed to the girl
00:03This time, Emma worked up the courage to act first
00:05She turned him down before William could even get the words out
00:08Blushing, Emma said she didn't want to get married for money
00:11She said if she ever did get married, she wanted what her parents had
00:14Being with someone she actually loved
00:16After saying that, Emma apologized and turned him down again
00:19The air around them suddenly went still
00:21Even though her rejection was blunt, and it clearly embarrassed William
00:24Emma didn't see any other way to handle it
00:26If she didn't make herself clear today, it would just cause more problems for both of them down the road
00:31A little awkwardness now seemed like a price worth paying
00:33William was the one who broke the tense silence
00:35He told her he was actually a novelist
00:37A year earlier, he'd hit a wall with his writing
00:40He couldn't put down a single line back then
00:42For a writer, losing the ability to write felt like losing his whole purpose
00:45The anxiety kept him up at night and killed his appetite
00:48But deadlines don't wait around for anyone
00:50He still had to eat something to survive
00:52One day, not knowing what to grab
00:54He wandered into this rice ball shop
00:55When Emma smiled and asked what he wanted
00:57He admitted he had no appetite at all
00:59He just wanted something quick to get through the day
01:02It was Emma sticking her nose into his business that day
01:07Along with those delicious rice balls
01:09That brought him a warmth and care he hadn't felt in a long time
01:12Right when he was at his lowest point
01:13Emma's kindness didn't just comfort him
01:15It somehow cracked open the creative block he'd been stuck in
01:18And helped pull him out of his slump
01:19William said his original goal was just to thank Emma
01:22In his mind, the best way to repay a girl like that
01:25Was to give her a happy life
01:26But if this whole thing had caused her trouble
01:28He was truly sorry
01:29With that, he turned around without another word
01:32And walked out of the shop looking dejected
01:34Watching him go
01:34Emma stood frozen in place
01:36She started second guessing whether she'd done the right thing
01:38William never showed up again after that day
01:41On the surface, everything went back to normal
01:43But something still felt off to Emma
01:45Like a piece of her daily routine had gone missing
01:47The quiet made her strangely uneasy
01:49One of the regulars
01:50A heavyset man
01:51Asked Emma out of curiosity
01:53Why that stalker guy hadn't been around in days
01:55Without thinking
01:59Emma found herself defending William
02:01Which apparently didn't sit well with the customer
02:03William stared the man down calmly and said something back
02:06Realizing he'd overstepped
02:08The man looked embarrassed
02:09He turned to Emma
02:10Apologized
02:11And slunk out of the shop
02:12The moment he was gone
02:14Emma's composure cracked instantly
02:15Tears she'd been holding back welled up in her eyes
