Kaori

Kaori (香織) was Rin Hojo's arranged fiance at the time due to her family's business relationship. However, Kaori ended up falling for Ryosuke Takahashi and was determined to pursue a relationship with him despite her father's disapproval. In response, Rin verbally abuses her out of frustration, claiming her family will suffer as a result. In the end, Kaori commits suicide leaving both Ryosuke and Rin heartbroken with the latter becoming murderously vengeful against Ryosuke.

Trivia

 * Kaori is based on Aya Kiguchi (木口 亜矢,), a Japanese model. She was born at Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
 * Kaori's theme is a rendition of the Franz Schubert composition Ellens dritter Gesang, commonly known as Ave Maria.