I Became the Tutor of the Royal Twins - Chapter 204

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Chapter 204

Translator: Yonnee

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The question struck her. She wanted to be a little selfish.

Even though she might as well run headfirst into a strained relationship with him, she wanted to confess her feelings. They would have no reason to see each other after this trip, so she would have to bear with the awkwardness for only a few hours.

She just wanted to shake off these conflicting emotions by bringing out all the feelings that she had been keeping tightly hidden all this time.

‘His Majesty is a kind man, so he’ll probably act as if nothing happened even after hearing my confession…’

Helios was the kind of person who would surely treat her kindly even if he’d hear utter nonsense coming out from her lips.

Anyway, the time that they needed to face each other was only just half a day now.

If they could just wear their adult masks and act as if nothing happened for the rest of the day, this awkward phase would pass quickly.

And they would have no other chances to meet after this.

Making a firm resolve, Sera looked straight into his eyes. Then, she slowly opened her lips.

“Your Majesty always looks at me with such gentle eyes. And you always treat me with kindness without any hesitation. Although I know you’re only being considerate, you always treat me in a way that does not befit my position.”

As she explained calmly, she maintained eye contact with him.

Feeling more flustered than before, Helios’s face was stained with confusion.

“Since some time ago, whenever Their Highnesses’ classes are over, Your Majesty started seeing me off as if it was a daily routine. You swept my hair back and even caressed my cheek. I don’t think that’s something normal between a tutor and her students’ guardian.”

Helios silently listened to Sera’s words, speechless as though he truly had no idea.

Then, he seemed to agonize over it for a while, a frown forming on his handsome brows.

Helios, who always smiled, looked uncomfortable in front of her for the very first time.

“I apologize for bothering you with my actions. You are my younger siblings’ tutor, so I only thought it natural for me to pay more attention to you. So you were very uncomfortable, Miss Popo?”

He apologized now just as he did whenever he made any mistakes.

In the end, he never had the same thoughts as her.

Tutor.

Helios was clearly distinguishing the relationship between him and her. This alone was a sufficient answer.

In other words, it was a euphemistic rejection. Everything really was just her imagination.

Feeling bitter, Sera bit her lower lip. She felt a pang striking her, but it was somewhere else other than her lips.

Even if it was all but confirmed now as she heard his answer, she could feel something else brewing within her.

It was now the time for her to decide whether she should confess or not.

She knew that she could just end the conversation here and leave the room. The conclusion was decided anywhere, so she was well aware that it would be better to cease this right now.

However, as her feelings had already overflowed, it was impossible to stop.

“No, I wasn’t uncomfortable. I felt elated by your actions.”

“Ah…?”

With a faint sigh, Helios rubbed his forehead. He must have now realized what Sera meant.

However, even though it would be enough to stop this conversation here, he did not stop her from speaking either.

Rather, he stared up at Sera with such calm eyes, as if ready to listen to everything.

Right then, the walls keeping her feelings for such a long time collapsed with just one glance of his. It all poured out without a hitch.

Her face, as it was reflected in his eyes, looked sad.

“Because I like you, Your Majesty. That’s why I kept misunderstanding. If you continue to treat me like this over and over, I’ll just keep expecting that you also feel the same way I do…”

Flash—!

As soon as she said this, the sky shone brightly for a moment through the dark clouds.

Then, right after that, the loud boom of lightning echoed all around.

A few raindrops knocked on the windows, but were soon followed by a heavy deluge.

The overwhelming emotions pouring out of her was buried by the sound of cold rain, and they gradually cooled down.

Helios was rendered utterly speechless. All he could do was stare at Sera.

Watching her, he saw that the corners of Sera’s lips trembled as she tried to curve them upwards.

She bit her pink lower lip slightly, trying her hardest to smile as though what she said just now wasn’t a big deal. Even so, she could not hide the sadness in her eyes.

It was evident that she was only pretending to be okay.

As his eyes met with her silent gaze, Helios felt as if his throat had gotten closed up. The throbbing pain he felt the other day came back and sent a piercing stab to his chest once again.

‘What should I say?’

He grimaced. He knew that he had to say something—anything—but he couldn’t find the right words.

“Miss Popo.”

All he could say was her name.

Sera just waited quietly for him to continue, but it looked as if she had already guessed what she would hear next.

The drumming rain was deafening against the silence stretching between them.

“……”

Helios became unexpectedly nervous. He couldn’t say anything at all. He swept a hand over his face as if he was rubbing it.

While he was hesitating, Sera spoke again.

“I don’t mean to ask for an answer, Your Majesty. As you said, you only paid more attention to me because I am Their Highnesses’ tutor. I was the one who presumptuously brought this up even though you’ve already made your answer clear before this.”

She spoke in such a collected manner, but she was clutching her skirt tightly.

“I just wanted to tell you how I feel. Tomorrow will be the last day, so perhaps I was pushed by the urge of clearing this up. I apologize for misunderstanding your intentions, Your Majesty. I will not forget my position as Their Highnesses’ tutor until the very end. I will make sure to abide by those words, Your Majesty.”

Sera apologized in a deeply courteous manner.

Before Helios could figure out what exactly she was saying, he felt his mood plummeting as those same words were drawing a firm line between them.

He was about to open his lips to say anything to keep her here, however at that moment, the door opened wide.

And a drenched Jean appeared and cut off their conversation.

“Their Highnesses have sent me to say that they would like to see Miss Sera around five o’clock. It’s pouring so strongly outside though, so I thought it wouldn’t be any use to hold an umbrella over my head.”

While Jean was shaking off his wet hair, Sera curtsied deeply towards Helios.

“Then, I’ll be on my way first. I’ve prepared gifts for Their Highnesses, so I will have to fetch those first.”

“Miss Po—”

Helios was unable to hold onto Sera.

What made him hesitate was the expression on her face as she turned around. She looked as if she wanted to leave at this very moment, desperately pleading for him not to stop her.

He wanted to reach out to hold her hand and stop her from leaving, but he couldn’t.

Sera left. The door closed behind her.

Jean approached him, muttering a question pertaining to what might’ve happened to her. However, Helios couldn’t answer.

He buried his face in both hands. He breathed deeply and rubbed his face. His heart trembled.

This tightness in his chest which had been confusing him all this time.

He finally knew what it was.

It felt like…

Love.

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