I Became the Tutor of the Royal Twins - Chapter 231
Chapter 231
Translator: Yonnee
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At that moment, Helios reached out and pulled Sera’s linked arm closer.
Sera’s light body leaned forward and was engulfed in his broad embrace.
His warm breath brushed against Sera’s head.
Thump, thump, thump.
The sound of a loud heartbeat echoed in Sera’s ears.
At first, she thought it was her own heartbeat, but the owner of the sound was not Sera.
Helios, too, seemed to be equally as tremulous.
Sera found herself nestled against him as if cradled by his embrace. His warmth was comforting.
The chilly night breeze seemed to vanish, replaced by a cozy and fuzzy feeling that made everything else fade away.
“We made a promise, Sera. To be by each other’s side.”
Helios whispered gently into Sera’s ear.
And as he gently lifted his face that had rested against Sera’s head, their eyes met.
“Yes, Your Majesty. I am by Your Majesty’s side, and Your Majesty is by mine.”
Sera responded with a bright smile, and Helios returned the same smile.
He pulled Sera back into his embrace.
As if he could convey his feelings repeatedly, he once again shared his heart.
“I like you so much, Miss Popo. Deeply.”
“I like you too, Your Majesty.”
“I’m sorry for taking so long. It was a long journey.”
“Yes, you were quite late. When did you realize your feelings, Your Majesty?”
As Sera playfully muttered in his embrace, a light sigh was felt against her small head.
He spoke with a voice much wearier than a moment ago.
“The last day at the imperial villa… When you confessed, Sera. That’s when I knew.”
“It took you that long?”
Sera looked into Helios’s eyes as if asking if he had truly not known until then.
In response, Helios, somewhat embarrassed, averted his gaze and pulled Sera’s face closer to his chest to keep her from looking at his face.
“Because of that, I went through quite an ordeal too. Not as much as you, Miss Popo, but… I hurriedly persuaded Rosé and Ferre to come to the opera house.”
“Weren’t you here by chance? Didn’t Their Highnesses want to see it… and that’s why you came?”
Helios cleared his throat a few times, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Nevertheless, considering he had committed many deeds by now, he didn’t think of hiding anything and spoke the truth.
“…Rosé and Ferre were initially scared and told me they thought it would be boring, so they suggested going to see something else. I convinced them that Miss Popo might come, and…”
Helios’s voice gradually quieted down.
Sera, for some reason, found it amusing to tease him and asked another awkward question.
“So, on that day, did you intentionally chase the Count away?”
“I guess… the Count…”
“Then, when I said it’s time to return since the intermission was over, and you still chose to stay by my side— Was that intentional too?”
“Mmh… Miss Popo.”
Helios gently stroked Miss Popo’s small head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
Seeing him in such an awkward situation for the first time, Miss Popo giggled.
Miss Popo whispered to Helios in a tender voice.
“I understand. I’ll pretend I didn’t know.”
She was so happy that she felt it would be fine to stay like this forever.
In his warm embrace, Sera remained still for a while.
However, she finally began to squirm, thinking that there might be someone watching and worried about that.
Using both her arms, Sera gently pushed his chest away.
“Your Majesty, please let go now.”
“Just a little longer.”
Helios didn’t seem to have any intention of letting her go, and he held her even tighter.
His sweet voice and breath became a sweet torment, enveloping her as if he were going mad.
Furthermore, he went a step further, taking Sera’s arms that had nowhere to go and wrapping them around his waist.
In an embarrassed posture, when Sera softly exclaimed, “Your Majesty!” it seemed like Helios had read her thoughts as he whispered quietly.
“It’s dark anyway, so no one would see.”
“Still…!”
“Well then, let’s make those who witness this pay the price. There’s no law against that either.”
“Your Majesty, you’re not like that!”
Sera scolded Helios for his unreasonable statement. Then, a languid sigh tickled her ear.
“Love can change people.”
“It feels like we’ve been hugging for a long time already.”
“The time we’re spending hugging is too short compared to the time that has passed. So, allow it. It’s okay to hug a little longer.”
“But you’ve been holding out well enough before this.”
“Oh?”
Helios looked at Sera in his arms, appearing surprised as if he hadn’t realized that. However, it didn’t mean he was going to let her go.
His hands, still supporting her head and shoulders, didn’t move.
Well, he did say that no one would see them.
Sera decided it wasn’t too bad to lean a bit more into his embrace.
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