“Teacher, Teacher!”
“Yes?”
“What are you thinking that you couldn’t hear me when I called you right in front of you?”
Liv snapped out of her reverie and apologized quickly, her brow furrowed.
“Ah, are you done?”
“That’s not it, Teacher. You didn’t listen to me, did you?”
“I’m sorry. I was a bit… distracted.”
Brushing back her hair with a rough hand, Liv let out a long sigh. Seeing that Liv was looking exhausted, Millian called for the maid outside the door out of worry. Liv watched apathetically as Millian pestered the maid to prepare a tea that was good for the body, then looked outside the window with a disturbed expression.
It had been three days since she visited Verworth Manor.
That meant… It had been three days since she and the Marquis had kissed.
It disrupted Liv’s daily routine, and even by the third day, she hadn’t gotten back on track.
It couldn’t be helped. Wherever she looked, whatever she did, all she could think about was the Marquis. That brief kiss she had shared with him, and the entire scenery of that moment, was firmly embedded in her mind.
No, could it even be called a kiss? The Marquis called it a “lesson,” and he might have really meant to teach her how to smoke a cigar…
That’s just plain ridiculous!
It was a kiss, no matter how she wrapped it up. A short but intense kiss. The kind of physical contact that might happen in a very intimate relationship.
Liv, obviously, had already been naked in front of the Marquis many times before, so it should be surprising that she was surprised by this kind of contact. She herself had guessed that perhaps the Marquis might ask for more.
But it wasn’t at the time for extra work!
It was just a normal, casual visit to thank him for a favor he had done for her. She wasn’t naked, and she wasn’t there as a nude model.
She had always prepared herself beforehand for undressing, but at that time, she was truly defenseless. This made her even more surprised, and she helplessly accepted his kiss, not even thinking about coming to her senses. But if she was asked if she hated it…
… How could I hate it?
A kiss with a man whose face made her swoon just by looking at him.
She could understand a little why so many women wanted to have something to do with the Marquis despite his notorious character.
Whether she loved him or not, it didn’t matter. The kiss itself was so powerful that she couldn’t think of anything else. So powerful that it made her want to throw herself down for more.
I never knew I had such a desire.
The candy he had given her was kept in her room, in her desk drawer. She felt like if she ate it, she would never be able to recover from the memories that were already messing with her head. However, she didn’t like the idea of throwing it away, so she put it out of sight.
But just because she couldn’t see it didn’t mean it wasn’t there.
Just today, right before she left for work, Liv’s eyes were glued to the desk drawer where she kept the candy.
Liv touched her forehead and made a distressed sound. The more she thought about it, the deeper she felt like she was sinking. She could not afford to keep being distracted like this. Liv had a lot on her plate, not just the Marquis.
Millian’s class, Coryda’s health, Brad who went out of touch, the extra work… At the extra work, she would meet with the Marquis again…
Oh, when will this persistent memory go away!
“Teacher, are you in very bad shape?”
Millian, who had taken the tray directly from the maid, scanned Liv’s complexion with concern. Liv immediately removed her hand from her forehead and shook her head.
“No, I’m fine. I’m sorry, Millian. I’ll make up for any progress we didn’t make today.”
“Ugh, I don’t need a make-up lesson! Anyway, Teacher, I’m going to say it again because I don’t think you heard me.”
Worried that Liv would schedule a make-up class right away, Millian quickly changed the subject.
“Are you available for dinner tomorrow?”
“Dinner tomorrow?”
“Yes. My parents said they wanted to treat you. Normally they would have asked directly, but they were both out today on short notice.”
Since her extra work with the Marquis had become unspecified, Liv had been avoiding personal appointments for some time. She wasn’t the kind of person who enjoyed meeting people anyway, so it wasn’t a huge inconvenience.
“We will also invite the other teachers. And you should definitely not be left out! Because you are the closest to me.”
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