Masuk“Am I really losing my mind?”“Not really.”Honestly, Joan himself was not even sure whether he had given the right answer. Especially after the two of them stared at each other for a while right after Leon asked that question. This happened after they went to a nearby bar not far from Leon’s residence, after the two of them had tried to cover for each other and keep the truth hidden.A little while ago, Joan had tried to make excuses to avoid going there, but he failed to get out of it because Leon insisted. The lightly bearded man said that he needed someone to talk to about his forbidden relationship with his student (Silvana), and he also wanted to know how Joan had gotten close to Jiyya. He was being quite cautious because he did not want to talk about it in public, even though he claimed that Silvana’s parents already knew about their relationship.Now, in this place, Joan had heard quite a few interesting things from his fellow companion. With the help of a little beer, Leon im
Leon would then start rambling through all his lies whenever someone tried to pry into his personal affairs. Leon preferred dealing with a mountain of work that demanded perfection. But whenever he was faced with a friend asking an ordinary question, especially one that veered into personal matters, Leon felt like he would spill his guts within a relatively short time. Honestly, he felt nauseous even now.Especially when Joan was the one asking him. The silver-haired man was far too perceptive and observant despite how indifferent he appeared. Even now, Leon felt as though the man were scanning him. His freely roaming eyes kept looking him up and down, making Leon feel awkward on his own. “Stop looking at me like that, Joan. You’re only making my situation worse.”“Oh, yeah? So what’s causing it?” he asked with the same smile before suddenly grimacing slightly. “A lot of students have been absent because they’re sick. I just wanted to know if that’s what’s bothering you right now,” Jo
Leon sighed as he walked along the campus streets. After the incident at Silvana’s place, he now had to count how many people knew about his relationship with the girl. Aside from Silvana and Kelly, the man was still deeply shaken by the interaction that had taken place a few days earlier. Of course, he had to understand the consequences of choosing to fool around with his own student. Sooner or later, once he decided to enter a relationship with her, they would have to officially announce it to certain people who needed to know, right? But after going through it himself, honestly, it was not the kind of experience he enjoyed.Leon took his pack of cigarettes from his pocket and pulled one out. He then lit it and took a drag, hoping it would calm him down a little. The next step was for him and Silvana to tell Jarvis. But judging from the young man’s behavior, even before this whole story began, it seemed like he would not be surprised.Ah… Leon was terrified of that interaction. How
“Have you been using me all this time just to get closer to Jiyya?” Dean was now standing in front of Joan when they happened to meet outside the campus grounds. The young man seemed to have deliberately waited for him, standing in front of his apartment building with his arms crossed.“Yes.” Joan answered in a low voice. For some reason, he felt somewhat judged, at least for the moment. Joan then intended to ignore the young man and enter his apartment. Honestly, he had not expected Dean to be so firm about this matter, especially since the incident had happened about two days ago.“You bastard! I introduced you to her in the first place because I thought you could help me look after Jiyya. But now look what’s happened. You slept with her, didn’t you? Asshole!”Joan could see that the young man looked desperate and was filled with an immeasurable amount of anger. Perhaps this really was the reality of the situation. Joan could not expect this young man to suddenly laugh happily as us
Hearing Jiyya angrily shout at him while demanding an explanation, Dean looked at his childhood friend in disbelief.“Have you lost your mind, huh?! He’s our lecturer, Jiyya!” Dean shouted back at her. The young man seemed incredibly angry, confused, and upset with her. It was a complicated mix of emotions that was difficult for him to define, let alone for Jiyya. What was more, Dean did not look the least bit sorry for what he had just done to Joan. The young man stared at their young lecturer with an expression that was difficult to interpret. Perhaps he was worried that Joan would retaliate. “This relationship isn’t right, Jiyya. It won’t work. You’ve crossed a line.”Joan eventually got up from where he had fallen to the floor. He winced slightly as he wiped the blood from his nose after Dean’s punch. Seeing the injury, Jiyya could only stand there in shock and hold back her tears. She knew very well that what Dean had said was true. In fact, it was something she herself had thoug
“Jiyya! Jiyya!”Hearing her name being called loudly from outside the door, Jiyya immediately jolted awake. She tried to get up from the bed even though her head was still a little dizzy and needed some time to adjust to the light. But she could not let time pass when the pounding on the door sounded so loud, as if the person outside was desperate and wanted to see her face as soon as possible.For God’s sake! It was still early in the morning. What did Dean want? she thought with a slight click of her tongue in annoyance as she dragged her feet toward the front door. She did not even have time to glance at Joan, who was asleep on her bed. What a shame that the first face she saw that morning was Dean’s.“Jiyya! I know you’re in there. All the lights are still on, and you never leave the lights on when you’re not home because you’re so stingy about the electricity bill. Come out right now!” Another shameless pounding made Jiyya’s otherwise stable temper start shifting toward anger. “J
Seeing her handsome lecturer so bewildered stirred something deep within Silvana. She could not stop herself from being captivated by what she was witnessing before her eyes. Sir Leon seemed a thousand times more handsome in a situation like this. His disheveled hair and damp lips only added to his
Leon let out a low groan as he threw himself onto the bed the moment his apartment door slid shut behind him. The motorcycle keys he had been holding flew from his fingers and landed somewhere on the table near the bed without grace or ceremony.His whole body ached as if he had wrestled with the d
“Would you like something to drink, Sir Leon?”“Huh? Ah… no need. But if you want one for yourself, go ahead. Although it is not necessa–”Leon froze as soon as he realized the beautiful student beside him had already slipped away toward the vending machine in the campus cafeteria. Their session to
Silvana was no longer certain of the hour, only that midnight had already claimed the sky. Fatigue clung to her like a second skin and her legs felt like soft jelly trembling against the asphalt as she made her way home. Then a sound emerged from the darkness on her right. It resembled heavy breath







