Semua Bab HOT PROFESSOR NEXT DOOR: Bab 81 - Bab 90

ARIANA'S POVI stood in front of my mirror, carefully blending the last bit of makeup beneath my eyes. I stared at my reflection for a moment before letting out a quiet sigh. There was still a part of me that kept thinking about Aunt Victoria's message.I'm back.I'll see you soon. We need to talk.I didn't know what she wanted, and honestly, I didn't want to find out tonight. Not tonight please. I had spent the entire week dealing with enough problems already. I wasn't going to let Aunt Victoria ruin the one evening I was actually looking forward to.I shook my head and reached for my lip gloss. “No,” I muttered to myself. “I'm not doing this.” I applied a little gloss to my lips and pressed them together before looking at myself again.Tonight was supposed to be fun. I was going to see a movie with Professor Thiago. That was all I needed to think about. Whatever Aunt Victoria wanted could wait until tomorrow.I gave myself one final look in the mirror before stepping back. My makeup

ARIANA'S POVI couldn't stop thinking about what Professor Thiago had told me.His mother had been pregnant when they died, which meant he hadn't only lost his parents that night. He had lost a little brother or sister he had never even gotten the chance to meet.Fuck.That must have been so painful.Thankfully, by the time we reached the cinema, I had managed to push the conversation about our parents to the back of my mind.I wasn't forgetting it. I just didn't want the rest of the evening to become another sad memory.Professor Thiago parked the car, and I unfastened my seatbelt before looking through the window at the building in front of us.The movie wasn't starting until 7:15p.m., and when I checked the time on my phone, it was just 6:30p.m.“We're early,” I said.Professor Thiago glanced at the time on the dashboard. “We have enough time to get something to eat before the movie.”I nodded, opening the door.We walked into the cinema building together, and the moment we stepped

ARIANA'S POVThe seven guests were still trying to figure out why they had been invited to the mansion, and every few minutes, the movie gave us another strange clue that made everything even more suspicious.I reached into the tub of popcorn between Professor Thiago and me and grabbed a handful.“I don't trust the journalist,” I whispered.Professor Thiago glanced at me. “Why?”“He keeps asking questions that nobody else is asking.”He looked back at the screen. “That's usually what journalists do.”I lowered my voice even further. “But he's too interested.”A small smile appeared on his face. “You've already chosen your suspect?”“Yes.”“You're very confident.” He muttered.“I have a feeling.”He nodded. “We'll see.”I took another piece of popcorn. A few minutes later, one of the guests walked down a dark hallway after hearing a noise.The music changed.I immediately stopped chewing. “Oh, no.”Professor Thiago looked at me. “What?”“She's going to check it.”He watched the screen.

ARIANA'S POVI didn't know what to do.He was my professor. I shouldn't be sitting this close to him.I knew that. But right now, I didn't want to move.So I stayed.I simply stayed there with my face against Professor Thiago's chest, listening to the music playing loudly through the headphones. The song was calm, and slowly, my breathing began to settle. My body was still tense, but not as much as before.I could feel the steady rise and fall of his chest beneath my cheek.It was strangely comforting.I closed my eyes again and tried to focus on the music.Then, little by little, I became aware of where I was.The lobby.People were still moving around us.I opened my eyes.Oh.And I was literally curled against my professor.My cheeks immediately warmed. I slowly lifted my head, but Professor Thiago didn't move his arm away. He simply looked down at me, his expression calm and attentive.I swallowed.This was embarrassing. Very embarrassing.I glanced around the lobby, hoping nobody

ARIANA'S POVThe crash was so loud that it seemed to swallow every other sound in the courtyard, leaving behind a stunned silence that lasted barely a heartbeat before everything erupted at once.Someone screamed, “Oh my God!”A few students stumbled backward, nearly running into each other as they tried to get away from the shattered pieces scattered across the walkway.I was still pressed against Professor Thiago, too stunned to understand what had just happened. His hand was still firmly around my arm, and I could feel the quick rise and fall of his chest against me.“What the hell was that?” someone yelled.My ears rang slightly from the impact, and I slowly turned my head.Then I saw it.Pieces of a large flower pot were scattered across the exact spot where I had been standing only seconds earlier. Soil covered part of the pavement, and the plant itself had been crushed beneath the broken ceramic, its leaves twisted and flattened among the pieces.My stomach dropped. I stared at