Chapter 80

Finding a chance to talk to Camille was more difficult than she expected. The Vendons couple would not let Camille go. In the meantime, Millian had managed to drag Liv into the backyard.

“The backyard of my house is also beautiful at night! It’s beautiful, isn’t it?”

Millian urged Liv, saying the lights were lit especially beautifully tonight.

It was a time after dinner for small talk in the parlor or a nice leisure stroll. Several teachers were already looking at the backyard even without Millian’s invitation.

“Yeah, this is really beautiful.”

As Millian said, the backyard was well lit, making it pleasant to look at, and the night air was not too cold for walking. She figured that at this level of brightness, she wouldn’t be intimidated by the darkness.

“Millian! Millian?”

Millian, with her arm linked to Liv’s, headed for the backyard, but a call from behind her stopped her in her tracks. It was the voice of Baroness Vendons.

“Millian!”

“Go ahead.”

“Haah… I really want to walk you through the backyard myself.”

Millian pouted her lips and made a face of disappointment. But she could no longer ignore the continuous call and reluctantly released her arms.

“I’ll be right back, so you should wait for me, okay?”

“Okay, I get you, so go ahead. Lady Vendons is waiting.”

Liv looked at Millian, who walked away despite her grumbling, and then looked back at the backyard.

Seeing the other teachers huddled together and chatting, it made her realize how unsociable she had been. Judging by the atmosphere, the other teachers had gotten to know each other before this dining occasion.

The atmosphere was definitely different from Liv’s, who never visited the Vendons mansion outside of class or met anyone associated with it.

She thought this might be a great opportunity to make new connections. But instead of trying to get to know her teachers, Liv chose to observe the backyard in silence.

In the past, she would have done whatever it took to get one more student introduced to her, but now she didn’t have the same sense of desperation or urgency.

It must be because of that man.

Liv let out a weak sigh as she slowly made her way into the backyard. She was still unsure if this change was a good thing. It was just that she was no longer inclined to resist or be wary.

The Marquis was hard to figure out, but he was dependable, even charming.

And I had a kiss with that man.

Plus, it was her first kiss.

The truth was, Liv had never attached much significance to first kiss. It was a luxury to fantasize about such things. It would be more accurate to say that since she became the head of the household, she never really became interested in it.

However, due to the situation, the intensity of her first kiss remained abnormally strong.

The hot flesh that stirred in her mouth was both familiar and exciting, and the sound of mixed saliva was somehow arousing. Her heart beat faster as the kiss lengthened, and she felt the urge to connect with him a little deeper. It was a raw sexual impulse that Liv had never felt before.

If he didn’t pull his lips away first, I might have gotten carried away and wrapped my arms around his neck.

Touching her lips absentmindedly, Liv came to realize what she was doing and pulled her hand away. Her face lit up at the mere thought, and she strode deeper into the backyard with a flourish. She felt like if someone were to look at her face right now, they would recognize all of her wicked thoughts.

There were quite a few people at the backyard entrance, but it was pretty deserted inside. The atmosphere with no people around, even with the lights on brightly, was a bit eerie.

It took a moment for Liv, who was busy trying to cool her flushed face, to realize the atmosphere.

“Should I go home now?”

She walked around so thoughtlessly that she ended up going deeper than she intended. Liv turned quickly, realizing that the noise from the mansion had grown distant. At that moment, she heard a rustling in the corner, hidden by the garden trees.

“Is it you, Millian?”

She wondered if Millian came to bring her back.

Liv beamed and called out her name, and a large shadow stepped out from behind the tree.

“Oh, my, sorry to disappoint you.”

Liv muttered absentmindedly as she recognized the man who was scratching the back of his head with an awkward smile.

“Mr. Marcel.”

“Millian told me you were here, so I came over, but I got a little lost because you went deeper than I thought.”

Camille, who appeared with an awkward smile on his face, approached her, beaming.

“Did you have any business with me?”

“I always have. Although it might not be the case with you, Miss Rhodes.”

Today, she also wanted to talk to Camille, but she didn’t bother to let him know. In the first place, she and Camille probably had different reasons for talking to each other.

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