Chapter 2.5

Selly acknowledged the convenience of Felix’s items but didn’t become a fan like her. Selly preferred Diana’s products. In Selly’s pocket, there was always a round item called a ‘vibrator.’ Selly said it was a good toy for women.

Thinking of Diana again raised Erica’s blood pressure. After sending Selly out of the studio, she pressed her fingers against her forehead.

Ordered items usually arrived two days later. She realized that day was a lesson day. She thought it might be a good opportunity to introduce Felix’s products to the teacher. As a VIP member, gaining more fans was beneficial.

She slumped into her chair and gazed at one of her prized possessions, a music box.

It was a magical music box that played music matching the desired atmosphere. It helped her immerse in her work and sparked inspiration, making it one of her frequently used items.

Seeing the treasured music box lifted her spirits again.

‘What music would suit the teacher? Hmm?’

She felt a sense of déjà vu. She immediately got up and approached the music box. It was slightly askew on the shelf where she had placed it neatly. Her eyes narrowed.

‘Did Selly touch it?’

She shook her head. Selly never touched her belongings. Erica had always warned Selly not to.

She personally cleaned Felix’s items and carefully placed them in their respective spots.

Even though magic was imbued in them, they wouldn’t move by themselves. Yet the position had shifted.

She pondered various thoughts with suspicion when she heard a knock on the door.

“Miss, it’s time for dinner.”

The questions she had on her way to the dining room vanished the moment she sat at the table.

She heard the news that Diana was going on a business trip.

It was uncertain when her sister would return to the mansion. Erica felt elated. She had been worried about Diana targeting the teacher, but now she was relieved to think they wouldn’t meet for a while.

* * *

Time passed, and the day of her second lesson with the teacher arrived.

Today, the sunlight was pleasant, the breeze was cool, and the ordered items arrived early.

During the day, she arranged the items neatly on the shelves in the studio and her room. Selly and other maids passed by, asking if she needed help, but she declined. They were asking out of courtesy, knowing she preferred organizing the items herself.

With new items added to the room, she began to hum. She liked everything, but the one that caught her eye instantly was the paint eraser. She had always painted over areas needing correction, but now she could cleanly revise her drawings—such a wonderful item.

Excited, she worked until 8 p.m., when the teacher arrived.

“Something good must have happened today.”

“Oh, yes.”

The teacher smiled, his eyes crinkling, scattering his radiant beauty around. Many of the employees swallowed their sighs. Some couldn’t withstand the sparkle and squinted their eyes. He seemed even more handsome than before.

“Felix’s items arrived. I’ll introduce them to you.”

For a moment, the teacher’s expression became subtle.

Did he not like Felix? 

She recalled the teacher’s peculiar reaction when she mentioned Felix last time.

“If you don’t like it…”

“No, I’d like to see them.”

The teacher stretched his full lips horizontally. Meeting his red eyes felt strange. The atmosphere was awkward, so she reflexively avoided his gaze and rubbed her neck.

Arriving at the studio, she instructed Selly to prepare refreshments. 

Last time was the upper body, so would today be observing the lower body? 

Her heart pounded with tension. Thinking about seeing his lower body in a confined space made her warm, so she opened the window. A cool breeze flowed in.

“Did you review well?”

“Review?”

“If you’ve had a lesson, you should review.”

The teacher spoke with a smile. Review? She hadn’t thought of that.

But how does one review? Should I draw while thinking of the teacher’s body?

Her mind spun rapidly. Seeing her serious expression, the teacher laughed.

“It’s not difficult. Just think of me.”

“What?”

“Just think about my body all day, what you saw during the lesson.”

The teacher’s red tongue moved enticingly within his mouth.

The teacher had a good voice, but more than anything, his pronunciation was elegant. Each word stuck to her ears. His voice, mixed with subtle breaths, tickled her ear canal. She unconsciously rubbed her ear with her hand, and the teacher smiled with his eyes.

It was a temptation greater than the devil from the fairy tale she had worked on before. To avoid being captivated by him, she deliberately blinked her eyes open and shut.

“Ahem, I’ll make sure to do it next time.”

Next time, what?

She wanted to hit her mouth.

Nothing was as awkward as the silence that came when she was alone with the teacher. Having hardly spent time with peers, she didn’t know what to say or what to do.

Since she had mentioned introducing Felix’s items, she led the teacher to the exhibition area of the studio.

“You have a communication device, right? If you give me your contact code, I’ll save it!”

The teacher recited his code number. She saved his number and began introducing each item. The teacher looked at the items with interest.

“This is just a handkerchief.”

“Yes, it’s one Felix used. A servant from the Oditolium family received it from Felix, and when it came up for auction, I bought it immediately.”

“Hmm…”

The teacher’s face hardened. 

Oh, did it seem perverted? But how did he know this was the only item not imbued with magic? 

She felt a moment of doubt, but embarrassment came first, so she turned her gaze to the music box next to it.

“This is a music box I often use while working. I heard Felix requested exceptional musicians to create special compositions for it. So when I listen to it, I feel really calm and happy. It makes me feel like I can do anything!”

Her praise for Felix continued to pour out. She thought she should stop, but the teacher listened so attentively that words kept flowing.

Selly brought refreshments and gave her a startled look, but she couldn’t stop talking. Somehow, she ended up talking about how Felix helped her in her childhood.

“You still remember that. And you’re wearing the bracelet too.”

The teacher’s eyes seemed to caress the bracelet as he looked at it.

“I’m sure he’ll appreciate it since you wrote it so well.”

“Right? I hope so… Oh, it’s already time.”

As she unraveled her stories, time had flown by, and it was already past 8 o’clock. Embarrassed, she tugged at her hair, but the teacher spoke with a gentle face.

“It’s alright. I actually enjoyed hearing your interesting stories.”

The teacher’s expression was genuinely bright. She couldn’t understand which part of her story he liked, but it seemed she had successfully promoted Felix, making her feel proud.

Her excitement had long dispelled any awkwardness.

“Oh, how about we play some music during the lesson today? This music box plays songs that match the mood you describe. I listened to a really calm and beautiful piece last time. I’ll play it for you first.”

“Sounds good.”

With the teacher’s permission, she happily operated the music box.

She shouldn’t have done that.

“Oh, I want to bury myself in your white, large bosom~

Open the cave hidden in the forest of your legs and let me in…….”

Click.

“Haha.”

A deep silence followed. Her neck felt cold as sweat trickled down.

“Hahaha, why is it doing this?”

She was going crazy. She fiddled with the music box, letting out artificial laughter. Her face flushed, and her hands trembled.

“Well, it’s a good song suitable for the bedtime lesson.”

“No, it’s not!”

“People have diverse tastes. I’m fine with it.”

The teacher spoke seriously, making her face redden further. She felt ashamed.

“My sister… my sister must have changed the music.”

She felt resentful towards Diana. The shift in the music box’s position wasn’t just her imagination. Diana must have secretly used the music box and placed it back without changing the song. Only her sister would play such music.

She tried to clear up the teacher’s misunderstanding, but all her words sounded like excuses.

The teacher said he understood and was fine with it, but she thought being teased would have been better.