"Reiko, Sister Reiko, why did you come..."

The bathroom door opened, but Haruka Yuzan felt no shame. Being the only man in the villa, whoever came in, it was just an opportunity to display his considerable assets.

There was nothing that needed to be covered up.

A Tokyo hunk like him should face everything with confidence!

"Mr. Haruka..."

A gentle voice came from outside the door, and a graceful and beautiful woman stepped in. The moment she saw Haruka Yuzan, a delicate blush spread across her fair, soft cheeks. She looked away shyly, seeming very embarrassed.

"Sister Reiko, is there something wrong?"

Haruka Yuzan was curious. Although he was unconcerned, the breeze from outside the door fluttered in, passing the blushing madam and cooling Haruka Yuzan's skin. It felt unusually chilly...

"I just, just..."

Reiko Onodera began to stutter. But when she thought about what had happened in the kitchen at noon, she finally mustered the courage to say, "It's just, if Yumeko is around, we really shouldn't be doing such risky things..."

"Sister Reiko, why did you suddenly bring this up today?" Haruka Yuzan asked with some curiosity.

Noticing his gaze, Reiko Onodera retreated, shrinking back a little, "The risk we took this noon was too great. If Yumeko or Shimizu had found out, it could have ruined your life..."

"How so? Weren't we undiscovered?"

One could feel the instability in the madam's emotions through her words. Haruka Yuzan made his tone as soothing as possible, hoping to calm the beautiful woman.

"It's different," Reiko Onodera shook her head as a thin mist rose in her beautiful eyes, making her look pitiful like a freshly bloomed lotus.

"Today we were just lucky. That doesn't mean it will always be so coincidental. If Yumeko discovers our relationship, it could affect your entire life... It doesn't matter what happens to me, but you shouldn't have to deal with setbacks because of it..."

The palpitations from the near discovery in the kitchen at noon were still vividly felt by Reiko Onodera, even now.

While distributing flyers in the afternoon, she dwelled on the idea that Haruka's life was ahead of him, awaiting his enjoyment of countless wonderful moments and youth. He couldn't always gamble on that one or two times of luck.

Although cutting ties might avoid future troubles... thinking this far, Reiko Onodera couldn't help but bite her lip, her eyes filled with resentment.

Reiko Onodera, how could you be so selfish!!

Breaking off relations with Haruka was something she had neither the courage to do nor could she bear to make that final decision. Rather than that, she hoped to maintain their relationship until... she was no longer needed.

After much reflection, she decided it was best to have a private talk with Haruka for their future long-term relationship.

Haruka was still young, unaware of many life lessons, but she knew better not to endure momentary pleasure and excitement at the expense of irreversible consequences.

If Haruka's reputation were to be ruined because of her, resulting in him losing his fiancée and a happy life, then... she guessed she would never forgive herself...

In terms of educational background, family, or looks and temperament, Otome Yumeko was the best choice as Haruka's future life partner.

To marry Miss Otome would be to skip a lifetime of detours, to put it mildly.

In contrast, from any perspective, there was no hope of forming a family with Haruka. She was satisfied just being by his side, not daring to harbor such unrealistic expectations.

"Sister Reiko, do you trust me?"

Haruka Yuzan had guessed the madam's worries. He turned off the shower and, taking a towel, gave himself a quick rub down. He then approached the beautiful woman, drew her into his arms, lifted her chin, and whispered,

"Can we forget these worries, please?"

"But... it really is very risky..."

Reiko Onodera lifted her head, silently gazing at the young man in front of her, her watery eyes full of concern and entreaty.

She was imploring him to agree to her humble request.

"But isn't it risky for you to come to me directly like this now?"

Haruka Yuzan said teasingly, knowing that they hadn't finished their encounter in the kitchen at noon and now she had come to him willingly. How could he not take this opportunity?

He knew, however, that now was not the time to talk about such matters, hoping to just reassure Sister Reiko... Stay connected with My Virtual Library Empire

True enough, upon hearing Haruka Yuzan's words, Reiko Onodera's cheeks turned red, and her earlier decisiveness evaporated, leaving only tender affection between her brows.

"No, no, we can't, we've already agreed that if Yumeko is here, we're not supposed to..."

After a fierce inner struggle, Reiko Onodera finally shook her head.

"But Yumeko isn't in the villa now, is she?"

Haruka Yuzan pulled the madam into his embrace and smiled, "Besides, I never promised you anything just now."

"Haruka! How can you be like this, I'm thinking of your best interest!"

Reiko Onodera pouted, a rare occurrence.

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Looking at the beautiful woman in his arms, Haruka Yuzan said each word earnestly, "I don't want you to worry about me, and I don't want you to think about others. Can you think about yourself just this once?"