Semua Bab Teach me, Mr Blackwood: Bab 171 - Bab 180

_Aurora’s POV_“I have decided to go back to uni!”I said excitedly, clasping my hands together as I waited for the reaction of the people in the room. Elena’s face lit up in a giant beam. Nikolai looked confused and his brother shared the same reaction.“You didnt go to uni?” Nikolai asked, face scrunched up in confusion.I paused.Well… I was too busy trying to spite my father to think of that. I had thought I didn’t need anything as long as I had daddy’s money. But that was so wrong. “Aren’t you too old for-“ Alexei started but I shot him a glare that shut him up. “That’s great! You could join my uni. What are you planning on majoring in?” Elena goshed, pushing up from the coach to grab my hands.And I froze:Because I wasn’t sure what I would major in.I had thought of so many things. Business. Design. Even being an air hostess.But I couldn’t decide.“Whay wouls give me moneh the fastest?” I asked and Alexei burst out laughing.“I assure you, you don’t want to go down that r

_Aurora’s POV_My fake boyfriend……was my professor.There had to be some kind of mistake here.I blinked once.Then twice.Surely if I blinked enough times, Professor Nikolai Volkov would disappear from the front of the lecture theatre and be replaced by whoever was actually supposed to teach this class.Instead, he calmly set his laptop on the lectern, connected it to the projector, and adjusted the microphone clipped to the collar of his shirt.He looked as though he had done this hundreds of times before.No.Thousands.Everything about him was effortless.The crisp white shirt rolled neatly to his forearms, the dark trousers, the expensive watch peeking out beneath his sleeve—it all screamed professionalism. His dark hair was combed back instead of falling messily over his forehead like it usually did at home, and the glasses resting on the bridge of his nose somehow made him look even more intimidating.I had never seen him wear glasses before. Heck, I had never seen him dressed

Aurora’s POVMy chest burned as I watched her lips on his cheeks, the smile disappearing from my face.And then I tore my eyes off them. I couldn’t understand why I was feeling the way I was. Nikolai and I weren’t even an actual thing but I couldn’t shake off the bad taste on my tongue. The woman stopped beside Nikolai’s desk as though she had done it a hundred times before. She rested one hand against the edge of the desk and looked up at him with an easy familiarity that made something unpleasant settle in the pit of my stomach.“I’ve been looking all over for you,” she said with a laugh. “I should have known I’d find you buried in class.”Nikolai returned her smile, though it was polite rather than warm.Who was she?“Jealous much?” Elena murmured in my ear, letting out a light yelp when my elbow made contact with her ribs.“I was finishing up after class.” Nikolai glanced at us both, but I instantly forced a tight smile, trying to act casual.“I can see that.” The woman glanced

_Aurora’s POV_I smoothed my hands down the front of my dress for what had to be the hundredth time tonight, staring at myself in the mirror.The navy fabric hugged my waist before flowing to my knees, simple enough that I didn’t feel like I was trying too hard, but elegant enough to make me wonder how Nikolai got the perfect dress.Elena stood behind me, arms folded, inspecting me like a proud artist admiring her masterpiece.“There,” she declared. “You look hot.” She finished up the touches of my makeup, bringing two strands of hair out to the front. “I look like I’m going to a royal banquet.” I said as I stared at myself. I wasn’t sure what Nikolai had planned, but it low-key felt like I was wearing too much? But at least I didn’t ask what brand it was like I would have done previously. Elena scoffed.“You wish.”I rolled my eyes before turning towards the mirror again.For a second, I barely recognized the girl staring back at me.My hair fell in soft waves around my shoulders

_Aurora’s POV_“I said. GET UNDER THE TABLE.” I forced out through gritted teeth, nodding at the table.Nikolai stared at me like I was crazy but I could beat their doorateppa getting closer and closer. I pointed frantically at the approaching group.“Hide.” I cried, but Nikolai only kept staring at me.Oh my God.I was getting overwhelmed and anxious by all that was happening and he wasn’t helping.Then he glanced under the table. Then back at me.He looked like he was wondering what the fuck was wrong with me. “Aurora.” His jaw ticked as he rubbed the stubble on his chin.Someone had to take the L for the team, and it was certainly not going to be me. “Yes?” I answered sweetly, hoping it was enough to convince him.“I am a grown man.”Apparently, it wasn’t enough to convince him.“I know.” I drawled, wondering how that had to do with anything though. “A grown man cannot fit under this table.”Oh-I looked under the table, and back at him. He had a point. But I was willing to t