Then, as if suddenly rembering sothing, she looked up and asked, "Do you know when Lucas will be ho?"
Theodore tilted his head. "He said he’d be back around ten."
Aurora visibly drooped. "Ten? That late? Guess I’ll have to wait till then..."
Theodore glanced between her and Eleanor, then brightened. "Hey! I could help! If you’ve got questions, I’m free."
Aurora gave him a small smile. "But you’re already teaching Eleanor. I wouldn’t want to interrupt."
Eleanor’s jaw clenched slightly, though her smile didn’t waver. "Yeah... we were just going over a few things."
"It’s no disturbance!" Theodore waved it off with a grin. "Co on, the more the rrier! Let’s make it a group study session!"
Eleanor, behind her bright expression, cursed Aurora silently.
Aurora just smiled sweetly and sat down beside Theodore. "Alright. Let’s study together, then."
[Host, your today’s task hasn’t progressed even a little. If this continues, you will lose one more skill.]
Eleanor looked calm outside, but Aurora saw how she clenched her fist.
Suddenly, Aurora was curious about what Eleanor’s task was today.
Looking at Theodore, Aurora had a rough guess.
Sure enough, the next second she heard the system say,
[Host, I understand that you are trying your best, but if you don’t convert Theodore’s crush into love today, when he becos successful after 2 months, it will beco difficult to transform his love into obsession later.]
Aurora raised an eyebrow.
Theodore was finally going to be successful?
Great!
However, Aurora felt as if things were moving too fast and the system’s words were ambiguous.
After all, according to Aurora’s dream, first Jonnah would be famous, and only after 2 years would Theodore be able to make a na.
How co it has been shortened to 2 months?
Was it because...
Aurora’s eyes brightened.
If her decision to open the studio for Jonnah and Theodore could help Theodore succeed, then she was glad to do anything.
Maybe Eleanor has the sa question as Aurora, because Aurora heard the system’s voice again.
[Yes, host. It is strange that Theodore is becoming successful so suddenly. But his success ter shows that he will soon succeed.]
Theodore, seeing both Aurora and Eleanor lost in thought, would smile and think,
’Am I looking too handso today?’
He coughed lightly and said,
"I know I am handso, and I am ready to send you my pics, so please focus now."
Aurora: "..." My narcissist brother.
Eleanor: "..." This is his only quality I don’t like.
Aurora blinked and looked at Theodore, mildly amused. "You think we’re distracted because of your face?"
He grinned. "Obviously. I an, you were both staring into space. What else could it be?"
Eleanor forced a laugh, flipping through her notebook. "Maybe we were just trying to rember the formulas, Theo."
"Uh-huh," Theodore said, unconvinced. "Or maybe you were just too dazzled by my radiance."
Aurora snorted. "Radiance? Please. If anything, your glow’s coming from that ridiculous neon hoodie."
Theodore looked down at his bright green sweatshirt, then nodded solemnly. "Style icon, that’s what I am."
Eleanor chuckled again, though her fingers tightened slightly on her pen. "Anyway... can we get back to the topic? I was asking about the difference between covalent and ionic bonds."
"Oh, right!" Theodore turned his notebook around.
"So, the easiest way to rember is—covalent bonds share electrons, while ionic bonds transfer them. Like giving versus sharing candy."
Aurora leaned in, pretending to be confused. "So if I give you my notes, that’s ionic, right?"
"Yes," Theodore replied.
"But if I share my snacks, that’s covalent?"
"Exactly!"
Aurora nodded, then smiled. "Got it. I guess I prefer covalent relationships then."
Theodore laughed. "See? Science can be cute."
Eleanor rolled her eyes.
Though Theodore was handso, other than his handsoness, there was nothing attractive about him.
He was childish and immature.
Aurora could read Eleanor’s thoughts on her face and wanted to slap her.
Her second brother excelled in both extracurricular activities as well as acting.
He was intelligent, resilient, and hardworking.
The dream she had showed her how much he struggled.
If he had not opted to enter the entertainnt industry, maybe he would have ended up as a physicist.
That was the level of talent Theodore had.
He tried to make things simple so they are easy to understand, but Eleanor might even look down on it.
’No...it can’t go on like this. I need to expose her face today.’ Aurora thought.
With a smile, she said to Theodore,
"Brother, before we continue, can you cook noodles? I am hungry."
Theodore blinked at Aurora’s sudden request, then raised an eyebrow. "Noodles? I’m your tutor right now, not your slave."
Aurora pouted dramatically. "But I’m starving. You know I can’t focus when I’m hungry."
Theodore sighed, shaking his head like an older brother who’d been through this too many tis.
"Unbelievable. You think I’m just here to serve you?"
"Pretty much," Aurora said sweetly.
He gave her a mock glare, then stood up with a groan.
"Fine. But I’m charging you. One bowl of noodles equals one signed favor slip from Princess Aurora."
She laughed. "Deal. I’ll sign it with a glitter pen if you want."
"Even better," he said, rolling his eyes as he headed toward the kitchen.
Before stepping out, he turned and looked at Eleanor. "Hey, Eleanor. Want so too?"
Eleanor’s eyes widened. "Oh! Uh, no... I’m fine. Really."
Theodore smiled. "You sure? I make killer noodles. Family recipe."
"I’m good," she said quickly, but her voice was a little too high-pitched.
He tilted his head, misreading her expression completely. "You’re just being shy. I’ll make an extra bowl anyway. You can decide later."
Without waiting for a reply, he disappeared into the kitchen.
Eleanor forced a smile, her jaw tight.
Inside her mind, however, it was chaos.
"I didn’t ask for your dumb noodles!"
"Why are you so clingy with her, but acting polite with ?"
"Ugh, idiot!"
Aurora watched her closely and then chuckled, leaning back in her seat. "He can be a bit forceful sotis. Doesn’t really take ’no’ for an answer when it cos to food."
Eleanor nodded stiffly. "Yeah... I noticed."
There was an awkward pause before Aurora tilted her head and asked casually, "So, Eleanor, what do you think of my brother?"
Eleanor blinked. "What do I think?"
"Yeah," Aurora said, smiling as if they were just two girls gossiping. "You’ve been spending a lot of ti with him lately."
Eleanor glanced toward the kitchen, then back at Aurora. "He’s... he’s great. Really friendly. Helpful."
Aurora nodded, still smiling. "He is, isn’t he? He’s always been like that. Annoying sotis, but dependable. And surprisingly talented too."
"Mhm." Eleanor kept her tone light, but her grip tightened on her pen.
Aurora leaned forward a little, resting her chin on her hand. "Do you think you could ever be his girlfriend?"
Eleanor’s hand froze in mid-air. "W-What?"
Aurora’s eyes sparkled mischievously. "I an, he’s handso, right? And smart. He’s got the whole charming thing going on."
Eleanor laughed nervously. "Haha... well, I an, he is good-looking, yeah. But girlfriend? I don’t know..."
"Why not?" Aurora said innocently. "You get along. You already study together. And I’ve noticed how you smile a lot around him."
Eleanor glanced away, her ears turning red. "It’s not like that. I an... I don’t know what he thinks of ."
Aurora leaned back, crossing her legs casually. "Well, I know my brother pretty well. If he didn’t like you at least a little, he wouldn’t keep inviting you over."
Eleanor’s heart thumped a little faster.
Was Aurora... trying to push them together?
Or was she testing her?
She couldn’t tell.
So, she simply smiled and said, "He’s really nice. I respect him a lot."
"Then... you can’t beco his girlfriend?" Aurora asked in a disappointed tone.
Eleanor would only smile.
Aurora sighed like an old granny, and she would say,
"Honestly, Eleanor, I hated you after Olivia introduced you."
Eleanor’s heart skipped a beat. She knows from the hatred ter that Aurora indeed hated her, but she never knew the reason.
Maybe today... Aurora might tell it.
With an innocent look, she would ask,
"But why? Aurora, I have never hard you so..."
Aurora sighed and explained,
"You know, before you, there were a few girls who used my sister Olivia to get to know my second brother.
They would pretend to like my brother and make him propose to them, only to back out at the mont. I thought you were one of them."
Eleanor stared at Aurora, stunned.
"I... I would never do that," she said softly, almost whispering.
Aurora tilted her head, watching her closely.
"Maybe. But it’s hard to tell, you know? You’re always so polite. Smiling. Saying the right things."
Eleanor’s fingers fidgeted with the edge of her notebook. "That doesn’t an I’m fake..."
"Indeed. So I want to ask, do you like my second brother genuinely? Will you ever beco his girlfriend in the future?" Aurora asked.
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