Shut Up, Young Lady, Obediently Hand Over The Money And Don't Confess! Chapter 208 : “I love you, Felyn.”

Adelina trembled at Felyn’s words.

Ever since arriving on the rooftop, she’d felt a strange tingling sensation across her scalp. And now, she no longer dared to dwell on the darker possibilities.

Was he trying to stop from confessing tonight? Was that what he ant?

Her arms hung weakly at her sides. She couldn’t even summon the strength to clutch her dress.

Felyn’s heart… his feelings for … were they never what I thought they were?

Has he never liked ?

Everything he’s done… was it only because of the contract?

A flood of thoughts raced through her mind, leaving her head pounding. It felt like everything around her was drifting away, including Felyn.

Right now, she felt like a failure plumting from the sky, spiraling into darkness.

For the first ti, Adelina hesitated.

The Adelina who never flinched in the face of adversity was now hesitating—right before one of the most important monts of her life, right before her very first confession.

She didn’t dare to open her mouth.

If Felyn doesn’t like , and I still confess, then what?

All the mories I treasure of him—will they beco nothing more than delusions?

And after that, will he vanish from my life completely?

Even though their contract hadn’t ended, she had no idea how she would face him again after tonight.

If her confession failed, their relationship would fall off a cliff—there would be no coming back from it.

So should I say it? Or let it go?

“Boom!”

The first burst of magical fireworks exploded in the sky, casting bright blue reflections across everyone’s faces.

Only those who looked up could hear the fireworks’ sound.

So when Adelina remained frozen, all she felt was a world flickering in silence.

But when she finally raised her eyes to the sky, the thunderous sound of the explosion crashed into her mind like a tidal wave, clearing away the chaos in her thoughts.

She rembered the last fireworks festival at Saint Andros Academy.

It had also been held for Zervanie’s performance. That night, the students had set off fireworks across the field in celebration.

Only she and Felyn had stayed inside—warm and secluded in the dark student council office.

She rembered standing by the window with him, their fingers interlaced, watching the fireworks bloom.

What did he say that night?

Oh, that’s right—she’d teased him into saying sothing embarrassingly sweet.

“Lady Adelina, I regret not choosing you sooner. If the gods gave another chance, you’d be my only choice.”

That was it.

Even now, thinking back on that mont filled her heart with warmth.

That was when she had fallen for Felyn… she just hadn’t realized it yet.

So much had happened since then. His presence had gradually taken root in her heart until it filled it completely.

“Felyn, I…”

Her hand twitched, inching toward him, longing for comfort.

But the mory of him pulling away from her earlier still lingered in her mind. Her hand froze halfway in the air.

“What is it, Lady Adelina?”

Felyn turned slightly, his usual faint smile still on his lips.

But sohow, in his gaze… she could no longer see herself reflected there.

Seeing his eyes, Adelina ca back to her senses.

She rembered all the nights he’d encouraged her.

It was because of him—because he had always been there for her—that these past few years had felt bearable.

Felyn, you always praised for being brave… for never giving up. In your eyes, I was a girl who could do anything.

So how could I let you down now?

How could I turn away now, of all tis?

Even if it ant losing him forever…

Even if she’d never get to speak to him again…

She wasn’t going to run from her feelings.

It was true: if she chose to retreat, nothing would change. They could spend the next two months of their contract in peace and harmony. And when it ended, Felyn would decline her request to renew, and they would part ways forever.

But she didn’t want that.

Now that she understood her own heart, she refused to hide from it with half-asures and self-deception.

“Felyn, I have sothing I want to tell you.”

Her voice rose steadily, no longer wavering, no longer clouded by doubt.

She stepped closer to him, knowing this might be the last ti they’d ever be this close.

Felyn opened his mouth as if to say sothing, but in the end, he stopped himself.

“I’m listening, Adelina.”

This ti, he didn’t add ‘Lady.’

He spoke softly, just like always, with the sa warmth she knew so well.

Felyn had always admired her courage.

Since she had made her decision, he would respect it.

“I was going to ask you at the banquet… whether you liked ,” she said. “That was the question I wanted to know the answer to. But… you don’t need to answer now. That’s not what I want to say anymore.”

Adelina didn’t look up at the dazzling fireworks overhead. Instead, she stared down at her toes, trying to calm her nerves.

“I always thought you liked . Ever since Miss Viloti’s graduation party, I felt like you were chasing after … using the contract as an excuse to show your affection.”

“That feeling lasted… right up until tonight.”

As she said this, sothing finally clicked in her mind.

Felyn had already given his answer.

Back when she tried to recruit him for the school festival volunteer team—he had turned her down. Wasn’t that his way of keeping distance?

That night at her villa, when they drank together, she had asked him whether he would still like her after the contract ended.

Thinking back… he had said he wouldn’t.

And the [Tidal Charm] she gave him had never reacted—that ant he’d never held affection for her in the first place.

Everything had been part of the contract. She had misunderstood it all.

He never loved .

It was never real.

Why didn’t I realize it sooner?

Why did I only see it at the very last mont, right before I confessed?

Now, there was no turning back.

She hadn’t even noticed the tears gathering in the corners of her eyes.

She looked at Felyn, who was still watching her with that sa gentle gaze—as if nothing had changed.

But she knew. This was the last ti.

A single teardrop slid down her cheek, soaking the strands of hair stuck to her face.

Then another.

And another.

Like a broken strand of pearls, her tears fell silently, one after the other.

Her voice began to shake, cracking into sobs, yet she stubbornly lifted her head, forcing herself to et his eyes.

“I don’t know when it happened… but I realized I can’t live without you.”

“I started to look forward to every visit. I spent more ti getting ready before you ca.”

“Even after you left, I would replay every second of our ti together in my mind.”

“At Viloti’s banquet, you said I was already number one in your heart.”

“Behind the [Dreamy Sumr] wall, I overheard you telling Linda how kind and strong I was.”

“By the wishing lake at Saint Andros Academy, we held hands like thousands of other lovers and made our wish.”

“In your ho, you told your heart would always belong to .”

“In the student council office, we watched fireworks together—and you said you never regretted choosing .”

“On our date in Holmholt… on those quiet nights in the capital… when you shielded with your body…”

Her voice broke completely. She couldn’t et his gaze anymore.

She lowered her head, letting the tears run freely down her cheeks and fall to the ground in silence.

I’m going to lose Felyn.

Those days are gone. I’ll never get them back.

“There’s sothing I finally realized… sothing I never saw until now.”

“I love you, Felyn.”

(End of Chapter)