“While you’re my tutor you should also be my man, Derek, the only man for me for the rest of my life,” she let out with genuine confidence, her eyes not peeling away from his.

Derek was taken aback. It was really obvious that he was not expecting such a straightforward and sincere assertion as that from her.

Unable to find the actual words or maybe his brain was failing to process a word at that moment so he pulled back a little and cleared his throat awkwardly.

“I love you, Derek,” Karina suddenly voiced out, her eyes pinning his amber orbs. “I really want you and I do not...