Chapter 30

"S-sorry. I just choked suddenly……. Stefan, I'm all right now."

At Jaelin's words, Stefan stopped patting her back and opened his mouth.

"Oh, that's a relief. Anyway, students who should be focusing on their studies, sneaking into the sacred control room late at night to go on a date, huh? Is this acceptable? Right, Jaelin?"

"N-no, just because two people were together late at night doesn't necessarily mean it was a date. Maybe they were just studying together……."

Jaelin trailed off, mumbling. There was no way she would have dared to go on something like a date with Lionel. It was simply a small kindness. He had only helped because she said she was afraid of monsters.

"Honestly. If a man and a woman are alone together in a secluded place, huh? What else would it be but a date?"

"Jaelin's right. Just because two people are together doesn't mean…