Awkward Position

"Hena."

The way he called her name made her heart beat even faster. His deep voice sounded music to her ears. And in a way, it calmed her nervous heart.

"W-What if someone comes?" Hena hurriedly asked as she tried her best to appear bold and confident. Of course, she already failed miserably.

Why did she have to bother about someone else entering the room? Was this not what she wanted after all?

Hena felt anxious all of a sudden, feeling the butterflies in her stomach.

"Who will come in?" asked the prince.

"Y-Your butler!" Hena replied as she averted his gaze. Seeing his eyes glint in anticipation made her feel even shyer. The confidence she had hardly built up earlier was no longer there. "What if he comes in?"

The confidence she had built from scratch disappeared into thin air.

"Roy is not that tactless to come in here with a mushroom soup on his hands, don't you think?" He sighed as he cupped her chin with his left hand. "And besides, who do you think started this?"