"Who did you just call Mom?" Venus looked around, but it was just her, Rena, and Uncle Christ. Did that boy call Rena Mom?

"No, he said it wrong, he meant teacher. That's not it, Marco." Rena stared sharply as she forcefully put her arms around Marco's neck, even though the boy rebelled.

Marco was furious and tried to free himself from Rena. But he quickly gave up because his strength was far inferior to Rena's, so Marco was forced to give her a sweet smile. "Right, I meant teacher, not mom."

Rena only let go of his hand after that. "Don't talk carelessly or your father will punish you," Rena whispered into Marco's ear.

As if not listening to Rena's words and ignoring her, Marco walked in front of Venus with a smile. "Hello teacher, may I introduce myself, my name is Marco," he said sweetly.

Rena had told Venus earlier that she would teach a boy, but Venus didn't think Marco would have such a fantastic appearance even though he was ten. Venus could not imagine what kind of beauty her parents had to give birth to a child as handsome as Marco.

"Hello Marco. My name is Venus. I'll be your new tutor from now on."

"Miss, you are very beautiful," Marco praised.

"I knew it, thank you," Venus said confidently.

Marco laughed out loud. "Miss, I like your confidence."

Venus gave Marco a high five, even though it was their first meeting. As fellow extroverts, the two hit it off quickly. Venus was happy to have a student like Marco to balance her energy. Teaching Marco would be easy for Venus.

Some time later.

"I've finished it."

Marco handed over the question papers that Venus had prepared for him. Venus didn't know Marco's learning ability, so she made some questions for Marco.

It's just that Venus didn't expect Marco to be such a genius. It took him only three minutes to answer the fifty questions Venus gave him, and all the answers were correct.

"How is that possible?" Venus stared at Marco in amazement.

Confused by Venus' reaction, Marco asked. "Is something wrong, miss? I was so sure of my answers."

Venus waved a firm hand. "It's not that, all your answers are correct. It's perfect."

If Marco was such a genius, why did he still need a tutor to teach him? Venus thought Marco could answer forty questions at most, but it turned out that he could solve them.

Even though the last ten questions were tough, they were Olympic questions.

Marco was relieved. "Thank God."

"Then why do you need a tutor?" Venus asked curiously.

Marco thought for a while that he needed clarification on how to answer Venus' question. His eyes looked at Rena, who was with them and asked for her help.

"It's because Marco is a lazy kid, so even though he's very smart, he rarely studies. That's why he needs a tutor to encourage him to study every day," Rena said.

Marco tilted his head in confused disagreement but reluctantly admitted it. Thinking of his father, Marco had to agree with Rena's words. For now, they had to work together for the family's good.

***

Venus threw herself on the bed after showering. Her heart was happy after earning money from teaching. Uncle Christ immediately gave Venus an advance for her work, even though it was Venus' first day.

"Mom."

Venus called Mrs. Panti and gave her some money she earned today. The orphanage mother often forbade Venus to keep giving her money because they still had donors, and the Orphanage also had a toy store that the orphanage mother had built to support the children.

Even so, there are too many children living in orphanages. Every year, their numbers increase due to the many cases of abandoned babies. Meanwhile, donors come and go, and the toy shop's income is erratic.

Venus realized the difficulty the Orphanage Mother had in supporting everyone. Therefore, whenever Venus earns money, she always sets aside a portion for the Orphanage.

Unconsciously, Venus always puts the Orphanage's financial situation ahead of her life. But Venus never felt burdened; the Orphanage is where Venus grew up since childhood. Of course, she should be grateful and return the favor.

After sending the money via cell phone, Venus fell asleep in seconds. Her body was tired after work and tomorrow after college. Venus also had to return to the manor to teach Marco.

The night was quiet, and only the sounds of night animals and the clock ticking filled the house. A tall man quickly walked into Venus' room, standing beside the bed watching Venus' peacefully sleeping face.

"I hope, everything I do will not scare you. I can't wait any longer Venus, everyone in the clan needs you," he said.

His hand went to Venus' hair, which blocked his view of her beautiful face. The man was Luca, the father of Marco, the master who hired Venus as Marco's private tutor.

Somehow, he could quickly get into Venus' house, as if it wasn't the first time Luca had done so. He was familiar with every corner of Venus' house, perhaps even more so than her.

Luca loved the smell in Venus' room for whatever reason. But Luca's mind calmed down, and his eyes softened just from smelling that familiar scent.

Venus wriggled in her sleep, making Luca jump and stop his hand, about to touch her soft face. But luckily, Venus didn't wake up. Luca chuckled when he saw Venus' lips parted in a funny, adorable way that made Luca want to kiss those red lips.

Seeing Venus kick the blanket he was using, Luca pulled it back and covered Venus' body up to her chest. "Sleep peacefully, don't move too much," Luca scolded Venus' bad habit.

"Mm." As if in response to Luca's words, Venus mumbled with her eyes closed.

"I'm leaving." Luca stared at Venus' face for a while, then walked away.

But suddenly, a gentle hand grabbed Luca's hand and forbade him from leaving.

"Don't go, stay with me," Venus said.