Chapter 42. Let's Talk

Hanging lamps stretch over the party area, wrapped around trees and around the stage. Their light is orange, dim like candlelight.

People dressed in colorful costumes, with many wearing Halloween costumes. Some are dressed as sexy bunnies, mummies, zombies, and even werewolves.

“Windward.”

When Vero heard Lev calling her by her last name, her heart raced, and her pulse is so strong that it makes her throat tighten. She stares at the surface of the lake for a split second.

She didn’t know if her decision to obey Jia’s dress code was the right decision. It feels like she’s mocking Lev’s identity. But it’s all already happened, and Vero couldn’t run back to the dorm to change her appearance.

She spun on her heel and looked at Lev. Both of her knees went weak in an instant.

Since when did Lev look so handsome in her eyes?

Dressed in all black like someone who is about to go to a funeral, Lev shines too bright. He’s too charming for her heart to