A bell-like tingling sound echoed in my ear, and the sound around me – the loud music, the people’s voice as they were partying – felt like had been muted as I stared at Miyu’s mischievous gaze with a bewildered expression on my face. The side of Miyu’s lips pulled up as she grinned like she had won against me.
The people on that table were all silenced and stared at Miyu with widened eyes. They all could not believe what the woman just said in front of us. And as seconds went by, I felt the atmosphere slowly thickened and weighed around us, and it clouded the cheerful and fun ambiance inside the club.
I felt my hand and feet turned cold when I saw from the corner of my eye that Kaya moved and turned her head at me. I knew at that moment what she was going to ask me, and I was awar
