Chapter 264

"Fancy seeing you here, Ms. Kast."

Walter, perched at the podium, raised an eyebrow. "Though, it hasn't really been that long since we last saw each other, has it?"

Minnie's eyes sparkled, a playful light swirling within them, her gaze glistening as if touched by dew. Even then, she pretended to be utterly serious as she replied, "Really? Then why does it feel like an eternity to me?"

She propped her chin on her hands, elbows resting on the table, gazing at Walter with feigned naivety.

Walter was taken aback.

He was no stranger to flirtation due to his family's status, but Minnie's boldness and exuberance were something else entirely.

Driven by curiosity, Walter decided to play along, asking with a hint of mischief, "And how long would that be, in your mind?"

Their playful banter sent a current of flirtatious energy through the air, almost tangible enough to touch.

The college students around them, all too familiar with the rollercoaster of romance, let out a collective, knowin