Chapter 28

Amelia watched me carefully, seemingly worried I might refuse the food. I lifted my spoon and ate the eggplant. "It's delicious. Thank you." "I'm glad you like it!" Amelia smiled warmly. Just then, my roommates started chatting about an upcoming event—a charity drive to collect donations and personally deliver the goods to underserved communities. "I heard Leonardo Gibson is attending. Is that true?" "Not just him. Apparently, he's bringing his girlfriend along. She's supposed to be gorgeous and kind, a real beauty. I think her name is something like Yvette?" The weight of my spoon suddenly felt heavier. I silently put the piece of chicken into my mouth. The woman they mentioned was, of course, Yvette Stone. Yvette had always had a circle of outstanding admirers. Aside from Samuel, there were two others, one of whom was Leonardo Gibson. Leonardo, the president of Harborton University's student council, was interning at his family's Gibson Group. His future as the head of the c