Chapter 1840

Leonard, a cheerful and outgoing young man, worked skillfully at the machine while apologizing profusely. "Sorry about this. I don't know what's up with this machine today. It's being a bit temperamental. I hope it's not causing too much trouble for you." Karina smiled back warmly. "It's no problem at all."

As Leonard glanced up at Karina and Wilfred, he couldn't help but comment, "You two look great together! Are you on a date?"

Karina's cheeks flushed slightly, and she opened her mouth to clarify, but Wilfred cut in first. "Thank you. It's a rare day off, so I thought I'd take her out to relax."

Startled, Karina glanced at him in surprise, but the unexpected sweetness of his words brought a quiet warmth to her heart.

Leonard grinned knowingly. "This movie's been super popular lately. Lots of couples have been coming to watch it. You're lucky to have snagged tickets-later in the day, it's almost impossible to get seats."

After retrieving their tickets, the pair stopped at the concession stand. The staff greeted them with a bright smile. "Hello! We're running a special today. If you buy a large popcorn, you'll get a free small popcorn in either chocolate or caramel flavor. The chocolate popcorn is made with imported chocolate, rich and creamy, while the caramel is crafted in-house, perfectly sweet and aromatic."

Wilfred nodded politely. "Is that so? Then I suppose we're fortunate."

Intrigued, Karina turned to Wilfred. "What do you think? A large one shouldn't be too much for us to share."

popcorn and chose the chocolate flavor for the complimentary one. Hugging the popcorn buckets to her chest, she beamed like

eyes and nodded. "Sure,

and held it up to Wilfred. "Try this-it's

piece from her fingers while keeping his eyes on

middle for easy sharing. As the movie began, Karina's attention was quickly captivated by the

the more exciting

she would unconsciously grab

arm and

responded by gently

of his arm, drawing

against his. Every small touch

for the subtle smile that played

aroma of chocolate popcorn wafted through the air. Wilfred picked up a

her

sweet flavor spread across her tongue, and her eyes lit up. "Wow, this

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