Chapter 264

Effie nodded. "Let's give it a shot."

She and Lyman settled onto the little folding stools the owner had brought over, sipping the drink in turn, both looking entirely content.

After a few moments, Effie felt eyes on them. She glanced up and realized they had basically become a live advertisement for the stall-people were watching them curiously, no doubt deciding if they should try it too.

Leaning closer, Effie murmured by Lyman's ear, "Once we're done, let's ask the owner to crack it open for us, then we can go."

Lyman nodded. "Alright."

Finally, they got to try the coconut flesh. It wasn't quite what they had imagined—it lacked any strong fragrance, just a hint of delicate sweetness, and the texture was soft, almost creamy.

“So? Is it good?" Effie asked, scooping out a piece with her spoon.

She offered it to Lyman without thinking twice. He didn't hesitate, just opened his mouth and ate it. "Pretty sweet," he said.

suspiciously. "Sweet? I

lips. He looked at her, and

to the hotel, Randell and the others were still

just waved

stopped him. "Wait, I can't. We have team-building activities tomorrow, so I'm supposed to room with Nita

frowned, catching her hand as if he couldn't bear

look of mock-resentment. "I never

his wife. Now, here they

am I supposed to get through such a

thrown by Lyman-he was usually so buttoned-up, and here he was acting

could, you know, just

face. "But I prefer a

her head threatening to

heart pounding so wildly

together for a while now-shouldn't they have settled into

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