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.

him suspiciously. "Sweet? I think it's

He looked at her, and in that moment, she

made it back to the hotel, Randell and the

wanting to interrupt, Lyman just waved and turned to head upstairs with

can't. We have team-building activities tomorrow, so

hand as if he couldn't bear

mock-resentment.

every evening snuggled up with his wife. Now, here they were on holiday, and he wasn't even allowed to sleep

with exaggerated misery, "how am I supposed to get

so buttoned-up, and here he was acting

could, you know,

face. "But I prefer a little action

blank, her head

and leaned against it, her heart pounding so wildly it felt

been together for a while now-shouldn't they have settled into the comfort of

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