Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Chapter 145

“Get in. We’re going to the grocery store.” As Elliot placed Jared at the backseat, it suddenly occurred to him that he would need to get a child safety seat installed so that it would be easier for him to pick Jared up in the future.

After the three of them returned to the car, they went to a nearby commercial area where they had plenty of time to stop since it was still rather early.

While they were inside the grocery store, Jared sat on the cart that was pushed around by Elliot while Anastasia was in charge of selecting ingredients for that evening’s dinner. Feeling somewhat gluttonous tonight, she picked up some pork, shrimp, and a few kinds of vegetables.

“My! What a beautiful family!” someone suddenly commented as Anastasia was choosing vegetables. When she turned her head, she saw two young women standing nearby and staring at them.

The moment Anastasia turned to look at them, they scuttled away in embarrassment as they had been caught in the act.

When Anastasia glanced back at Elliot and her son, she understood why those two young women had misunderstood. They looked very much like a family of three on a shopping trip indeed!

and said to the man

as well and it made the corners of his mouth lift. To him, it was a

neighborhood and parked. As soon as she gathered the bags of ingredients she had bought, he took them from her while saying, “I can carry

not heavy. It’s fine.” Anastasia didn’t want

from her; his action prompted her to glance speechlessly at her son, who was also happy to have Elliot hold

embarrassed, she strode off quickly to maintain her distance from them so

for us!” Jared

wait for

relief and took the bags from Elliot before heading into the kitchen. Some foods, like the pork, required a little more time to cook and she

instructed her son as she left the kitchen to grab

and looked up at Elliot. To him, Elliot was not

of a family

hair with a grin. “I

spent so many years cooking for her son, she had completely mastered her way around the kitchen. Moreover, to cater to her son’s taste, she had even

added more spice and seasonings; for her son, she made do with some vegetables on top of the steamed

one point and playing with Jared in his room at another. It was turning out not to be an entirely bad thing