Chapter 1077:

It wasn’t until they were in the car that things clicked into place. Freya leaned forward to buckle her seatbelt, and Ellis glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. A grin slowly crept across his face. Ah… that’s what she meant by “small.”

“I would never think you are small-chested,” he said with a chuckle, his voice smooth and laced with mischief.

Freya looked at him, puzzled. Why were they on this topic again? “What?”

“Nothing,” Ellis said, firing up the engine and trying to make her feel less uncomfortable.

They left it there, the car humming along toward the store.

Neither of them spoke, but there was an unspoken warmth building between them. It was their first supermarket trip together. Kind of mundane, but oddly intimate.

By the time they arrived, it was just after seven. The store was buzzing—families, couples, people finishing work.

Ellis didn’t mind the crowd. In fact, he liked it. He walked beside Freya, casually picking up the same brand of shampoo and shower gel she used, along with a few of her favorite scented candles.

but said nothing. Then they reached the toothbrush aisle.

we already have toothbrushes

a couple set,” Ellis said with

at a

your imagination soar

another item. “Everything

couldn’t. He had a point. As cheesy as

couple’s pajamas. Somehow, they ended up

used to think of Ellis as that cold, no-nonsense team leader. Looking at him now, it dawned on her—outside the training field, he

one hand while the

and grinned. “Weren’t we just here for snacks? Why do we only have household

one thing,” Ellis said with

“What?”

“Something for daily use.”

her

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