Night of Destiny (Anastasia and Elliot) novel Chapter 145

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!

She quickly finished grabbing the vegetables and said to the man pushing the cart behind her, “Let’s go. I’m done.”

Of course Elliot’s eyes had caught everything as well and it made the corners of his mouth lift. To him, it was a happy feeling.

After they finished shopping, he drove all the way to the entrance of her 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 them.”

“They’re not heavy. It’s fine.” Anastasia didn’t want him to lend a hand.

However, he stubbornly snatched them from her; his action prompted her to glance speechlessly at her son, who was also happy to have Elliot hold his hand.

Now that she was somewhat embarrassed, she strode off quickly to maintain her distance from them so that the neighbors wouldn’t think they were a family.

“Mommy, wait for us!” Jared shouted behind her.

Anastasia could only wait for them in a disconcerted manner.