The Starfield Farming Sovereign (Elizabeth Schofield) novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397 Best Grapes in the World

His eyes locked onto a nearby bunch of dark purple grapes, almost black. His throat moved as he swallowed without thinking.

He probably thought he hid it well. But in the quiet, his widened eyes and that tiny swallowing sound

him away.

A sligh

oldier beside him, with tanned skin, nudged him with his elbow. The young soldier

staring straight-but out of the corner of his eye, he kept sneaking glances at the

wall of it.

topped walking, her s asked, “Do you like th

The young soldier jum

I just… I’ve never seer

After struggling for

Elizabeth laugh

the corner of

“These ar

glossy

With

As

ng deeper. Then she followed the direction of his gaze on purpose

e turned red right away. He waved his hands quickly. “Ms. Schofield, no! look this nice.”

the best word he could come up with was “nice.”

n Baxter, who had been serious the whole time, showed the faintest twitch at

Grapes,” Elizabeth said as she walked under the vines. She gently lifted the dark, it with a light twist. “We developed them here on the farm. They’re very sweet, uice, and a light rose scent.”

ed a few more of the ripest, fullest bunches.

her, unsure what to do.

ward, trying to stop her. “Ms. Schofield, this isn’t proper. We have rules. We can’t…”

on’t take things from civilians for free, right?” Elizabeth cut in with a bright smile, holding of grapes in her arms. “But aren’t you civilians now? There’s no military base here, just a friends helping out.”

tely stretched her words, her eyes sweeping across the men, who were trying to stay serious arly drawn to the grapes. “And besides, you came all this way to deliver such important for me. What’s wrong with me sharing some fruit from my own farm? This is just me saving

yone could respond, she started placing grapes into the hands of the nearest soldiers “Go on, try

may not have much, but we have plenty of fruit. If you don’t eat, that means you’re looking our farm. I might just complain to Commander Hewitt and say his soldiers don’t like our

was hght and teasing. It

anentioned Fres

them almost at once

wanted to refuse

but didnrdare

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Chapter 397 Best Grapes in the World

“look down on it” either. So, they stood there awkwardly, holding the grapes, and looked to Baxter.

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Baxter looked at Elizabeth’s bright, open smile. Then he glanced at the grapes in his hands, catching their sweet scent. Finally, he noticed the eager looks in his younger soldiers’ eyes. He let out a quiet sigh. A faint smile appeared on his usually serious face. “Since Ms. Schofield insists, we thank her. Maintain composure.”

“Thank you, Ms. Schofield!” This time, their voices carried a hint of excitement.

The soldiers stopped refusing and carefully held their grapes.

your

The round-faced young soldier couldn’t wait anymore. Still trying to remain proper, he discreetly picked the smallest grape and popped it into his mouth.

His teeth broke the thin, firm skin. Sweet juice burst instantly, filling his mouth. It carried a light, cool rose

scent.

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