Chapter 7-

"Who are you texting?" On the other side, Alessia placed the two boxes of Churros she had just bought on the dining table, casually asking Christian, who was playing with his phone.

"A new friend I just met. He's quite interesting," Christian replied, pocketing his phone. "Maybe he'll come over later! I'll introduce you to him then!"

"Great!" Alessia readily agreed, her gaze affectionate.

Christian was quite the social butterfly, so Alessia wasn't surprised he had made a new friend so quickly. However, she did feel curious to meet the first friend Chris had made since returning to the country.

The snack street was bustling with people, some stalls even had long queues in front of them.

At that moment, Christopher finally spotted Alessia's figure at the Churros stall.

She wore a simple white t-shirt and blue jeans, a gentle smile playing on her lips.

Christopher's palms became slightly sweaty with nervousness. He glanced behind him and saw two girls in ginger-yellow princess dresses si