Chapter 80

The mood turned heavy. Nearly everyone had awkwardness written all over their faces. The team lead let out a quick chuckle, clapped his hands, and nudged everyone along. "Work's not done yet, and you're already talking about having a gathering? Careful, or I'll dock your pay!" The rest of the crew jumped on cue and got back to work. By the time they wrapped up, it was already late and bitterly cold outside. Samuel suddenly pulled three baked sweet potatoes out of nowhere. "What! When did you get these? I didn't see anyone selling these around! Rita, do you like these? If not, I'm calling dibs on the biggest one…" Cynthia's eyes lit up like headlights, and her hand was already sneaking toward the largest sweet potato. Samuel shoved the smallest one into her hand instead and stepped between her and Miranda. He gave the biggest one to Miranda. "I bought them. I decide who gets what." Cynthia was speechless. Miranda laughed and took a bite. It was surprisingly sweet, but it was in