Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 233

Grady stood by the stovetop, patiently tending to a small pot where grape skiss simmered in water. He watched the calise carefully, tossing in more skins whenever the hue began to fade.

Richard had emphasized–more than once–how important the color was. He didn’t meddle in the bakery’s day aday anymore, but for the granddaughter of an old friend, even he was happy to make a life cake.

The light purple liquid swirled gently in the pot. Steam rose in soft clouds, carrying with in the sweet, dean seat of gagn

Everyone working in the studio paused what they were doing. One by one, they were drawn in by the fagate

“That smells amazing, someone murmured.

“Like real grape candy,” another said, leaning over the pot.

The lavender liquid shimmered like flowing chiffon, bubbling softly.

Grady nodded. His senses weren’t as sharp as they used to be, but standing over that little pot for just a few minutes had lef him feeling refreshed, as if that grape–scented steam had cleansed his lungs and sharpened his eyes.

He picked up a spoon, scooped out a bit of the liquid, let it cool, and took a sip.

Normally, when you boil grape skins like this, the water turns slightly bitter–how bitter depends on how mucho din gou use But the sip he took… wasn’t bitter at all. It had a subtle sweetness, with a crisp, fragrant take.

Grady thought, ‘I wouldn’t even need to process this. Just pour the liquid into a cup, and I could sell i as

Sweet, natural, and healthy. People would line up to buy it

“How is it?” one of the workers asked, eager. “What’s it taste like?

Grady calmly dropped the spoon into the sink and replied, “Grape. Now go finish slicing”

This was a two–person job–one peeled, the other chopped

He stared at the growing pile of discarded skins and said, “Don’t throw those away. Make more of the dye and we them for some steamed grape cakes later.”

staff said instantly.

told, they’d all been itching to suggest it already. They

filled

pot, thoughts

a loud cry broke the calm. “Oh my god!

was in a panic. Everyone looked down, scanning the

of glasses from his pocket, and squatted down. The pristine tiles made everything on them stand out starkly.

around the workstation. Some had already begun climbing up

let them near the ingredients.” The tearn quickly wiped the coursters, mopped the Boor, and double- checked that every last

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the heck did

never see ants in this part of

had spotless tiles and got mopped

Grady, faces full of

no answer. He simply returned to the stove, fished out the grape skins, and added in some of

slowly soaking up the purple tint

scent wafted out through the window–and then came the

craning their necks to peer inside. Grady was sure: if there

“So many

whispered in

a bit startled. Then one of the younger staff members suddenly lit up. He pointed toward the prep

chopping them over here earlier, and

way too far away to smell that. And it wasn’t that much juice.”

all gathered right where

to Grady, eyes shining with excitement. “These grapes aren’t normal. Animals can tell. Especially birds.”

tree. Whenever the fruit ripened, birds would come to peck at it–and the ones they chose always turned out to