Abandoned Super Cutie Adopted by Billionaire Clan

Chapter 235

He remembered hearing from his bow’s daughter that even a tiny slice of Seawise Pavilion’s cakes cost a small fortune. now, holding a whole box of their latest pastry, he braced himself for the worst.

But then he saw his girlfriend’s hopeful expression–and the hungry stares from everyone around them.

He gritted his teeth. “We’ll take it. Please wrap it up.”

The disappointment on the faces of nearby onlookers was visible. The shop assistant swiftly packaged the box and hand over with a smile. “That’ll be 20 dollars

He blinked. ‘What?

He stared at her in disbelief, then down at the box in his hands. Twenty dollars? For this big of a portion?

He remembered clearly–his boss’s daughter had said even a bite–sized slice once sold for a hundred.

Still dazed, he paid, grabbed the bag, and walked out of Seawise Pavilion feeling like he was in a dream.

“Wait. That wasn’t expensive at all.

What he didn’t know was that Seawise Pavilion priced their pastries based on ingredients and technique. The delicate, picture–perfect, luxury–loaded ones naturally came with luxury price tags. But today’s grape steam cake was made with simple ingredients and a humble recipe. Hence, the affordable price.

“Stop overthinking. Let’s try it already!” His girlfriend was already peeling the box open, impatient with excitement.

They found a spot just outside the store and opened it.

The cake was round and light purple, steam still rising from it. It had been pre–sliced into eight neat wedges, and the arom wafting out made their mouths water.

picked up a piece and

The texture was dreamy. The subtle sweetness of grape blended beautifully with the smooth rice base.

dessert and more like a luxurious

their first pieces were gone. They eagerly

dry–the cake was moist

box was empty, the couple finally snapped back

Pavilion–and found

grabbed her boyfriend’s hand. “Go! I need to buy

it was already too late. The place was packed wall to wall. They couldn’t even squeeze in. Staff members had

couple nearly cried with

AND that cheap, we would’ve

staff member called out over the crowd, “Sorry, everyone! We’re sold out of the grape steam

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is rushing the next batch, but nothing’s ready yet. Please

sold out, the people

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they doubled down determined to wait for the next batch. Meanwhile, the ten lucky customers who did get cakes were already making their way back into line–boxes

each person was only allowed one. If not for the limit, the

buzzing Passersby were being drawn in by the commotion–and once they caught a whiff of the fragrance from inside, they

in the kitchen, the staff

to sell these grape cakes. But the first batch, fresh from the steamer, had drawn such enthusiastic reactions that they’d given in and

themselves