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.

piece and took

was dreamy. The subtle sweetness of grape blended beautifully with

dessert and more like a luxurious

first pieces were gone. They eagerly reached for seconds.

their mouths never felt dry–the cake was moist and tender,

box was empty, the couple finally snapped back to reality.

turned toward Seawise Pavilion–and found it

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

couldn’t even squeeze in. Staff members had come out to manage the crowd.

couple nearly cried

known it was this good AND that cheap, we would’ve ordered ten boxes right away!‘

entrance, a staff member called out over the crowd, “Sorry, everyone! We’re sold out

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but nothing’s ready yet. Please don’t push–stay safe?”

out, the people outside groaned in disappointment–but

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customers who did get

about the money. Twenty dollars was nothing. But each person was only allowed one. If not for the limit,

commotion–and once they caught a whiff of the fragrance

in the kitchen, the staff were working

the steamer, had drawn such enthusiastic reactions

themselves

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