Chapter 26: A small world
The current Heaven enjoyed baking cookies with her mother when she was younger. It was their way of bonding. That was why, even when she had bloomed into a beautiful yet poisonous flower, bread was her comfort food. Her stomach instantly rumbled as soon as the enticing scent wafted through her nose.
The bakeshop offered a variety of breads; some were something she was familiar with and others were new to her eyes. Since her meet-up with Paula Shen ended on a sour note, Heaven ordered a piece of two of each without realizing she had bought too much.
"Well, there's a lot of people in the house," Heaven said.
She was sitting at the corner table of the shop enjoying the bread that she had decided to eat. The corner of her lips stretched wide. She raised her hand, and a server walked to her, then she asked, "Excuse me. Can I have a cup of coffee, please?"
"For sure, ma'am."
Her smile grew broader when the server told her to wait for a bit for her coffee. Heaven took one big bite of the bread, almost moaning with the softness melting in her mouth.
"This is so good," she said with a mouthful of the pastry. Her cheek turned pinkish. "Why is this so good? How did they make this?" Eyeing at the food, she had just taken a bite.
Heaven was in awe as if she hadn't eaten something so good in her life. Her coffee arrived after a few minutes. She thanked the server and continued to enjoy her afternoon snack. Her happy moments, though, were short-lived, because something was about to happen.
The bakeshop was a popular store in the area. A lot of people come and go to buy their food. Some had stayed to dine just like Heaven. It was not long after when a group of women sat next to her table. Heaven didn't mind them while the ladies were chatting about just anything until...