Reborn as the Sweetheart of a Paranoid Boss-Chapter 585: Baking a Cake by Hand

The day before the birthday, Selena Kensington received a call from the jewelry store.

Selena thought for a moment, afraid that she might be delayed by cake making tomorrow, so she decided to pick it up first.

When she received the brooch already set with the gemstone, she smiled.

The saleslady at the counter placed the brooch into a special jewelry box, then took out another jewelry box.

"Miss Kensington, this is the heart-shaped Fire Kiss Gemstone that was polished according to your previous request."

After the saleslady spoke, she opened the jewelry box.

Then Selena saw the smoothly polished Fire Kiss Gemstone in the box. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

It was shaped like a heart, with a faint hint of facets visible under its luster.

Just like a fiery heart.

Selena was very satisfied with this heart-shaped gemstone, she looked up and smiled at the saleslady, "I’m very satisfied, thank you."

"Your satisfaction is our goal, wish you a pleasant life."

After the saleslady packed everything, Selena left the jewelry store.

*

On the day of 6.21.

When Selena got up, Sterling Norwood had already left.

Making it convenient for her actions.

After replying to a few birthday wishes from friends, Selena planned to leave the main residence.

"Madam, are you going out?"

The butler saw Selena dressed to go out and walked over to ask.

Selena nodded, "Yes, I’ll be back in the evening."

"...Alright."

The butler paused for a second before smiling and answering her.

Then Selena left the main residence.

When she arrived at the cake shop recommended by Vivian Sutton, the owner had been waiting for her for a long time.

"This must be Miss Kensington who made the appointment, right?"

When Selena walked inside, she saw the shop owner enthusiastically welcoming her.

Selena smiled and nodded.

"You’re even more beautiful in person than the photos in the media..."

The shop owner, a middle-aged woman, ran this cake shop.

"Thank you."

"Oh, it’s nothing. If possible, could you give me an autograph later?"

"My daughter is a fan of yours..."

The middle-aged woman thought of her daughter, and a softer expression appeared on her face.

"Of course."

Selena nodded slightly.

Then, she and the cake shop owner walked into the studio at the back.

"This is the work uniform, please change into it first."

After entering the back, the owner took a garment hanging on the side and handed it to Selena.

"Okay."

After Selena changed, she went to the workstation.

The materials for cake making were already prepared on the table.

"Let’s start with making the cake base."

The owner said.

Then, Selena started following the steps as the owner instructed.

After a while, once the cake base was placed in the oven for baking, Selena finally exhaled a slight sigh of relief.

"The waiting time is a bit long; Miss Kensington, you can think about what to carve on the cake later."

"We have a few booklets here for you to refer to."

After the owner spoke, she took a booklet from the shelf nearby and handed it to Selena.

"Okay."

Selena nodded slightly, then she and the owner walked out of the studio and sat down in the lounge area of the cake shop.

It was already noon by then, and there were not many people in the shop.

The employees could handle the situation.

The owner brought over several plates of cakes and desserts.

"I’m sorry there’s nothing much to offer."

The owner placed the cakes and desserts on the table and sat down smiling opposite her.

"You’re too kind."

Selena responded with a smile, then saw the owner take out a poster from the cabinet behind her.

She unfolded the poster, revealing the promotional poster of "Butterfly Flame."

"This was left by my daughter at the shop before. If you don’t mind, could you sign on it?"

The owner’s finger pointed to the poster as she spoke.

"Not at all."

Selena shook her head slightly, then picked up a pen from the table and signed her name on the poster.

"Thank you so much, she’ll be overjoyed to have this."

Looking at the owner’s surprised expression, especially when she mentioned her daughter, her gaze turned incredibly gentle.

Selena couldn’t help but ask, "May I ask how old your daughter is?"

The owner’s gaze softened, "She’s twelve years old."

She smiled and, after finishing, looked at Selena.

Looking at the expression on the owner’s face, she exuded a mother’s warmth.

Selena couldn’t help but continue asking, "What’s it like to have a child?"

Selena didn’t have such strong feelings about children before.

But ever since finding out about Ivy Norwood’s pregnancy at the Norwood Family banquet, she occasionally thought about it.

Additionally, her mental age was much more mature than her appearance. In the eyes of outsiders, Selena was still very young, and it was normal not to have children.

But she didn’t see it that way.

Previously, she hadn’t thought about this issue simply because she hadn’t been involved in this matter. Her attitude towards having children had always been one based on fate. After learning about the taboo related to her and Sterling Norwood, she dismissed the idea.

However, seeing this mother today, Selena couldn’t help but ask a few more questions.

The owner was stunned for a moment, then started to carefully ponder.

"It’s an amazing feeling, at first just a sense of surprise and curiosity about the arrival of a new life."

"But later, watching her look at me, smile at me, run to me, I suddenly felt that all the time I endured and the pain in the delivery room were worth it."

"I watched her learn to walk, learn to call out to people... watched her grow step by step."

The owner seemed to be very touched and spoke several sentences in a row.

Selena was immersed in her words, silently listening to her finish.

After the owner finished speaking, she glanced at the silently reflective Selena, hesitated for a moment, but eventually asked.

"Miss Kensington, you’ve been married to your husband for quite some time, have you thought about having a child?"

Selena paused at the owner’s question.

Then shook her head slightly.

The owner seemed to sense the odd atmosphere, smiled, and said, "Miss Kensington, you’re still so young, it’s normal not to consider having children."

"With a kid, there’ll be a competition for attention, and your husband might feel neglected."

"Is this cake for your husband?"

Selena smiled and nodded, "Yes, it is."

The owner sighed, "You are very much in love."

After chatting for a while longer, the owner got up to check the state of the cake base in the back.

Selena was just hungry, so she began eating the desserts that the owner had just brought over in the lounge area.

The rest of the afternoon, Selena stayed in the cake shop learning from the owner how to make a complete cake.

After tinkering for an entire afternoon until the sun was about to set, Selena finally finished making the cake.

Looking at the finished product in the fridge that she made herself, Selena felt deeply satisfied.

The owner took out the cake box and placed the cake from the fridge into the box.