Unmasked My CEO Ex-Husband’s Regret novel Chapter 447

The first things to emerge from the rich broth were a few Giant Abalones, each the size of a grown man's palm. Melody stared at them in utter bewilderment.

"What is that?"

Melody leaned over the table, propping herself up with one arm while hovering her other hand over the massive seafood, measuring it. "It's way bigger than my hand."

The incredible aroma was entirely forgotten, overshadowed by the sheer size of the mysterious ingredient. She stared at it for a long moment before glancing up at Sebastian, her voice laced with timid skepticism. "Can we actually eat this?"

It looked enormous, alien, and honestly, a little intimidating. Was this really supposed to be food?

"It's abalone," Sebastian explained with an affectionate laugh.

Melody had eaten abalone before. Just a few days ago, Jocelyn had used smaller ones to make a savory broth and steamed them with shrimp and eggs. Melody had even helped scrub the shells with a little toothbrush. But she had never in her life seen one this huge.

Melody's jaw practically hit the table. She looked from the monstrous abalone to Sebastian, her eyes wide with disbelief. "Can abalones really get this big?"

Sebastian gave her a solemn nod. "They absolutely can."

"Whoa."

Melody gasped, pulling her little hand back. "That's magic."

Just then, Elara and Jocelyn walked in carrying the premium fruit boxes. Catching the end of her sentence, Elara asked curiously, "What's magic?"

"The abalone!"

Melody hopped off her chair and ran over to Elara, gesturing wildly as if showing off a prized trophy. "Mommy, the abalone Sebastian brought is huge! It's bigger than my whole hand!"

Elara wasn't surprised in the slightest. The Vance family's holiday menu was built on the absolute finest ingredients money could buy; any abalone used in their kitchens would undoubtedly be colossal.

But she played along perfectly, widening her eyes and letting out an exaggerated gasp of amazement. "Really? That's unbelievably big!"

"I know, right!"

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