A False Heiress's Guide to Love and Power

Chapter 457

A group of people quietly passed pieces of roast meat to the children and elderly seated nearby, making it seem like a casual gesture between conversations. The children’s eyes sparkled with excitement but they hesitated to eat, while the elders simply pushed the food back, refusing

it outright.

Alessia sat at the far end of the table, unassuming and quiet, yet

positioned perfectly to take in the entire scene.

“Eat a little more,” someone encouraged in a gentle voice. “You’ll need the strength to help me carry my backpack later.”

“You eat,” Susannah Holt replied, swallowing hard and nudging her bowl back. “Eat more-make sure you’re full.”

“The food on this table is for all of us. No one deserves more or less than anyone else,” Alessia answered, her tone calm but resolute.

Susannah blinked and watched as Alessia pushed the bowl back toward

her.

never had that treat before, her mother would scold her: You’re the big sister-can’t you let your little sister have it? Why can’t you

was almost lost in the lively

Alessia replied, holding up a finger. “This is lesson one: enjoy your food with gratitude, not guilt. If you eat with a guilty heart, even the food

there was nothing preachy about

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She stopped hesitating and dug into

bustling long table, the two of them quietly finished

their fill, the younger folks quickly cleared the dishes and tidied up, so efficient that the older generation barely got a chance to help before being

done chores before, adapted quickly. She jumped in to help,

worked deftly, as if she’d been pitching in all her

ended, everyone followed the villagers to their

small backpack slung over her own shoulders.

how much her granddaughter liked this new teacher; even during dinner, though Alessia hadn’t sat with Susannah, she’d kept an eye on her. Susannah’s grandmother couldn’t

I hope we won’t be too much trouble for