Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 236

Chapter 236

The enticing aroma of fish filled the kitchen, and Holden couldn’t help but swallow hard as he watched Elysia busily preparing the meal. Concern filled his heart as he said, “Elysia, maybe we shouldn’t have come.”

Elysia paused for a moment, taken aback. Their eyes met, and seeing the regret in his expression, she responded gently, “What makes you say that all of a sudden?”

Holden sighed. “If we hadn’t come here, you wouldn’t need to wade into the river to catch fish, and you wouldn’t have to cook for us. Elysia, it’s my fault you’re going through all this trouble.”

He regretted not learning how to cook when he was younger. Now, he felt useless, just standing there and watching her work.

He thought about how it would have been better if he had brought along two cooks. Then Elysia wouldn’t have to toil away in the kitchen.

A wry smile crept onto Holden’s lips. He could indeed hire two cooks to take the load off Elysia.

With that thought, joy lit up his face. “Elysia, I’ll go to the village right now and find two cooks–just enough to help in the kitchen. That way, you won’t have to wear yourself out.”

Just as he was about to leave, Elysia called out, “Wait a moment.”

“Is there anything else I can do, Elysia?” Holden asked, his curiosity evident.

Elysia smiled softly, recalling why she had started cooking in the first place. It was out of concern for Jack’s health that year. She had begun experimenting with medicinal recipes to help him regain his strength.

To incorporate healing herbs into meals, she had to know about the ingredients and get the cooking right. Over time, she found a passion for cooking that she hadn’t expected.

What seemed trivial to her stirred deep sympathy in Holden’s heart.

Elysia looked at the bewildered Holden and smiled gently. “I’m

she lived with the elders, she only occasionally made meals for them and rarely took

that too much work might roughen her delicate hands. To help her out, they even hired a middle–aged woman from the

and would return a few days later. Elysia then realized that with the limited time she

a couple of days, our cook will be back. Once she’s back, I won’t need to

making the appetites of sev

white beard. “You’re in for a treat today; Elysia’s cooking is amazing. You will absolutely love her meals.”

Javier said, surprise

smile on his face. “She taught herself. This girl has always been quick on the uptake, mastering everything she

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taught her about medicine and identifying herbs, and she blew me away by figuring out how they could

of sadness. She lost her parents when she was very young, Although we care for her like she’s our own treasure, we can never fill the

silence without bothering us with her troubles. We know this,

her body frozen and bruised. If she hadn’t been so strong, she likely wouldn’t

listened closely,

help but lament why they hadn’t discovered her

all this time, they owed their gratitude to these elder men;

kindness; without them, there would be no Elysia as they

crossed Fabian’s mind, a flicker of anger darkened his brow, and he clenched his

swore that one day, he would make that shadowy figure pay

a serious look on his face. Over the years, they had enjoyed a warm

was alive, their home was filled with love; at least they

lightly mocked himself, realizing they had never thought that while they rejoiced, Elysia might have been in the corner, tending