Pampered By Power: The True Heiress Returns

Chapter 335

Chapter 335

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Zane grinned as he admired how Elysia had subtly painted her name into the artwork without disrupting its overall vibe. Both paintings shared this same feel, and it was clear Elysia was seriously talented.

Alice dropped into a chair and glanced at the paintings on the wall. No doubt–they were Elysia’s work.

She couldn’t help but smile, feeling satisfied to have a friend as amazing and tough as Elysia.

But then she realized the word “tough” didn’t quite fit. Elysia was gentle too, always speaking softly as if she were careful with her words.

Phoebe noticed Alice’s big grin and raised an eyebrow. She leaned back against the desk and smirked. “Hey, little girl, what’s got you so happy?”

Alice’s smile wavered. She looked at Phoebe with a touch of irritation. “I’m not a little girl. And I have a name–it’s not just ‘hey.”

Phoebe glanced at Alice, who looked like she was about to explode. She casually picked at her ear, thinking, “This kid is still young, but she surely has some fire in her.’

“Alright, tell me your name, and I’ll stop calling you ‘hey,” Phoebe said, keeping her tone light.

“Alice,” Alice replied.

“Alice?” Phoebe nodded, pretending like she’d just discovered something profound. “Nice name.”

“What about you?” Alice jumped in. “What’s your name?”

“Me?” Phoebe pointed to herself, shrugging like it was no big deal. “A name’s just a name. It doesn’t really matter.”

“It matters!” Alice insisted, crossing her arms. “I told you mine, so you gotta tell me yours.”

to herself that kids were something else—they always wanted things to be fair. If they gave a little, they expected a lot back.

with something as simple as sharing names, they wouldn’t let it go. If they didn’t get what they wanted, they’d blow up like a balloon about to

me, I know. Elysia

impressed. “You’re

turned her head away, clearly ticked off. “What did you just promise me? Call me by my name. ‘Little rascal‘

She’d never really dealt with kids, especially not ones as young as Alice. She remembered a kid back in her hometown, a bit older than Alice,

were way too much hassle. She usually tried to avoid them

how things were now, she figured maybe she should try to make this little one feel better. Elysia had asked

wasn’t great at cheering people up. She glanced over at Zane, hoping for

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softly, “Even if she doesn’t always say the right thing, she’s still

But if you call me ‘little

doesn’t always say the right thing” was his way of getting back at her.

fix it. She’d learned a lesson today:

was eerily quiet. She raised an eyebrow and looked around, wondering what had happened while she was

to her like she was their lifeline. Phoebe was about to smile

her arms around Elysia in a tight hug. “Elysia, you’re finally back,

then glanced at Zane, catching the faint smile playing on his

in time, Elysia,” he said.

no clue what he was hinting at.

Zane’s deep voice cut through the air. “Elysia, I

spell it out; Elysia got the

how much it meant to him. Maybe moving to Royal Bay wasn’t such a bad idea after all.