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.”

stubbornness, thinking to herself that kids were something else—they always wanted things to be fair.

they didn’t get what they wanted, they’d blow

me, I know.

raised an eyebrow, impressed. “You’re pretty sharp,

ticked off. “What did you just promise me? Call me by my name. ‘Little rascal‘ is even more annoying than ‘little

with kids, especially not ones as young as Alice. She remembered a kid back in her hometown, a

She usually tried to avoid them or just tuned

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

at cheering people up. She glanced over at Zane, hoping for him to

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turned to Alice and said softly, “Even if she doesn’t always say the right thing, she’s still Elysia’s friend. Do you really want to

let it go. But if you

thing” was his way of getting back at her. He could’ve just said

Alice and upsetting her. The real problem was she didn’t know how to fix it. She’d learned a lesson today: she needed to keep her mouth shut

She raised an eyebrow

Elysia, everyone turned to her like she was their lifeline. Phoebe was about to smile and say something

arms around Elysia in a tight hug. “Elysia,

patted her on the head, then glanced at Zane,

here just in time, Elysia,” he said. “We need to talk

clue what he was

voice cut through the air. “Elysia, I want you closer to me. Only then can I feel

it out; Elysia got the gist. He wanted her to move to Royal Bay.

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