Love's Unexpected Awakening Elowen's Choice novel Chapter 374

Chapter 374 Kitchen Clash

On the way, Elowen asked, “What happened? Why are they arguing?”

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Mira explained honestly, “It was nearly lunchtime. Martha came today, even though it’s the first day of the year, just to cook for Your Grace. She was preparing the meal when Beatrice showed up and said from now on she would be responsible for Your Grace’s food. She told Martha to assist her.

“Martha said Your Grace never gave such an order and that Beatrice must be imagining things. Besides, she just arrived and doesn’t even know what you like to eat. Martha told her to leave.

“Beatrice said she came from the palace and was acting under palace orders. After that… they started arguing.”

Mira sighed.

“They kept getting louder. I thought they might come to blows. That would be a terrible way to start the day, so I hurried to find you.”

As they approached the kitchen, a shrill voice rang out.

“Her Grace is carrying a royal heir now. She must be treated with the utmost care! And you dare serve her this kind of crude food?”

Beatrice’s voice dripped with disdain.

“I served Her Majesty in the palace. Even His Highness the Crown Prince was raised under my care! And you, a backwater peasant woman, think you can challenge me here?”

Martha’s face flushed red with anger.

“I’ve worked in the kitchens of Duskmoor Manor for over ten years! I started in the main kitchen, and when this smaller kitchen was built for the household here, I was transferred over. I’ve been responsible for the Duchess’s meals ever since. I know better than you what she likes and what she doesn’t!”

She snorted.

“Crude food? Have you never eaten noodles before? Did your parents never eat noodles? Even Her Majesty, the Crown Prince, or His Majesty himself would eat a bowl of noodles!”

“You dare talk back?” Beatrice was furious, her voice rising sharply.

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The Duchess is young and doesn’t know better. And servants like you take advantage of that ignorance! Today I’ll teach you what proper discipline looks like!”

As she spoke, she raised her arm to slap Martha.

Martha stood her ground without moving. She even lifted her chin slightly, as if daring Beatrice to try.

Just as Beatrice’s hand was about to come down, Elowen’s voice sounded calmly.

“Beatrice.”

Her voice was not loud, yet the noisy kitchen fell silent at once. Elowen walked forward slowly.

She was not dressed extravagantly today. She wore a warm crimson silk gown trimmed with white fox fur along the collar and cuffs, the soft fur making her fair complexion appear even more luminous.

Perhaps because of the pregnancy, or simply because she had been eating well lately, her face looked a little fuller than before. The softness gave her a gentle nobility.

Her hair was styled in an elegant knot, adorned with a single gold-and-kingfisher hair ornament shaped like drifting clouds. A pair of pearl earrings swayed lightly at her ears.

She looked warm, composed, and dignified.

At the sight of her, Martha immediately straightened with renewed confidence.

Beatrice, however, showed no restraint. She smoothed her skirts and spoke with absolute self-

assurance.

“Your Grace, you arrived just in time! I was disciplining these servants who don’t understand proper rules.”

Elowen glanced sideways.

Beatrice pointed at Martha. “Your Grace is with child, yet this old woman dares serve you noodles! Such coarse food could harm you!”

Elowen’s expression cooled.

“So noodles are considered coarse food? Then I suppose I’m coarse as well. And so is the Duke of Duskmoor.”

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Beatrice froze. “W-what?”

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Elowen replied evenly, “I was the one who told Martha that the Duke and I wanted noodles for lunch.”

Beatrice’s expression shifted slightly, though she still tried to maintain her authority.

“Your Grace, you are carrying not only the Duke’s child, but a child of the royal bloodline. Your meals must be handled with the utmost care. How could you eat something like noodles? You’re still young and don’t know better, but this woman should have advised you otherwise. Instead she encouraged it. That kind of malicious negligence deserves a beating before she’s sold off.”

Martha’s fists tightened nervously. Elowen, however, spoke without emotion.

“Very well. Let’s follow your suggestion.”

Beatrice’s face lit up. She was just about to order someone to drag Martha away.

Then Elowen continued calmly, “After disciplining Martha, the next ones to punish would be the people who wanted to eat them. That would be me and the Duke.”

She looked directly at Beatrice.

“So tell me, Beatrice. Should the Duke and I stand while receiving your lecture, or would you prefer we bow?”

Beatrice froze.

The mere image of the Duke of Duskmoor standing, or worse, bowing his head while she lectured him made her legs turn weak. She nearly collapsed on the spot.

Her voice trembled.

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