The Ultimate Reborn Heiress (Scarlett) novel Chapter 18

Chapter 18 Shameless

When she clocked off at one, Scarlett headed to the market and bought a good haul of vegetables, meat, and fish.

The production team wasn’t completely heartless—at least, the kitchen was stocked with rice, flour, and basic seasonings.

Even if they were totally broke, they could still boil plain noodles or eat plain white rice.

When she got back to the house, the other guests were, unsurprisingly, all resting.

Nelson, Adam, and Selina had already discussed things and decided they’d pool their wages, act like a real team, and cook and eat together every day with groceries they bought themselves.

Nelson came from an old academic family. His mother was a teacher and had pushed him to be independent from a young age, so he actually knew how to cook.

The three of them had cooked lunch, but the taste was… average at best.

Zayden and Brianna, of course, weren’t about to wait for Scarlett to come back and discuss meal plans. They just nibbled on some bread Brianna had brought back from the bakery.

When Scarlett returned, she took over the kitchen and put a pot of rice on to steam.

Then, she made a crispy fried fish in a tangy glaze, a bowl of hot–and–sour soup, and garlic- sautéed greens.

Naturally, she secretly added a single drop of spiritual essence into the water she used for the rice and dishes.

She was never stingy with anything she cooked for herself.

“Oh–oh wow, that smells amazing.”

The three cameramen assigned to her could barely stop themselves from swallowing hard.

Around noon, they’d taken turns stuffing down a few crackers to line their stomachs, and now they were hungry again.

The other guests were holed up in their rooms.

Nelson, Adam, and Selina were chatting in the upstairs lounge.

They’d caught the smell while Scarlett was cooking, even though they’d already eaten.

But the aroma was just too tempting–nothing they’d eaten in their lives had smelled this good. They couldn’t take it and decided to head downstairs to take a look.

The viewers were a little stunned, too.

[She cooks so fast. It’s barely been half an hour, and she’s already done two dishes and a soup.]

[And it looks ridiculously good on camera.]

[I’m cracking up, I swear I just heard one of the cameramen gulp.]

[Now I’m starving. I want some too…]

[Heh. All this just to clean up her image–she even leveled up her cooking skills.]

The passive–aggressive haters were back at it.

Scarlett carried the dishes out to the common room, ready to dig in.

Seeing the cameramen swallowing hard, she smiled. “I left some food for you in the kitchen. Please go eat.”

She hadn’t left much–just enough for each of them to have a serving, and only one plate of rice apiece.

Such a good kid–pretty, hardworking, and genuinely kind.

Zayden knew she hadn’t eaten much today. She had to be starving.

And honestly, even he was nearly drooling.

He stepped forward and tried to negotiate. “Scarlett, since we’re in the same group. How about from now on, Brianna and I hand our earnings over to you, and we all eat together? You cook, and we’ll handle cleaning the kitchen and washing dishes. Just like Group Two. We should be a bit united, right?”

In his mind, what had happened before was water under the bridge. No one punched a smiling face–especially not in showbiz.

He was still a movie king. Being on good terms with him could only benefit Scarlett, never hurt her.

He hoped she’d understand that.

And he was even willing to pitch in with chores.

Nelson, Adam, and Selina stood on the stairs, watching the drama.

The three of them were practically squished together.

They wanted to eat too, but none of them was shameless enough to go beg for food.

All three couldn’t help thinking the same thing–how did Zayden and Brianna have the gall?After wrecking the girl’s reputation, framing her, and getting her disfigured, how were they still able to stroll up

like this?

[Huh? How do Zayden and Brianna have the nerve?]

[Right? One of them only delivered four orders all morning, got a bad review, and lost 50 dollars. The other sold a few pieces of bread, picked a fight with a customer, and got complained about. They’ve basically earned nothing today.]

[And now they want to pool money with Scarlett, have her cook for them while they wash dishes? The audacity.]