Bought for 100 Coins by My First-Love Earl

Set in a fictional medieval Europe, Elara Reed, a destitute young maiden, endured prolonged abuse at the hands of her parents. In exchange for one hundred gold coins, her parents sold her to Silas Crowe, the infamous tavern keeper of the city. Just as she was about to be forced to sign a contract binding her into servitude, a silver-armored knight burst into the tavern, slew Silas, and took her away. Elara soon recognized the cold knight as her former lover — Adrian Blackwood, heir to the House of Blackwood, whom she had abandoned years ago. Adrian had long believed Elara left him for her childhood friend Noah Vale, and bitterness festered inside him ever since. He purchased Elara’s indenture and brought her back to Blackwood Manor, yet deliberately relegated her to the station of a housemaid, hoping to watch her beg for mercy. Elara resided in a leaky, dilapidated chamber, tormented by the other servants and harassed by the noble lady Vivienne Ashford, yet she never yielded. Cedric Blackwood, Adrian’s son, initially treated Elara like a plaything and teased her relentlessly. But time and again, Elara shielded him from danger, nursed him through illness, and intercepted poison meant for him. The boy, who had never known a mother’s love, gradually grew reliant on her. He stopped mocking her openly, forbade anyone from harming her, and even bestowed his family cloak upon her, declaring her his kin. When Vivienne noticed both Adrian and Cedric rising to Elara’s defense, she cons