She gazed at her hands, which had toiled on the land alongside her parents’. They were coarse and sallow, and the sight of them made her temper flare.

How is Charlotte that fortunate to have been adopted by the Field family?

Her anger and jealousy grew the more she thought about it.

Amidst her resentment, she drifted off to sleep.

At the first light of dawn, the rain, having poured unceasingly for the past couple of days, finally showed signs of stopping. As the downpour slowed to a drizzle, the pattering gave way to a steady, discordant drip.

Some of the early risers in the camp had already begun their morning drills when Ashlyn and Lucas returned.

When they passed the stove, Lucas saw several familiar faces.

Upon closer inspection, he frowned.

“Are those the chefs from the Imperial Hotel?”

spatula in his hand and masterfully flipping the vegetables in the pan, one of them called

easy with the seasoning,

boisterous laughter. “Don’t worry,

others chefs joined

few servers of the Imperial Hotel were engaged in a geological

waiters?

to use the instruments.

thesis relates to geology. Usually, they would fool around in the Imperial Hotel and head to work when it was time

disbelief. “Your staff has such hidden talents! Some are even experts

experts. They merely dabble in geology,” Ashlyn replied, still in the

a

temporary shelters that won’t take up

right. We must first build such structures before planning the reconstruction.

can be done if we all work

“The guard

of building a house, isn’t it? Let’s go. I’m sleepy. I want

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