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?”

the vegetables in the pan, one of them called out in greeting, “Good morning,

smiled. “Go easy

“Don’t worry, Ms.

chefs joined in

ventured deeper. A few servers of the Imperial Hotel were engaged in a geological survey with

they waiters? What

the

did not perturb Ashlyn. “Oh, their thesis relates to geology. Usually, they would fool around in the Imperial Hotel and head to

and gazed at her in disbelief. “Your staff has such hidden talents!

geology,” Ashlyn replied, still

several guards of the Imperial Hotel in a heated

up some temporary shelters that won’t take up space or collapse from the wind but will also keep its occupants

with a solemn expression. “Indeed. Winston is right. We must first build such structures before planning the reconstruction. Reconstruction is crucial

be done if we all work

blinked. “The guard

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

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