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 pan, one of them called

easy

with boisterous laughter. “Don’t worry, Ms.

chefs joined in

ventured deeper. A few servers of the Imperial

they waiters? What

even know how to use the instruments. Very adeptly

Usually, they would fool around in the Imperial Hotel and head to work when it was time for them to get busy.

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

experts. They merely dabble in geology,”

several guards of the Imperial Hotel in a heated debate

priority is to build buildings with steel frames. In the meantime, we’ll put up some temporary shelters that won’t

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

if we all work

guard became an

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

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