Regret Came Too Late

The people of Northbrook had long been hardened by la.

Even if the world forget about them, they knew how to fend for themselves. They'd hail the gods on makeshift carts to sell in the neighboring city

It wasn't enough to make them rich, but in kept food on the table. Hard work was just part of the deal.

But this year, the relentless downpours had caught everyone off guard. No one had been prepared for the sheer force of the storms.

dece kept her stance low-key, and even when

she was injured, she didn't make a fuss. The gathered fruit farmers exchanged glances, hesitating Then, a few younger ones finally booke the

"Three days. Just three days, She's a streamer. Maybe she really can help "

The others still looked uneasy, but in the end, they nodded.

Mandy red or tocheck Grace's injuries, but she shook her head. "I'm fine."

chance. Her entire

of the younger farmers and stepped inside, issing

apples. If they're okay with that, we'll ship. If n Mandy frowned "Why send that message? We've got over to thousand orders lined up. If we just ship them out, no one will know the difference between Southbrook and Northbrook apples. We could sell over 2 Grace caught sight of the younger farmers, whose faces were burning with anger. She quickly cur

of Northbrook, slapping a "Southbrook" label on their apples is an it. Back then, Southbrook treated them like outcasts, pushing them our of the circle of prosperity like a bunch of bandes. "And now

stubbornly to their

Northbrook. Their elders never bowed their heads. Naturally, neither would the younger generation. That unyielding pride ran through

At least they weren't like the people of Southbrook, who repaid kindness with betrayal. The young farmers beside them

never ride on Southbrook's cortails. You have no idea how disgusting

city job, he chose to come here, determined "It was his idea to start growing apples in the first place. Back then, Brookfield wasn't split to Southbrook and

getting

straight, but the chief told them to

the meeting even started, he was beaten to death with arake. Southbrook's Three hundred dollars. That was the price they put on

man who had given up everything