Chapter 457

A group of people quietly passed pieces of roast meat to the children and elderly seated nearby, making it seem like a casual gesture between conversations. The children’s eyes sparkled with excitement but they hesitated to eat, while the elders simply pushed the food back, refusing

it outright.

Alessia sat at the far end of the table, unassuming and quiet, yet

positioned perfectly to take in the entire scene.

“Eat a little more,” someone encouraged in a gentle voice. “You’ll need the strength to help me carry my backpack later.”

“You eat,” Susannah Holt replied, swallowing hard and nudging her bowl back. “Eat more-make sure you’re full.”

“The food on this table is for all of us. No one deserves more or less than anyone else,” Alessia answered, her tone calm but resolute.

Susannah blinked and watched as Alessia pushed the bowl back toward

her.

close to their parents and got to try all sorts of treats she’d never tasted, her sister would still fight her for snacks. Whenever she cried, even if she’d never had that treat before, her mother would scold her: You’re the big sister-can’t you let your little sister have it? Why can’t you be more understanding! You’re the

small it was almost lost in the lively chatter, but Alessia

“This is lesson one: enjoy your food with gratitude, not guilt. If you eat with a guilty

it a lesson, there was

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Chapter 457

into a smile. She stopped hesitating and dug into the meat in

the bustling long table, the two of them quietly finished their

younger folks quickly cleared the dishes and tidied up, so efficient that the older generation barely got a chance to help before being

and never having done chores before, adapted quickly. She jumped

expect. She worked deftly, as if

everyone followed the villagers to

backpack slung over her own shoulders. Susannah’s grandmother, who had raised her, shuffled

see how much her granddaughter liked this new teacher; even during dinner, though Alessia hadn’t sat with Susannah, she’d kept an eye on her. Susannah’s grandmother couldn’t remember the last time she’d seen her granddaughter so happy, and

much trouble for you these next three months,” Alessia said politely

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