Regret Came Too Late

Chapter 47

The people of Northbrook had long been hardened by la .

Even if the world forget about them , they knew how to fend for themselves.

Theyd hail the gods on makeshift carts to sell in the neighboring city It wasnt 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 didnt make a fuss .

The gathered fruit farmers exchanged glances , hesitating Then , a few younger ones finally booke the Three days .

Just three days , Shes a streamer .

Maybe she really can help The others still looked uneasy , but in the end , they nodded .

Mandy red or tocheck Graces injuries , but she shook her head .

Im fine .

Fine ? Not a chance .

Her entire back was probably bruised The Grace had already pulled back the flap of a tent belonging to some of the younger farmers and stepped inside , issing instructions as she went .

Send a message to every single customer who placed an order , she told Mandy .

Tell them personally inspected the orchards and found that Northbrook apples are sweeter .

Were switching the shipment to Northbrook apples .

If theyre okay with that , well ship .

If not , they can request a refund .

that message ? Weve

one will

thousand pounds in an instant

, Northbrook apples taste great anyway

, whose

quickly cur Mandy

, slapping a Southbrook label on

then , Southbrook treated them like outcasts , pushing them our of the circle of

reputation , its no different than groveling Like they said , theyd rather let their apples for on the

would clung stubbornly to their principles , no matter the cost just liker the

bowed their

, neither would the younger generation

pride ran through

but having a code to

the people of Southbrook

farmers beside them lit up at

My mom always said we should never ride on Southbrooks

no idea how disgusting

died because

our most respected His voice choked up

was killed

only a

was a highly educated man from a top university

, he chose to come

to start growing

then , Brookfield wasnt split to Southbrook and

Southbrook official took all the credit for the apple industry and kept getting promoted , rank after rank Everyone

people could make a living , that was all that

, Southbrook completely shut

our apples

but before the meeting even started , he was beaten

family a measly 300 bucks in compensation

Three hundred dollars .