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Chapter 10—Strangers Under One Roof.

Penulis: Ruthie
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-10-29 22:41:14

“There's enough food for everyone, so please stop looking at that can like someone is going to snatch it from you.”

Rue's mother gave the elderly man a pointed look as he held a tin of beans against his chest.

“I wasn't looking at it like that,” he protested. “I was checking the label.”

“Three times?” Rue asked, placing another can on the table.

He looked down at the beans, then back at her. “It's important to know what you're eating.”

A few people chuckled, easing some of the tension that had
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