He Saved Her Feet, I Saved the World의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 10

Derek scoffed. "Fiona, don't bother with her. She's the one who chose to leave. She brought this on herself."My heart ached. For five years, we'd been through everything together.Back then, Derek had been so desperate for clean water that he'd even dreamed about finding it. I'd nearly died searching the ruins for water to bring back to him. And yet, he would rather use that water to wash Fiona's feet than let me have a single sip.Everyone was staring at me now, curious to see the woman Derek had thrown away.Derek pulled out a vacuum-sealed package of bread and tossed it at my feet. "You look like you haven't eaten in three days. Here, it's on me. Now take it and get lost."Fiona clung to his arm. "See, Sophie? Derek still cares about you. He won't even eat that bread himself, but he's giving it to you."I looked down and saw that the bread had expired the day before. Anger flared inside me. He was seriously trying to humiliate me with expired food."I'm not here for handouts

Peter's eyes darted around before he suddenly shouted, "The T-3 Gene Enhancement Serum is gone! Someone stole it from my safe!"Everyone stopped what they were doing.Derek had already reserved the T-3 serum. He needed it to strengthen Ashford's elite fighters. A single dose was worth three months' worth of food rations.Fiona immediately pointed at me. "I saw her lurking around the counter earlier! It had to be her!"The crowd quickly closed in around me.Derek glared at me. "Sophie Langford, I can't believe I was ever with you. I knew you were selfish and greedy, but now you're stealing, too?""I didn't steal anything."Peter was obviously trying to frame me, and I wasn't about to take the blame.But Derek was too angry to see reason. "Search her!"The guards ripped my backpack off my shoulders, sending everything inside spilling across the floor.Rare plant seeds and the medicinal herbs I'd carefully grown for my husband, Nathan Blackwood, were scattered everywhere. The gu

Derek couldn't stand the idea that I was doing better without him. Rather than admit he'd made a mistake, he'd convinced himself I'd betrayed him.I looked at him with pity. "Derek, it's been five years, and you haven't changed a bit. You still think the world revolves around you."I reached into my battered backpack, found the last undamaged seed, and tossed it to him. "That's a purifier grass seed. Just one can decontaminate 100 square feet of heavily irradiated soil in seven days."I was going to trade you a hundred of them for a single bloodroot vine. But you made it pretty clear I wasn't welcome here."The crowd erupted in disbelief.Restoring contaminated land was humanity's greatest hope for rebuilding civilization. Everyone stared at the tiny seed, desperate to get their hands on it.Derek stood frozen, staring at the seed. He finally realized that my backpack hadn't been full of worthless junk."Why… Why didn't you tell me sooner?" he muttered.I smiled bitterly. "Woul

"Fiona Prescott. "Injuries: Minor abrasions and emotional distress. "Treatment recommendation: Per Mr. Callahan's orders, allocate three gallons of purified water for her bath to help calm her nerves."The doctor who signed the report was Gordon Doyle, Fiona's distant cousin. He now held the prestigious position of Minister of Health in Ashford.Derek's hands trembled so violently that he could barely hold the thin medical log.In the remarks section, he noticed a line of small text that someone had deliberately tried to erase, but it was still legible."The core filtration component of the Type-3 Storm water purifier brought back by Sophie has been tested and confirmed functional. It is expected to purify more than three tons of heavily contaminated water. Fiona claimed the component was an ill omen and took it away for disposal."Derek's mind went blank. Did three ounces of muddy water really bring about his own downfall?With bloodshot eyes, he stormed out of the archive

Derek stood atop the crumbling city wall, staring blankly at the people below as their deafening cheers erupted.They weren't cheering for him. They were cheering for Eden and me. Even the subordinates who had once obeyed his every command now looked at Nathan and me with reverence and fervent admiration.He had become a forgotten outsider.Suddenly, Derek leaped from the city wall, plunging from a height of more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground.Struggling to his feet, he made his way to the foot of the hill. Under the watchful eyes of countless Ashford residents and Eden soldiers, he fell to his knees before me."Sophie, I was wrong… I know I was wrong. Please, come back to me!" he cried. "You can be the leader's wife. I'll give you Ashford, everything I own. I'll do anything for you. I'll be your servant, your slave…"I looked at him and felt nothing but a deep disgust.Before I could respond, Nathan stepped forward and positioned himself protectively i