Chapter 4

The Foster family has a ton of marriage rituals, and I forced myself to stay awake, dragging myself through every step even though I was half-dead from exhaustion.

According to Foster family tradition, William was supposed to accompany me to the family cemetery to offer our respects.

But before we even made it out the door, someone stopped us.

A few people stood in front of the car, looking lost and desperate.

"Please, can you help us? We have no idea what to do next," one of them pleaded.

We found out that they earned a living by growing fruit,…