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Chapter 1989

Author: Faith Shaw
Alice looked at Vera and tried to reassure her.

“It’s just a little meat. It won’t make you gain weight, I promise. Last Christmas, I ate a whole plate of pork, and look—I didn’t gain a pound!”

Vera said nothing.

In a place like this, meat was probably a rare luxury, something they only had on holidays or special occasions.

Things like snack foods, takeout, or even basic convenience store items were probably unheard of here.

How could anyone gain weight in a place like this?

But Vera wasn’t refusing to eat because she was worried about that.

Still, Alice meant well.

Even though Vera resented her in this moment, she knew when to pick her battles.

So she picked up her fork and ate the piece of chicken.

Chloe finally looked pleased.

“You haven’t had a baby yet, so why worry about your weight? Eat more—you’ll need the strength to have a big, healthy boy. After that, you can think about getting your figure back. Tonight, you’ll sleep in Peter’s room. You’re already his,
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