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Chapter 20

Author: Miije
last update publish date: 2026-10-17 21:51:33

Daniel finally turned away and stormed into his bedroom, muttering curses under his breath.

His mother returned to the living room, grumbling about ungrateful people, while Vanessa sat down with Leo and wiped his face with a damp cloth.

None of them knew that the coming hours would make their current problems seem insignificant.

Across the street, Charity’s preparations were nearly complete.

The countdown had reached its final twenty-four hours, and she had spent the morning inspecting her supp
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    Charity almost laughed.Thomas had managed to turn an attempted takeover of her property into an offer that supposedly benefited everyone involved.He wanted her house, her generators, and her fuel, but he was presenting the arrangement as though she should be grateful for the opportunity to accommodate him.She pressed the gate speaker.“What I do with my property and my fuel is no longer anyone’s business.”Her voice was flat and unmistakable.Thomas’s smile remained in place, although something tightened around his eyes.“Come now, Charity. I don’t think you’ve fully considered what I’m offering. Gold bars, a secure residence, and access to the resources of Vance Heights. You can’t expect to maintain this entire property indefinitely on your own.”“I didn’t ask for your advice.”“You’re making a mistake.”&ldqu

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    During their earlier encounter, he had assumed Charity was simply an unusually prepared young woman who had become obsessed with buying supplies.He had even tried to persuade her to sell him her fuel contract, convinced that she had purchased far more than she could possibly need.She had refused him, then managed to lose the vehicles he sent to follow her.At the time, Thomas had found her stubbornness irritating.Now, looking at the heavily fortified property and the private deliveries arriving despite the city’s collapse, he was beginning to understand that he had underestimated her badly.This was no ordinary residence.It was a hidden fortress stocked with resources, protected by security, and apparently equipped to remain comfortable long after the rest of the city had become uninhabitable.Thomas’s eyes narrowed as he studied the villa, and a sharp, greedy glint appeared in them.He had just realized t

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    The faint crack of the seal made Vanessa lift her head.Charity raised the bottle and took a slow sip, allowing the cold liquid to settle comfortably in her throat.She did not rush, nor did she make a show of enjoying it. She simply drank while Vanessa watched, her eyes fixed on the bottle as though it were the only thing left in the world.“Do you remember the last time I was dying from the heat?” Charity asked calmly.Vanessa blinked.“What?”“In my previous life, I was sent out to search for food because you wanted a particular snack. I walked through the heat until my body could barely move. I was so dehydrated that I had to drink filtered urine just to stay alive, and when I finally made it back, I found you sitting comfortably in a cool house, eating chilled fruit with Daniel.”Vanessa’s fingers tightened around the iron bars.She stared at Charity, unable to understand why

  • After Divorce, I’m Thriving In The Apocalypse    Chapter 43

    Her gaze briefly settled on Daniel’s swollen wrist and Vanessa’s torn clothing, but she showed no surprise and offered no questions.She simply turned back to the workers, checked the final carton on the manifest, and stepped aside as her gate began to close.Daniel watched the heavy metal panels move between them, his empty stomach twisting with resentment as the last glimpse of Charity’s secure driveway disappeared from view.Daniel’s legs finally gave way a few steps from Charity’s gate.He dropped onto the curb, his injured wrist pressed against his chest as he struggled to catch his breath.The journey back had drained whatever strength he had left, and the heat radiating from the asphalt made his already miserable condition worse.Beside him, Vanessa stumbled forward before falling onto her hands and knees.Neither of them had the energy to get up.The armored courier was al

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    The sharp cracks silenced the square for a brief moment.Several people ducked instinctively, and the crowd faltered just long enough for the soldiers to climb into the truck.The driver immediately accelerated, forcing people to scatter from its path as the vehicle pulled away with most of the remaining supplies still inside.A roar of outrage followed.“Come back!”“You promised us water!”“They’re taking everything!”People chased the departing truck, throwing stones and empty containers after it, but the vehicle continued down the road until the dust and heat haze swallowed it from view.The square was left in miserable disorder.Broken containers littered the pavement, ration packs lay crushed beneath people’s feet, and injured survivors sat or sprawled on the hot ground, crying for help.Some had secured a single bottle or a torn p

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    The moment the first man fell, the distribution square descended into chaos.People who had spent hours waiting patiently under the scorching sun abandoned all restraint when they realized the water supply would not come close to meeting their needs.Hundreds surged toward the military truck, shoving against one another as they fought to reach the soldiers unloading the supplies.The temporary barriers toppled beneath the pressure, and the few guards attempting to maintain order were quickly overwhelmed by the sheer number of desperate people.“Everybody, step back!” one soldier shouted through a megaphone.“There are supplies for distribution! Maintain order, or the distribution will be stopped!”His warning only made the crowd more frantic.Those at the back could barely see what was happening near the truck, but the sight of people holding bottled water was enough to convince them that they

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