Left Behind in the Heat

I stared at her in shock.Sophia took a sip of coffee before explaining, "The first group has to provide proof for their family members. Charles and I are only professor and student, so that doesn't count."I tremblingly picked up the divorce papers and gritted my teeth. "So?"She nervously adjusted her glasses, but her voice remained as calm and cold as ever. "So you need to divorce me first and give him your place as my husband. That way, Charles can get on the Noah's Ark Car. Ethan, it's only a fake divorce. I'll only have a fake marriage with him. Don't take it too seriously. A piece of paper is just a title. You're the only one I care about."I lowered my head and gave a bitter laugh.I didn't know when it had happened, but Sophia and I had gone from talking about scientific research to talking only about houses, cars, and money.Maybe it happened sometime after we got married. Or maybe it was the day Charles became her graduate student. I couldn't remember anymore.This was the m

Sophia frowned. "Ethan, what are you smiling about? Are you deliberately forcing me to take your mother with us?"I opened my suitcase without even looking at her. "Don't worry. My mom and I won't take either of your two spots on the Noah's Ark Car."After saying that, I kept tossing my belongings into the suitcase. I also took all the little keepsakes from our cabinets and threw them into the trash.Once the apocalypse came, they were all nothing but garbage. Even the memories of our love meant nothing anymore.Sophia picked up a small stuffed toy from the trash. It was a gift we had bought to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. Her face darkened immediately.I didn't want to say anything else to her, so I carried my things straight to the guest room where Sienna was staying.Over the next three days, supplies really did become scarce. Each person was given only one cup of water with every meal.But on the night before we were supposed to leave, I got up in the middle of the nigh

Jennifer stood at the entrance of the base with a gun in her hand.It had been a long time since we last saw each other.She looked more mature than she did back then.She wiped the barrel of her gun and said coldly, "They're my family members. Does anyone have a problem with that?"The crowd fell silent.But soon, someone tried to flatter her. "Frostpoint Base was built under the Larson family's leadership. Of course, Ms. Larson can bring two family members!""Exactly! Who was the idiot who dared to criticize Ms. Larson's family members just now? That was completely out of line!"Sophia's face looked terrible. She quickly pushed her way through the crowd. "Jennifer, when did my husband become one of your family members?"I immediately made it clear that we were no longer connected. "Sophia, don't forget. We're already divorced."Someone nearby let out a quiet laugh. Jennifer raised an eyebrow. "Oh? Husband? Isn't your husband the graduate student standing next to you?"Her words shocke

I looked at her with mixed feelings.As the person she had betrayed, part of me wanted to tell her that she deserved everything that happened to her.But she had also been badly injured while working on research to save humanity from the apocalypse.Out of basic compassion, I finally nodded at her. "It's been a long time. I finished the experiment you couldn't complete."70 percent of Sophia's body had been burned. Thankfully, the burns hadn't reached her head, so she could still talk to me.She pressed her pale lips together and gave a sad smile. "You're still as talented as you were back then. By the way, I'm being sent back to the mainland in a few days."I tilted my head slightly. "Then I wish you good luck."Sophia's eyes turned red. "Even if the world ends, I'll keep waiting for you to come back."Hearing that same false promise again after all these years only made me feel bitter.I laughed. "Don't take those silly promises we made as kids seriously."Sophia's face suddenly turn