CHAPTER 7

Chapter 7

Vivian POV

"You know my mom is really stubborn, but I will try to convince her within the next two weeks." Hellen shrugged, narrowing her eyes. She still didn't believe me.

"I know you still don't buy this, but trust me," I assured her. Hellen crossed her arms and moved closer to me, a calculating look on her face.

"Fine. After two weeks, if this turns out to be a lie, you owe me a million dollars."

I scoffed. "Seriously? I'm trying to save your ass, and you're asking for a million dollars?"

She shrugged again. "This shouldn't be a problem if you're so sure of yourself."

This lady! Okay, what if the apocalypse never happens? Not only have I lost a million dollars, but also made a fool of myself.

"Fine, but if it does happen, you owe me"

"What do I owe you?"

I contemplated for a while, a sly smile gracing my lips. "You will be my personal spy during the apocalypse."

Hellen chuckled. "Sure, if you aren't sending me to spy on zombies."

"Of course not, there is someone I don't trust," I paused. "Damian Stark , my neighbor. He seems to know about the apocalypse too, even before I was reborn. Now he has fortified his apartment as well."

"This sounds really creepy. But do you think he has something to do with it?"

I started pacing around, thinking like my life depended on it. "I'm not quite sure, but we've got to find out".

If Damian was indeed involved in this, that means I have to stop him at all costs before anyone gets hurt.

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All day I kept checking the news, trying to see if I would get any hint of a coming outbreak.

A knock on the door disrupted me, and my eyes slowly tore away from the TV.

Who could it be? I swear if it's that jerk Noah, my fist tightened and I stormed to the door. I swung the door open with force.

"I told you to leave me alone, you jerk—" My words hanged when I saw a different built in front of me. Noah was never this well-built and good-looking. I looked up slowly, and my jaws dropped when I saw Damian.

"Woah, were you expecting someone else, Ms. Lake," he responded.

My fist tightened the more that my knuckles literally turned red and smoky.

"Ah, its even a bigger jerk," I retorted, folding my arms. "And what the fuck are you doing here, Mr. Stark, in a sweater and pants like this is your world?" I snarled.

"What exactly is my world , Ms. Lake?" He bent slightly towards my level of height, and I rolled my eyes and pushed him off in the chest.

"You know dark, evil, heartless, you name it"

I moved inside, about to shut the door, but he held it firmly with his hands.

"You talk so harsh and brutal about me, Ms. Lake. I wonder why." He still had that little tug on his lips. How I wish I could slap that annoying smirk off his face.

"Stop calling my name like that in every sentence, and leave my door."

"Like what, Ms. Lake?"

This jerk was doing it on purpose.The way he said my name made my stomach swirl in a kind of way. He stepped further into my apartment, and I intuitively took a step back.

"What do you want?" I furrowed my brows and tilted my head in confusion, but Damian did not respond. So I decided to play my cards.

"How did the virus spread? How did it happen?" The halt in his step confirmed he knew something, but what he said next caught me by surprise.

"I came here to ask you that, Ms. Lake. What a coincidence. Since you were reborn, I figured you might know."

He moved forward, but now I remained glued to my spot, saying to myself, 'I won't let him feel like I was intimidated by him.'

His eyes moved around my room. "You did a good job on your apartment. I guess the outbreak will be nice to you."

"And how is that your business?" I sneered.

He stood so close to me now, a few inches, his good features more prominent. His dark eyes bored into mine.

"Let's work together, Ms. Lake, to stop this, even though we can't prevent it." His voice softened.

The way he said it could have been fake. I took a second to recollect myself, and just when I was about to look him in the eye for speaking that way, the door burst open and my eyes moved to the door.

"Noah!"

Noah stood there, face in shock and pure anger. "You! I will kill you!"

He moved swiftly, and so fast before I could stop him, he had already done the deed.

"Noah!"