Semua Bab Surviving the Apocalypse in Style: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Derek's voice wasn't his usual smooth, charming self. There was a sharp, almost sinister edge to it."So who's better? Me or her?" Ruth's voice went soft and sweet, almost dripping with affection."Of course it's you. Come here and give me a kiss."Clara had had enough. She glanced at Eleanor and saw her face darken.Then, Daphne, who had been unusually quiet until now, suddenly shouted, "Derek! Derek, we're outside the door!"That woman was really determined to mess everything up.Clara quickly swiped the room card.Inside, chaos erupted. Objects toppled over, fabric rustled, and sounds of movement filled the room. Clara pushed the door fast enough that Derek and Ruth didn't have a chance to dress. Both of them scrambled under the covers, desperately trying to hide.On the floor lay some... very inappropriate items.Apparently, these two had been... quite wild.Eleanor stormed in, her face black, trembling as she pointed at Derek. "What on earth are you doing?"Derek went p

Clara stared at everyone in the room, tossing out those words coldly before turning on her heel and walking away.As she left, she saw their expressions that were lit up with satisfaction. They thought they'd gotten the better end of the deal. After all, those stocks and funds were now completely theirs.What they didn't know was that just a few months later, that money would be worthless.As for the token they had given her as a symbol of their engagement, no one even thought about trying to take it back. After all, it originally belonged to the Summers family, and they assumed it wasn't valuable.It didn't matter. Clara finally cut all ties with the Lewis family.Before leaving, she noticed Yvette peeking from outside. Clara walked over and told her everything had been taken care of.Yvette rolled her eyes at Clara. "You owe me one."Clara nodded. With the apocalypse approaching, she made a mental note to warn Yvette later. That would count as repaying the favor.With the Lew

That night, Clara pulled out her laptop and started downloading anything she could think of, from web novels to movies and TV shows.Shadow sat beside her, watching every flicker on the screen. Whenever a small animal popped up, he would suddenly perk up and trot excitedly around the room. His ears would be straight up, nose twitching like he was trying to sniff the little creatures out from behind the screen.Clara couldn't help laughing. She ended up downloading a bunch of nature documentaries too, thinking it might be fun to watch them with him when they had nothing else to do.And that wasn't all. Clara soon realized Shadow liked cartoons just as much. Whenever a character made some over-the-top move, he'd widen his eyes in disbelief, like he couldn't wrap his head around what he was seeing.So, Clara naturally went on another downloading spree, this time loading up on cartoons.By the next day, the anti-corrosion renovation was finally done. Clara checked the place herself an

When Clara came back from her morning walk, she noticed three missed calls on her phone.They were all from the renovation company.They had probably called to apologize, hoping she would keep quiet about what happened.After all, if word got out that they had hired a murderer as a worker, their entire company would go under.Clara took a long breath and answered. "You need to thoroughly check your workers' backgrounds. Don't let something like this happen again. If my dog hadn't been here last night, I might be the one dead."The company apologized over and over.Clara had no intention of letting it slide, but she also didn't want to waste time arguing. So she cut straight to the point. "You want to resolve this? Compensate me."The moment they heard the word "compensate," the company actually sounded relieved.By that afternoon, twenty-five thousand dollars had already hit her account. It was the amount both sides agreed on.Clara didn't want to go through legal channels, as t

It turned out that Patrick had come over just to trick Clara into handing over the other half of her fund shares, along with the twenty million she had gotten from the Lewis family. After all, it was a large sum, and even Derek would probably feel the pinch.Now that Clara knew exactly what they were up to, the next steps were simple.Clara quietly formed a plan in her mind. If they wanted to provoke her, they wouldn't get away with it.After that first meeting, Clara made sure every subsequent date was in a public, open space, and she always brought Shadow along.She had quickly realized that Patrick wasn't a man to be trusted around women.At lunch, he had tried to wrap his arm around her waist. Later, while they were chatting on the phone, he even suggested booking a hotel room.Clara had been furious and itching to slap him, but she held back for the sake of her bigger plan.So, Shadow became her excuse. "He's too clingy and gets separation anxiety," she would say as she d