All Chapters of Scorched Apocalypse: Abandoned for a Bottle of Water: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Jasper looked at me deeply like he was looking at a child throwing a temper tantrum."You disappoint me too much, Ari," he said. "You've already stolen everything from Ave. You can't possibly deny her small requests now. I will never let Ave feel like she was abandoned ever again!"I wanted to sneer in his face.Jasper and I had been married for eight years, but we'd known each other for 18 years.The first time we met was when I saw him rummaging through the trash in search of food because of how hungry he was. I was the one who went against Mom and Dad's wishes and brought him home.Mom and Dad refused to accept him. So, I was the one who spent all of my savings on him, letting him live a good life and even paying for his education.Soon after, Jasper threw himself at my parents' feet and begged them to let him take my hand in marriage. That was the first time someone as proud as Jasper ever begged others for something he wanted.Finally, he got permission from my parents. He

If I were still the old me when I saw this message, I would have been extremely anxious and tried finding a solution for Jasper as quickly as possible.However, none of this had anything to do with me anymore.There was no courthouse in the end times, so I didn't even need to go there with him to get a divorce.After having figured everything out, I lay peacefully in bed and listened to the sounds outside the door that were most definitely deliberately loud enough for me to hear. I didn't even think they were being noisy or annoying at that point.Perhaps they realized that they weren't getting the reaction they wanted out of me, so someone slammed their body against the bedroom door and let out a loud, muffled moan.I looked at the door and said calmly, "If you're so proud of having an affair, then I don't mind telling the entire camp that Dr. Curran abused his power to heavily favor his mistress during the search."The noise outside subsided for a bit.I scoffed and finally fe

I had to find Jasper to get my food back from him when we left. It was going to be very crucial over the next two days, after all.On my way there, I saw Jasper sharing most of his food with Avery. They looked very intimate with each other and were clearly in love.As soon as Jasper saw me, he frowned and immediately shielded Avery, still holding the food, behind him."Arianne? You're not here to try and reason with me, are you?"I've already told you that the rescue vehicle won't be here for at least a few more days. However, I never said that I would let you take up one of the spots to return to the base."My gaze just fell on the diamond necklace on the ground, still lying untouched. I then shakily took off the ring on my finger and threw it onto the ground, along with the broken necklace.Jasper's face darkened as he watched me.Then, I smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. I don't need your help."Then, I walked past him toward Avery and snatched a few packages of rati

Because this water source was a lot larger than any of the others we'd ever found before, it immediately triggered the location tracking mode in the water detection device.A short while after we'd returned to our temporary shelter, the base camp vehicle had also arrived.Jasper hurriedly dusted off his clothes and straightened them, preparing to step forward with a proud smile on his beaming face. Avery wrapped her hands around his arm, stepping forward with him."I didn't expect you to arrive so quickly. It's an honor for us, and we're proud to say that we've succeeded in our mission!" Jasper said with palpable excitement, offering his hand for a handshake.Moments later, the vehicle door opened, and a man got down from it with a gun in his hands.He had sharp facial features, his military uniform looked spotless, and he looked cold and unapproachable. However, when he fixed his gaze on me, a smile broke out on his face."You were even more capable than I imagined, Ari!" he sai

After returning to Camp Arthor, I settled all of Sasha's paperwork and placed her at the hospital while Leo stayed by my side and followed me around."You know that you don't have to keep following me around, don't you? I'm just a regular researcher now," I said with a sigh.After arriving at this base camp, the water crisis had been temporarily resolved for now. But there was an even greater challenge on the way, and it required more attention. Every researcher was desperately trying to find a way to end the apocalypse. That was our life goal now.So, to protect the researchers' lives, Camp Arthor arranged for appointed people to ensure our protection wherever we went.Leo was assigned to ensure my safety, but since he was promoted to a colonel now, I felt that it was a waste of his talents.Meanwhile, he just treated it as a joke."You're being too humble, Dr. Grayson. Don't you know that you're the biggest celebrity at the base now? Everyone's falling over themselves wanting