All Chapters of Reborn 60 Days Before The Apocalypse: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Janet’s eyes glued to the shopping bags in the hands of the security guard and Rachel’s to the thousand dollar bills he had just pocketed.It had been so long since Rachel had seen money spent so lavishly, almost half a decade since she announced to her parents that she was moving to Jake’s house.All the allowance she had received while growing up as a wealthy heiress had been slowly cut back because her parents disapproved of Jake. Until one month, the money stopped coming completely.But Rachel never changed the spending habits that she had grown up with.Jake, on the other hand, could not take his eyes off Scarlett for another reason. She was more beautiful than he had ever seen her.When he had pursued Scarlett, the primary thing that attracted him to her was that no other man had ever shown interest in her.She was an orphan with no family to rely on so he thought that no other man would ever want a serious relationship with her to the point of marriage. As long as he refused to

Before Jake could close in on the table, Adrian stood in front of Scarlett, shielding her with his body. “I've never seen an adulterer be so bold,” Jake spat. He pointed to Scarlett. “You know she is a married woman, huh? How much did she pay you to sleep with her?” His words settled in the air, causing Scarlett's jaw to tighten. But Adrian remained the epitome of calm. “Do not make such ridiculous claims about the relationship between myself and my client,” he said condescendingly. Client? He was a lawyer. They were probably there to discuss the lawsuit he had filed against her. An even more disturbing thought crossed his mind. If he had not sued Scarlett, she would have never had the chance to sit down with a young, successful and handsome lawyer like Adrian over dinner in such a restaurant. Adrian was definitely the one who booked this place for just a simple client conversation. Bitterness swelled in Jake’s chest. He was the one who had directly introduced her to a

Twenty million dollars. Twenty million dollars?!Jake could barely breathe as he thought of the number of zeros that was.To think that he had been planning to withdraw the lawsuit. The words were caught in his throat.Thomas continued, unaware of the inner turmoil that Jake was experiencing. “From what we've found, Scarlett inherited the money.”Inherited? From who?Scarlett did not have any family as far as he knew. Or maybe she did have family and she did not tell him so she would not share her wealth.It was likely that she had inherited the inheritance long ago and was sitting on it until she wanted to push for the divorce.The thought of the fortune under her name clouded his judgment, erasing all thoughts of reconciliation from his head. What was the point of reconciling and repairing their marriage when twenty million dollars was at stake?The money was all he could think about.Jake cleared his throat as he regained his composure. “How are we going to prove I have a claim to

Jake was sitting on the floor of his bedroom, staring at the wall when Janet found him.He had been in that position since Thomas ended the call. Janet rushed to her son’s side and lifted his head so he could look her in the eyes. “What’s wrong? I heard you shouting. Are you alright?”Jake slowly turned to his mother.She had been going around telling everyone in the neighborhood that they would soon be moving into a bigger and better house.Now that Jake had no choice but to withdraw the lawsuit, everything she had bragged about had become nothing more than empty promises.But that was not even the matter at hand.Jake showed her the screen of his laptop. The termination notice that his company had sent him just minutes after he had gotten off the phone with Thomas.Janet saw it and her eyes widened as she read the headline. As she continued reading, specifically to the part where it cited the reason behind the termination, the scandal with Rachel, her eyes lit up with fury.“That wo

When Scarlett came out of her bedroom, the first thing she noticed was that Ryan actually did not seem dressed like a fitness trainer.He was in a casual button up T-shirt and office trousers, unlike the muscle shirt and shorts that he wore in his videos.Actually, he was a surgeon by profession and fitness was simply his hobby. He had built the fitness studio as a side hustle for himself and had not expected it to take off as much as it did.Despite her questions, Scarlett did not pry, assuming that he had his reasons for what he chose to wear. She simply rolled out her training mat and stood on it, hands akimbo. “So when do we start?”Over the years, Ryan had met many overly enthusiastic women who showed an interest in fitness because of him. Their feelings had crossed beyond the bounds of professionalism but he never cared for any of them.When he had heard that someone had been willing to pay three thousand dollars for one session and had gone ahead to pay for thirty upfront, he a