My Reborn Apocalypse Begins with a Divorce novel Chapter 227

Ray’s fist slammed down, smashing the vanity table so hard it collapsed in on itself. Only then did Shane jolt in terror, instantly

silenced.

It that punch had landed on him… he would be dead.

And in times like these, what did killing even matter anymore? Was there still any law to speak of? There were barely any living people left.

Shane folded instantly. How could be dare keep pointing at Ray’s nose and hurling insults?

The richer a person was, the more they feared death. After all, the more you owned, the more you had to lose.

Though this was now the apocalypse, and all past wealth had been reduced to nothing, it hadn’t been that long. Who had truly come to terms with such a fate?

At the very least, Shane still clung to a sliver of hope for the future.

What if the natural disasters were to end soon? What if everything really did return to how it used to be?

“Shane,” Ray said, going straight for the heart. He crouched beside Shane and asked softly, “We agreed on this earlier, didn’t we? I give you food, you kneel and apologize. Did I force you at any point?”

Shane didn’t want to answer, but when Ray casually lifted his fist, he blurted out, “N–no! You didn’t!”

“Then why are you so furious?” Ray chuckled.

He walked out of the room, then returned a moment later. “I’ll come back in a couple of days. Of course, I never force anyone–I only make deals. When the time comes, you’re free to refuse.”

Ray glanced at Alina, who was hiding under the blanket and refusing to come out, then tossed a few bags of bread, some jerky, and several bottles of water onto the bed.

“Your reward.”

Like a magnanimous patron tossing alms.

When Shane saw the supplies, he still wanted nothing more than to strangle Ray—but at the same time, a strange surge of happiness welled up inside him. At least they could eat for one more day.

Ray laughed loudly and strode away.

What an unexpected windfall.

He’d come here for two reasons: revenge, and to harvest abilities. He hadn’t expected to run into an old classmate who had bullied him back in high school. Not only had this encounter helped vent the pent–up aggression from absorbing new abilities, but it had also let him settle old scores once and for all.

How many gains was that? How could he not be happy?

Once Ray left, Alina finally broke down and cried loudly.

“Cry, cry, cry–what good does crying do?” Shane exploded. “You’re a woman. If you hadn’t gone along with it, could Ray have succeeded? Or did you see that he had plenty of food and start feeling tempted, so you half–willingly gave in?

“Otherwise, why would Ray think you were worth something and even ‘tip‘ you? Alina, how can you be so damn cheap?”

Alina stared at her husband in disbelief. Were those words even human?

“Get out! Get out of here!”

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Ray didn’t care in the slightest whether the couple would argue–or even kill each other–afterward.

In fact, even if they fought to the death, no matter who died, he wouldn’t spare it a thought.

At most, it would just mean a tiny bit less amusement.

He moved on to the next villa.

There might still be survivors.

Once he acted, he had to wipe everything clean–no loose ends.

He searched and searched, but the truth was that there weren’t many living people left in the entire villa neighborhood. Most had starved, died of thirst, or frozen to death.

Shane and his wife were an exception. A few months earlier, after binge–watching zombie movies on a whim, Shane had stockpiled large amounts of dry rations and bottled water, even reinforcing the doors and locks. Money was never an issue, so he hadn’t thought twice about the expense.

Who could have imagined that this impulsive preparation would end up saving their lives after the catastrophe?

Ray smiled faintly and checked the time. It was already afternoon. Time to go home.

He turned back and drove away, returning to the deşerted Mallory Avenue. Everything was silent and still. But the moment he opened the garage door and stepped inside his villa, a wave of warmth washed over him.

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