My Reborn Apocalypse Begins with a Divorce novel Chapter 45

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Chapter 45

“Ray!” Lauren ground out through clenched teeth, her hatred almost tangible.

Sensing her hostility, Leo immediately bared its teeth and let out a low growl at her. If Ray hadn’t been holding the leash, it would have lunged forward.

‘Very good,‘ Ray thought. He never wanted a tame, timid pet dog.

A faint smile touched his lips.

‘Heh. First, I cost you a fortune. Now, I’ll humiliate you in front of everyone. And in a few days, you’ll still have to come crawling to me, begging,‘ Ray thought.

Feigning surprise, he said, “Wow, where’d you get the work done? The plastic surgery and the… augmentations? I hear that stuff isn’t cheap these days. Just the procedures must run you tens of thousands. Throw in the recovery, and you’re looking at close to a hundred thousand, right?”

Ray had no idea what it actually cost. He was just throwing out a sky–high number to rattle them.

The moment Josh heard that, he panicked. He knew exactly how much money his daughter had saved up. If she’d blown nearly a hundred thousand on her face and chest, there’d be nothing left to help out her brother- she might even be in debt.

“Lauren, is what this punk saying true?” Josh demanded, his tone sharp and accusing.

‘What a goddamn liability!‘ Lauren cursed inwardly.

Weren’t they supposed to be a united front against the outsider? And here her own father was, turning on her because of one sentence from Ray? Was he trying to start a fight within their own ranks?

But then again, her family had always been this shallow and greedy.

Back then, they’d thrown their own daughter and grandson out for money. Was it really so surprising they were interrogating her now?

Lauren had no choice but to explain, “Dad, don’t listen to his crap. He’s just trying to stir up trouble. I didn’t spend much on any procedures, really. Don’t worry about it.

Only then did Josh seem partially convinced, letting the matter drop for the moment.

But Lauren knew her father wasn’t done. Once they got home, he’d definitely be going through her accounts. Then the real mess would start.

Her hatred for Ray burned even hotter. Her voice dripping with venom, she spat, “You know what? I hope this hailstorm goes on forever. Then that 40 million of yours will just be stuck in the bank. You can look at the numbers, but you won’t be able to buy a single damn thing with it!”

Oh? Did someone give her the gift of prophecy or something? That was actually pretty spot–on.

This disaster was far more terrifying than anyone realized. It wasn’t something you could just hunker down and wait out. The power would go out soon. The brutal cold alone would kill people, let alone the food shortages and the lack of clean water.

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In just over ten days, who knew how many would die of thirst, starvation, or freeze to death?

Cash would be useless paper–too rough even to wipe your ass with. Money in the bank or the stock market? Just numbers on a screen you’d never be able to touch.

Even if you could withdraw it, it’d still be worthless.

Ray just smiled.

How could Lauren possibly know he’d lived through this before?

Not only had his wealth ballooned to 300 million, he’d already converted every cent of it into usable supplies.

Right now, he was unquestionably the richest man in the world, outranking second place by tens of thousands- maybe even millions–of times over.

“You’re unbelievably selfish,” Ray said, deliberately raising his voice. “Just because you don’t want me to be able to spend my money, you’re actually hoping this disaster never ends? Do you want all our neighbors, everyone here, to suffer?”

By now, a small crowd of curious onlookers had gathered to watch the drama unfold. Ray’s words carried clearly to them.

They nodded in agreement, their expressions hardening with anger as they started pointing at Lauren. Some even cursed her out right to her face.

A woman like this had no morals. Getting knocked up before marriage, tricking a man into being the ” responsible party“… her character was clearly trash. And now she was wishing for the hailstorm to continue? How heartless could she be?

Plenty of people had gone to work like normal and were now trapped at their offices or job sites. And she was hoping the hail wouldn’t stop?

Wasn’t that just wishing for families to be torn apart forever?