Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 127

Chapter 127: Chapter 127: Turning the Tables

Sylvia Lancaster slapped his hand away, feigning resistance. She pouted coquettishly. "Stop it. You’re engaged to Claire, but you’re still getting so handsy with me."

After the New Year, Flynn Adler and Clara Hayes had gotten engaged. It was an arrangement made by their families.

Clara Hayes didn’t like Flynn Adler but couldn’t defy her father. She had spent a long time complaining to Sylvia Lancaster about it.

Listening to Clara’s complaints left Sylvia with mixed feelings. After the natural disaster, the Lancaster Family had gone bankrupt, while the Hayes Family had become more prosperous than ever. When facing Clara, Sylvia couldn’t help but feel a surge of jealousy and resentment.

But ever since the Lancaster Family’s bankruptcy, most of Sylvia’s old friends had stopped contacting her. Many even took the opportunity to kick her while she was down. Only Clara Hayes had remained a good friend to her.

Now, fooling around with Clara’s fiancé, Sylvia couldn’t quite describe what she was feeling.

There was the secret thrill of victory, the satisfaction of evening the score, the fear of being exposed, and an inexplicable thread of guilt.

Her thoughts were in turmoil. She didn’t know how to face Clara, so she could only do her best to comfort her whenever she complained.

Flynn Adler scoffed at her words. He pinched Sylvia’s chin, roughly rubbing her lips as he replied in a suggestive tone, "I don’t even like that woman. She’s a total shrew. How could she compare to you? You’re so considerate and understanding."

After the natural disaster, Adler Enterprises had taken advantage of government support for desalination companies to embezzle state assets.

For some reason, this caught the attention of the higher-ups. Rumor had it that an investigation was underway, and several shareholders had already pulled their investments after hearing the news.

Now, the government was slowly nationalizing the industry.

Seeing that the desalination business was failing, the Adler Family returned to their old ways. With the Hayes Family as their powerful backer, they collaborated on some shady ventures.

To cling to the Hayes Family’s coattails, Kenneth Adler had pushed hard for the marriage between Flynn Adler and Clara Hayes. The Hayes Family was happy to oblige, so the two families had arranged for Flynn and Clara to get engaged a while back.

Flynn Adler loathed entitled women like Clara Hayes, but he knew what was best for the big picture. He had no choice but to hold his nose and placate her every day.

Clara was constantly bossing him around, either complaining that the dates he planned lacked taste or that the gifts he gave weren’t to her liking. Flynn was so frustrated he felt the urge to strangle her.

Fortunately, Sylvia Lancaster was gentle and charming, offering him some comfort. As a result, his dates with Sylvia became more and more frequent.

They were like dry tinder and a burning flame, igniting at the slightest touch. They immediately fell onto the bed and into each other’s arms, completely oblivious to the earthquake news being broadcast on the television...

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"According to the National Seismological Network, multiple earthquakes have recently been detected near regions including Skyfire Volcano, Gryphon Volcano, The Five Calderas, Mount Mirovia, Vipera Volcano, and Northryde Volcano..."

"Data from the National Volcanic Monitoring Center shows a significant increase in the magnitude of associated seismic events, ground deformation, earthquake frequency, and greenhouse gas emissions at these volcanic sites..."

"The frequency of earthquakes at Skyfire Volcano, in particular, peaked at 8,000 occurrences this month. The height of the volcano’s northern slope, which typically rises by an average of 4 millimeters per year, has anomalously decreased, dropping by a sudden 50 millimeters..."

"Through joint inversion of precision-located volcanic seismic data and GS and leveling observation data, the National Earthquake Administration’s Volcanic Research Center has discovered that the shallow magma chamber causing the aforementioned disturbances is located approximately five kilometers beneath the crater. The preliminary assessment is that the volcano is in a periodic magma replenishment phase..."

"Experts from the National Earthquake Administration’s Volcanic Research Center believe there is a high probability of eruption at these volcanoes in the near future. Furthermore, it is highly likely that these will not be small or medium-sized eruptions, but rather a millennial-scale super-eruption..."

"The state is organizing the orderly evacuation of residents within the potential blast zones of the volcanoes..."

Melody Summers scrolled through the news with a grim expression. These days, reports of earthquakes were everywhere.

These earthquakes were precursors to an impending eruption. She knew that massive, worldwide volcanic eruptions were about to begin.

Cenozoic volcanoes were widely distributed across the country, and the government was expending vast amounts of manpower and resources to organize the emergency evacuation of nearby residents.

Melody Summers also hurried to renovate the two new high-rise apartments she had bought.

The construction company Tate from the sales office had recommended was reliable. The workers swiftly installed a hidden door between units 1605 and 1606, connecting the two apartments.

The security doors of both apartments were replaced, security bars were installed on every window, and surveillance cameras were mounted next to all doors and windows.

Melody Summers was trying to connect her phone to the newly installed security cameras when a call came in from an unknown number.

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