Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 290

Chapter 290: Chapter 290: A Glimmer of Hope

Sylvia Lancaster mentally rehearsed her story, composed herself, and put on a panicked expression as she ran upstairs to where Robert Lancaster and the others were.

Centered around Silas Lancaster’s room, several adjacent rooms had completely caved in, crashing through the second-story floor.

Surveying the scene, Sylvia thought, ’The result is even better than I’d hoped. It was worth dragging my feverish body up to the roof and struggling for so long...’

Robert Lancaster had cried so hard his high blood pressure flared up. He trembled, groaning on the floor in a dizzy spell.

Silas Lancaster and Elaine Hughes anxiously crowded around Robert Lancaster, trying to give him his blood pressure medication.

When Elaine Hughes saw Sylvia Lancaster run over, she looked up and screamed at her, "You worthless girl! Where the hell have you been? Didn’t you hear this huge commotion? Get over here and help, now!"

Sylvia Lancaster hurried over to help give Robert Lancaster the medicine. Then, they all clumsily managed to carry him to a room.

Robert Lancaster and Elaine Hughes’s room was no longer habitable. While it hadn’t completely collapsed, a hole had cracked open in the top-left corner of the ceiling, and a cold wind was constantly pouring in.

So, they had no choice but to move Robert Lancaster into the guest room next to Simon Lancaster’s, bringing a space heater and quilts from the master bedroom.

Once he was settled, Robert Lancaster lay flat on his back, his eyes shut tight. He groaned continuously, as if enduring immense pain.

Seeing this, Sylvia Lancaster turned and said quietly to Silas Lancaster and Elaine Hughes, "Mom, Silas, why don’t you go rest in Big Brother’s room? I’ll stay here and watch Dad..."

Unexpectedly, the moment the words left Sylvia’s mouth, Elaine Hughes slapped her hard across the face.

Elaine Hughes, frantic and furious, screamed at Sylvia Lancaster, "You jinx! How could you have been shoveling the snow?! Why did the roof collapse? You were slacking off, weren’t you!"

The force of the slap knocked Sylvia Lancaster’s head to the side. She instinctively brought a hand to her stinging cheek.

But this time, she didn’t cry. Nor did she try to defend herself. She simply lifted her head and stared silently at Elaine Hughes.

It was as if Sylvia Lancaster’s cold gaze provoked her, because Elaine Hughes raised her hand and viciously slapped her other cheek.

Another sharp CRACK! echoed through the empty room.

Elaine Hughes’s eyes were bloodshot. Pointing a trembling finger at Sylvia, she shrieked, "You worthless girl! What’s with that look in your eyes? You’re a jinx, a little bitch born from a homewrecker! If you hadn’t been lazy with the snow, none of this would have happened... You—you get the hell out of this house!"

Sylvia Lancaster silently endured Elaine Hughes’s tirade. She lowered her head, saying nothing as boundless hatred festered in her heart.

Seeing this, Silas Lancaster gently tugged on Elaine Hughes’s sleeve and said quietly, "Mom, that’s enough. Let’s wait for Dad to wake up. Yelling here won’t help him recover."

With that, Silas Lancaster forcibly pulled Elaine Hughes out of the room.

Watching their retreating backs, Sylvia Lancaster turned away from Robert Lancaster, a cold smirk playing on her lips.

...

A short while later, Robert Lancaster recovered from his dizzy spell.

He stared blankly at the ceiling, as if he still hadn’t recovered from the shock, muttering, "It’s over... It’s all over... It’s all gone..."

Sylvia Lancaster, who had been standing by his side the whole time, saw that Robert Lancaster was awake and turned to pick up a glass of water from the table.

She brought the water to his side and, lowering her head, said softly, "Dad, are you feeling any better? Let me help you sit up for a drink of water..."

Like a puppet, Robert Lancaster allowed Sylvia Lancaster to help him sit up and lean against the headboard.

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