Lana Rhodes gasped, hearing this. "How could this be?!" she asked in disbelief.
Lana couldn’t understand.
’Mr. Rhodes is barely involved with the company anymore, so how could he be the one who made this decision?’
Lana’s father didn’t answer her question. Instead, his expression turned grim as he continued, "And another thing. Go home and tell your husband to keep his distance from his niece, Zara Walsh!"
’Keep his distance from Zara Walsh?’
Now Lana was even more confused.
Lana asked instinctively, "Why? Aren’t there rumors that Kylie Walsh is about to marry Roman Rhodes? I was planning on getting closer with Zara."
Lana’s father shook his head and replied, "Zara Walsh was reported for abusing her authority for personal gain and privately hoarding supplies. The higher-ups are conducting an urgent investigation into the matter right now."
"This is a very sensitive time. If the allegations are true, no one will be able to protect her. It would be best for you two to cut ties with her completely!"
******
Melody Summers was unaware that Zara Walsh was under investigation. After returning home, she stretched lazily and casually opened The Metropolis Residences group chat.
It was the first day of snow, and just as expected, the residents were already chatting excitedly.
"4-1209 Slacking Off: It’s snowing! And it’s normal snow. Does this mean the drought will be solved?"
"6-702 The Lover: I think so? I saw an expert say this heavy snowfall is predicted to effectively alleviate the drought."
"3-1007 Kiki, Mom of Two: Does that mean the water supply will go back to normal? Oh, I miss the days when I could shower every day!"
"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Kiki, Mom of Two You can shower right now. I went downstairs and shoveled a few basins of snow today, then heated it on the stove. It’s perfectly fine for bathing."
"4-1209 Slacking Off: Bringing all that snow inside would just make the house colder."
"3-1007 Kiki, Mom of Two: @Adventurous Lawson But I heard snowmelt is really dirty. Can you really use it to bathe?"
"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Kiki, Mom of Two The snow is white, not black. How can it be dirty?"
"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Adventurous Lawson Snow solidifies for two reasons. One, the temperature is low enough and the water vapor is saturated, so excess water turns into ice crystals. Two, it forms around condensation nuclei, which are just dust particles in the air. You can’t really tell which way it formed, can you?"
"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Lowell On Deadline Too many words, didn’t read. If you don’t want to use it, then don’t. Just don’t fight with us over the snow."
"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Adventurous Lawson I’m not fighting you for it. It’s so cold outside I don’t even go out to collect my sand vine cake."
"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Lowell On Deadline Then what do you eat? You still have a food stash these days? You content farm guys must really be rolling in it!"
"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Slacking Off I’m not a content farm, I’m a legitimate editor."
"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: I just feel like it’s so cold now that you burn more calories making the round trip than you gain from eating one sand vine cake. It’s not worth it. Better to just not go."
"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Lowell On Deadline You don’t go? Aren’t you hungry?"
"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Slacking Off Not really. My appetite has gotten a lot smaller since the disasters started. I’m starting to wonder if I have stomach cancer."
"5-601 Ocean: @Lowell On Deadline Well, congratulations then!"

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