Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 358

Chapter 358: Chapter 358

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Through the swirling snow, Kylie Walsh gazed anxiously into Roman Rhodes’s eyes, as if searching for an answer to the obsession that had defined the first half of her life.

The next second, however, Roman looked directly at Kylie and said slowly, "I already have someone I like. So... I hope you won’t waste your feelings on me, and please stop saying things that could be misunderstood."

Roman’s words were like a bomb, instantly detonating in Kylie’s heart.

Kylie’s face went pale. She staggered back a few steps, as if only now truly realizing that it had all been nothing more than her own wishful thinking...

’She couldn’t accept it!’

Tears swimming in her eyes, Kylie stubbornly demanded of Roman, "Who is it? ...Who the hell is it? ...I’ve had a crush on you for so many years, and you never gave me a chance... Now you’re telling me you have someone you like? Who is that woman?!"

Seeing this, Roman frowned and shook his head. "That has nothing to do with you," he replied.

But Kylie acted as if she hadn’t heard him. Her eyes filled with bitter resentment, and she pressed on through gritted teeth, "Who is it? Is she the daughter of some prominent family? ...Is her family background better than mine? She’s younger than me, isn’t she? Why do you like her? Tell me!"

Roman looked at her, sighed helplessly, and stated flatly, "None of this has anything to do with you. As for Zara Walsh’s situation, you all can stop struggling. Instead of wasting your time, you should try to convince her to confess for a lighter sentence. Maybe she can still get a reduced penalty."

With that, Roman got in his car and drove away.

Kylie stood alone in the snow for a while, until she was nearly frozen stiff. Only then did she get back in her car and drive back to the Walsh residence, utterly dejected.

Seeing Kylie return, Zara’s father—Kylie’s older brother, Shane Walsh—hurried over, grabbing her arm. "How did it go? Is Roman willing to help? With his current status, if he’s willing to put in a word with the higher-ups, this whole thing can be resolved easily..."

Kylie, however, just shook her head dazedly and mumbled, "No... He won’t help..."

Kylie still hadn’t recovered from the blow of learning Roman had someone he liked. She sat blankly on the sofa, staring at the ceiling. ’Who is that woman? ...’

Shane didn’t notice Kylie’s strange behavior. His brow was deeply furrowed as he said worriedly, "I called Paige, but I can’t believe even she won’t help! She told us to wait for the official outcome!"

Not only that, but Paige had also indirectly berated Shane, implicitly and explicitly accusing him of failing to raise his daughter properly, for her to do something like withhold disaster relief supplies.

And don’t even get started on Bernard Simmons. Because Paige was in the middle of a divorce lawsuit with him, demanding a large portion of their marital assets, he got annoyed just hearing the name Walsh.

The moment Shane called him, he hung up immediately, making it clear he had no intention of helping the Walsh family.

Shane also tried asking the family elders for help, to see if they could think of a solution, but they were powerless too, leaving Shane alone and at his wit’s end.

What Shane couldn’t figure out most was this: it was just an ordinary public accusation made under a real name. There were plenty of those these days, so why had this particular one escalated to such a degree?

He couldn’t wrap his head around it. He had a nagging feeling that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes...

*****

Meanwhile, watching Colin Summers, Grace Sutton, and Melody Summers wheel in a pile of supplies, Cameron Summers was so moved he burst into tears on the spot.

Cameron rubbed his red, swollen eyes, grabbed Colin’s hand, and said repeatedly, "Big Brother, Sister-in-law, Niece, thank you! Thank you for saving our family of three..."

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