Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 384

Chapter 384: Chapter 384: Home Invasion

The dinner table fell quiet for a moment. No one spoke, all of them pondering what Grace Sutton meant by the "commotion" she’d heard.

The apartment buildings at The Metropolis Residences had excellent soundproofing. Since the Summers family moved in, they hadn’t heard any strange noises, so the "cries and shouts" Grace Sutton had heard were truly peculiar.

Melody Summers thought, ’Could someone have been arguing in the hallway in the middle of the night?’

’Who could it have been?’

’There are only four households on this floor...’

’Joyce Lawson’s family lives in 1601, Ivan Warren and Maisie Lynch are in 1602, and that man named Titus Lowell is in 1603...’

’Could it be that Ivan Warren and Maisie Lynch were fighting?! And Maisie ran into the hallway crying?’

Melody Summers turned it over in her mind but was still completely baffled.

Seeing their expressions, Miss Lowell spoke up to reassure them. "Alright now, let’s not make wild guesses. It was probably just the wind rattling a window or something. We shouldn’t scare ourselves."

Hearing Miss Lowell’s words, everyone nodded in agreement.

There was no point in overthinking it. Even if someone really had been crying, it was best not to meddle in other people’s affairs.

...

After dinner, Melody saw it was still early. Unable to sleep, she simply entered the Arcadian Space again and went to the mine to dig for a while.

She needed large amounts of gold and coal right now. The gold was for trading at the "Odyssey Station," and she needed to stockpile more coal just in case.

By the time she finished her work and emerged from the space, it was already past midnight.

The snow was still falling outside, but the howling gale had stopped, blanketing the world in a profound silence.

Just as Melody was about to change and go to sleep, she suddenly heard a strange noise from outside.

The sound was faint, but in the dead of night, it was exceptionally clear.

It was a sound like rolling wheels, as if someone were dragging something across the floor.

Melody’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately grew wary. ’Could it be a thief?’ she thought.

At the thought, Melody’s heart began to race. She quietly opened her bedroom door, walked into the living room, and crept cautiously to the front door to look through the peephole.

However, the hallway was pitch-black. She couldn’t see a thing.

But the strange rolling sound continued, accompanied by the sounds of a door opening and closing, as well as footsteps.

Melody frowned, feeling more and more that something was strange. She remembered what her aunt, Grace Sutton, had mentioned at dinner about the odd noises and hesitated, wondering if she should go out and take a look.

After about two or three minutes, the sounds from outside stopped. Melody took a deep breath, gently turned the doorknob, and pushed the door open to step outside...

******

「One hour earlier. Apartment 1601.」

Joyce Lawson’s mother, Yvonne York, was lost in a pleasant dream.

In her dream, Yvonne was on a tropical island vacation with her husband and son. The family of three was happily sea fishing from a yacht.

Her precious son, Gregory Lawson, quickly reeled in a large fish. He showed it to her excitedly, shouting, "Mom! Mom! Look, I caught a fish!"

But the next second, Gregory Lawson slapped the fish in his hands right onto Yvonne’s face with a wet THWACK!

"Mmph...!" A slimy, cold sensation spread across her face. Yvonne shuddered and snapped awake!

But when she woke, she was horrified to discover it wasn’t a dream...

Someone was standing by her bed, caressing her face with a cold hand!

"Ah!" Yvonne let out a short, terrified scream. She lurched to the side to dodge, simultaneously raising her hand to forcefully smack away the hand touching her cheek!

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