Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 444

Chapter 444: Chapter 444: The Bottomless Pit

Jade Rowan looked utterly bewildered by Melody Summers’s words.

She couldn’t understand why her niece was constantly talking about cutting ties.

’How can family ties be broken so easily?’

’They’re family, flesh and blood. Blood is thicker than water, after all!’

Just when she was unsure how to respond, Clark Summers, still kneeling on the floor, suddenly spoke. "...The second one..."

The boy’s voice was hoarse from crying. He looked up at Melody Summers and said resolutely, "I choose the second option. Cousin, I know Dad has completely broken your hearts, but he’s my father. He gave me life and raised me. I can’t just cut ties with him."

"I’ll treat this hundred pounds of rice and a hundred pounds of coal as a loan from you. Cousin, you’re right. I’m already sixteen. It’s time I started taking responsibility for my family."

"I’ve already made up my mind. As soon as this snow disaster is over, I’m going to find a job. I’ll work hard, earn money, and pay you back for the rice and coal, with interest!"

Sincerity was written all over Clark Summers’s young face, and his clear eyes shone with determination.

It was as if the boy had grown up overnight, ready to shoulder his family’s heavy burden. He was no longer a child in need of protection, but a man capable of taking responsibility and looking after his family.

Melody Summers stared at Clark Summers’s face, her own expressionless, for a long moment. Then, with a cold laugh, she turned without a word and headed to the storage room.

A moment later, Melody Summers emerged from the storage room pulling a flatbed cart loaded with a hundred pounds of rice and a hundred pounds of coal.

Melody Summers pushed the cart in front of Clark Summers and Jade Rowan. "Take this and go," she said, her voice low and heavy. "Consider this hundred pounds of rice and coal the buyout for our relationship. Remember, you chose this path for yourselves. From now on, we’re strangers!"

Jade Rowan’s heart ached at Melody Summers’s words, and tears began to stream down her face once more.

Just as she was about to speak, Clark Summers rose to his feet.

Clark Summers took Jade Rowan’s hand and patted it reassuringly, signaling for her to remain quiet.

Then, Clark Summers turned back to Melody Summers and said with deep sincerity, "Cousin, even if you disown me, you’ll always be my big sister in my heart. When we were little and Mom and Dad weren’t around, it was always you and Ian who took care of me. I’ll never forget that."

"Sis, Aunt Grace, you can rest assured that I won’t mess up like this again. I swear I’ll never gamble again, not even if it kills me. With these supplies, my mother and I can last until the snow disaster is over. After that, I’ll find a job. I will work hard and pay back everything I owe you!"

With that, Clark Summers took the supplies and left, leading Jade Rowan away.

After the two had gone, Grace Sutton and Melody Summers were left looking at each other in silence.

After a long moment, Grace Sutton collapsed onto the sofa. She heaved a long sigh and murmured, "What a mess..."

She then looked up at Melody Summers and asked hesitantly, "Do you think... Cameron owes so much from his gambling... Will those creditors really let him go...?"

Melody Summers sighed as well. "Auntie, don’t dwell on it. This was a necessary lesson. From now on, let’s not worry about their family’s problems. It’s better to just act like we don’t have those relatives."

It wasn’t that Melody Summers disregarded family ties. If Jade Rowan and Clark Summers had chosen the first option—to cut ties with Cameron Summers—Melody wouldn’t have minded giving the mother and son a helping hand.

She would have given them apartment 1603 or 1604 and provided them with supplies from time to time—enough for them to live securely through the disaster.

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