Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 462

Chapter 462: Chapter 462: Back on Track

Melody Summers felt that since Joanne White’s parents had taken in Lucy White when she was in trouble, it was understandable for Joanne to seek refuge with Lucy now that their situations were reversed. Helping each other during a crisis was only natural.

’I just don’t know what Paige Walsh would think, though. After all, Joanne had drugged her and even helped Bernard Simmons have an affair that brought her so much shame...’

To her surprise, Joanne White slowly shook her head. She lowered her gaze and replied, "Forget it. After what I did, Zane Simmons’s mom must hate my guts. If I went, it would just make things difficult for Lucy White. Why bother? Besides, with a mother like me, my child would be the subject of gossip..."

Joanne White couldn’t quite describe the feeling in her heart. It was as the saying goes: one wrong step leads to a hundred more. All the immoral things she had done over the years had finally come back as her just deserts.

For the first time in her life, Joanne White felt a twinge of regret for her past actions. ’If I hadn’t done those things back then, I wouldn’t have given Sylvia Lancaster something to hold over me. I wouldn’t have been dragged into her scheme, and I wouldn’t have been kicked out of the Simmons Family...’

Now she had nothing. Her parents were both dead, and she was separated from her child.

It was all her own fault for walking the wrong path. She had no one to blame but herself.

Pushing down the chaotic thoughts, Joanne White sighed and said quietly, "I heard from someone that in a few days, the temperature will rise, and everything will go back to normal... When it does, I want to go home. First, I’ll set up memorial tablets for my parents and burn a few sticks of incense for them. As for what comes after... I’ll figure it out when the time comes."

Melody Summers gave a noncommittal response. ’When the temperatures rise, Terra will be hit by a new wave of torrential rain and floods,’ she thought. ’If I remember correctly, Joanne White’s home is in a flood discharge area...’

Melody Summers hesitated for a moment before reminding her, "You don’t need to be in a rush to go back. Who knows what the future holds? It might be better to stay here at The Metropolis Residences for a while longer."

Joanne White nodded silently after hearing Melody’s words. Melody couldn’t tell if Joanne had actually listened, but she didn’t press the issue. She just picked up her water kettle and left.

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March brought with it the flight of orioles and the growth of new grass as temperatures continued to climb. By late March, the outdoor temperature had stabilized above freezing.

The sun broke through the clouds, bathing the earth in warm light. The thick blankets of snow were melting at an astonishing rate. Every night, in the quiet darkness, Melody Summers could hear the gurgling rush of water outside her window—the sound of melting ice and snow.

Thanks to the tireless efforts of both the government and the people, the snow outside had been mostly cleared. Aside from a few rural roads that hadn’t been touched, traffic on the main thoroughfares had largely returned to normal.

The snowfall also replenished the groundwater. Streams and lakes that had been completely dry were now filling with snowmelt, and the city’s water supply system was slowly coming back online. The Metropolis Residences now had running water for ten minutes each day.

Ten minutes wasn’t long, but it was enough to collect a substantial amount of water. It was, at the very least, a huge improvement over surviving on melted snow.

The power grid and internet hadn’t been fully restored yet, but they too were gradually coming back.

Melody Summers had seen on the news that the nation was working hard to restore the power grid. Massive amounts of coal were being transported across the country by freight train, power grid technicians were diligently cleaning and repairing generation equipment, and both hydroelectric and wind power systems were also being progressively brought back online.

Everything was heading in the right direction.

Yesterday, Melody Summers went to the villa with her mother, uncle, and aunt, armed with shovels and spades. They cleared the accumulated snow and then carefully inspected every nook and cranny of the house.

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