Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 65

Chapter 65: Chapter 65: Entanglement

Joanne White had been incredibly annoyed these past few days. Austin Hale had started pestering her again.

Austin Hale had recently found a new job; he’d been hired by Adler Enterprises.

Before the extreme heat, Adler Enterprises had launched a seawater desalination project. It was a high-energy, low-return venture originally intended to supply neighboring island nations and, incidentally, rake in some government subsidies. But then came the apocalyptic heat wave that lasted for over half a year. The nationwide drought and water shortage caused the once-unremarkable Adler Enterprises to skyrocket overnight.

The benefits at Adler Group were decent. Employees received a daily ration of desalinated water, and the salary was quite good.

Austin Hale had found a new hope in life. He felt he had a future again, so he started contacting Joanne White, hoping she would come back to him.

It wasn’t that he hadn’t considered other women. Ever since he joined Adler Enterprises, Mrs. Hale had even arranged several blind dates for him, but Austin Hale was never satisfied.

In terms of looks, education, and figure, none of the girls he’d met on dates could compare to Joanne White. Besides, he found them all a bit dull, lacking Joanne’s cleverness and charm.

Joanne White was sick and tired of Austin Hale’s harassment. She was over seven months pregnant and already on edge. To make matters worse, Zane Simmons had been cycling through a never-ending stream of girls lately, which gave Joanne a profound sense of insecurity.

Not only did Joanne have to worry about the flock of arm candy around Zane Simmons, but she also had to worry about Melody Summers—a ticking time bomb ready to go off at any moment.

The other day, she had been secretly watching from an upstairs window and noticed that Zane Simmons treated Melody Summers differently. Joanne was terrified that Melody would tell Zane about how she had started rumors and cyberbullied her back in college.

Joanne White’s constant anxiety was taking a toll on her pregnancy; she frequently felt a dragging pain in her abdomen.

She begged Zane Simmons to help find her parents a new house, so Mr. and Mrs. White could move away from their old place and Austin Hale couldn’t bother them anymore.

"Joanne, I got paid 10,000 this month. I’ll send it all to you. After my probationary period ends next month, I’ll get a raise. Don’t worry, I can definitely give you a good life," Austin Hale said earnestly over the phone.

Before the disaster, Joanne White might have considered getting back together with Austin Hale. But it was already October, and the world was still trapped in a global heatwave. What could 10,000 even buy? It wasn’t enough to cover the daily cost of running the air conditioner.

Joanne White had grown accustomed to a life of luxury with Zane Simmons, used to having a maid tend to her every day. She couldn’t go back to pinching pennies and living a hard life with Austin Hale.

Anyway, Mr. and Mrs. White had already moved. Joanne White couldn’t be bothered to waste any more time on Austin Hale; the past few days had exhausted all her patience. She replied coldly, "Austin Hale, we’re really over. Don’t contact me again. Stop wasting your time on me and find a nice, simple girl to settle down with."

With that, Joanne White hung up the phone.

Austin Hale stared at the phone in disbelief. He immediately called back, only to find that Joanne White had blocked him again.

Austin Hale rushed out the door and ran to Mr. and Mrs. White’s house, only to find the place completely empty.

*

Austin Hale had been looking completely dejected for days. Seeing this, his supervisor walked over, patted his shoulder, and asked, "Hale, why so listless?"

Austin Hale forced a smile and replied, "Supervisor Warren, I’m fine. Just haven’t been sleeping well these past few days."

Supervisor Warren nodded, then added with a smile, "Tonight, Mr. Adler is holding a party at the Oceanus Hotel for all the company’s shareholders. You’re tall and handsome—come to the banquet and help represent the company!"

This was basically an order to go drink with clients, but Austin Hale knew it was a chance to impress the higher-ups. His spirits lifted, and he replied, "Yes, Supervisor Warren! I definitely won’t let you down!"

*

Oceanus Hotel.

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