Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 75

Chapter 75: Chapter 75: Just Deserts

Elaine Hughes and Mrs. Lawson knocked and shouted at the door for ages, but to their dismay, the Summers family refused to open up.

They waited a bit longer, but there was still no response from inside. It was too hot to linger, so they supported each other and started walking back.

The sun was even more punishing now than when they had arrived. Their parasols offered little relief, and their meticulously applied makeup was now smudged and ruined by sweat.

As they walked, Elaine Hughes apologized sheepishly to Mrs. Lawson. "Mrs. Lawson, I am so terribly sorry. This is so embarrassing. I never expected that girl to be so ungrateful. Ugh, her adoptive mother must have been a terrible influence. Don’t worry, I’ll try to persuade her again."

Mrs. Lawson scoffed inwardly. ’What a witless ornament,’ she thought. ’Elaine Hughes doesn’t even have a handle on her own daughter’s personality, yet she had the gall to drag me here to propose a marriage.’

Outwardly, however, she said, "Mrs. Lancaster, my family has already made all the arrangements for the wedding and the banquet. We’ve even had their birth charts read for compatibility and arranged for the invitations to be printed. What exactly is this supposed to be?"

Seeing the worried look on Elaine Hughes’s face, Mrs. Lawson pressed on. "Mrs. Lancaster, you have to figure out a way to get Melody to agree to walk down the aisle on the first of next month! Besides, your family’s company is still waiting for capital from the Lawson family, isn’t it? Dragging this out won’t do anyone any good. Am I wrong?"

It had been difficult enough to find a prestigious family willing to marry off a daughter—even if they were on the brink of ruin. As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse. Besides, the Lancaster Family wasn’t entirely without a chance of recovery, and Mrs. Lawson had no intention of letting this opportunity go.

Everyone laughed at her for having a simple-minded son. Well, she would show them. She was determined to marry him to a daughter-in-law from a prestigious family and shove it in the faces of everyone who had ever mocked her!

Elaine Hughes was just opening her mouth to speak when she suddenly felt a hard shove from behind!

She cried out as her body pitched forward uncontrollably.

Mrs. Lawson saw Elaine Hughes suddenly hit the ground. Before she could even process what was happening, she too felt a powerful shove from behind!

Both women tumbled to the ground. Their delicate, pampered skin made contact with the pavement, which was scorching hot from the sun, and the searing heat made them both shriek in pain.

Before they could even react, two dark figures darted past, snatching up the two gift bags, their purses, and the parasols that had fallen to the ground, and took off running.

Furious and frantic, Elaine Hughes and Mrs. Lawson watched the retreating figures of their attackers, screaming, "Thieves! We’re being robbed! Somebody help!"

But the area was deserted. They screamed until their throats were raw, but no one came to their aid.

Left with no other choice, they helped each other to their feet. It was only then that Mrs. Lawson realized she had twisted her ankle. Muttering a stream of curses, she and Elaine Hughes limped their way to the emergency police substation next to Crystal Mart.

The moment she was through the door, Mrs. Lawson began to shout frantically, "Police? I want to report a crime! We’ve been robbed! They took our purses!"

Officer Tate, who was on duty, saw their condition and quickly had them sit down to ask for the details of the incident.

Mrs. Lawson and Elaine Hughes recounted the entire incident in detail.

Mrs. Lawson added anxiously, "Officer, you have to get my purse back! My ID and all my cards were in it!" It was a major hassle to replace all those things these days.

While calming them down, Officer Tate arranged for someone to review the security footage.

But a review of the footage revealed that the two assailants had come from outside the community.

They had arrived by car, parking it on the street. Two of them had scaled a side wall of the complex and laid in wait around a corner, where they happened upon Elaine Hughes and Mrs. Lawson.

Both women were dressed elegantly and carrying two bags, making them look like a pair of easy marks.

The two men had circled around behind them, pushed them down, and grabbed their belongings. Then they vaulted back over the wall, jumped into their car, and sped off.

After reviewing the footage, Officer Sean Pierce said with a grave expression, "This looks like a professional crew. They cruise around the nearby residential areas looking for targets. The two of you were likely spotted the moment you came in."

Since the perpetrators weren’t from within the community, tracking them down would be considerably more difficult.

Officer Tate said with a hint of resignation, "We’ve filed a report and opened an investigation. If we recover your belongings, we will notify you both."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lawson and Elaine Hughes knew they wouldn’t be seeing their stolen belongings anytime soon. Mrs. Lawson scowled, muttering about what rotten luck it was.

Elaine Hughes was miserable as well. ’I should have brought a couple of bodyguards,’ she thought bitterly.

*

That evening, Winnie Summers and Colin Summers returned home, their expressions grim.

Winnie Summers said, "Officer Tate told us there was another robbery in the community today. The victims were here visiting family or friends. The robbers took their gifts and designer purses."

Grace Sutton asked in surprise, "But didn’t they execute all the members of that other robbery gang from the community? How could someone still have the guts to pull a robbery here?"

Colin Summers sighed. "It wasn’t anyone from inside. They were outsiders. They scaled the side wall, acted fast, and even had a getaway car waiting. It looked like a professional crew."

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