Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Chapter 77: Vicious Schemes

A global heatwave and drought had been going on for over six months, and 90% of the rivers on Terra had dried up.

It was now impossible to buy bottled water on the market. Ordinary people could only get by, storing water during the limited daily supply hours.

But in the courtyard of the Adler family’s villa, there was a large fountain. A column of water shot into the air, turning into droplets that fell back to the ground, glittering dazzlingly under the sun.

The sun was scorching, and the water evaporated quickly. The fountain had to be refilled several times a day, and each refill used almost as much water as a family’s entire monthly ration.

"Aunt, here’s your bag." Flynn Adler smiled and handed a bag to Mrs. Lawson.

Mrs. Lawson quickly took the bag and opened it. It was the custom-made luxury handbag that had been stolen from her a few days ago.

She hurriedly opened it and looked inside. The cash was gone, but her ID, phone, cards, car keys, and the like were still there.

After checking the bag, Mrs. Lawson let out a long sigh of relief and said with a smile, "Flynn, thank goodness for you. Otherwise, I would’ve had to get all my documents replaced."

Replacing documents had become much more troublesome after the cataclysm, a thought that gave Mrs. Lawson a headache.

Flynn Adler chuckled and shook his head. "Aunt, don’t mention it. Those robbers were just blind. It was a classic case of ’the flood washing away the Dragon King’s temple’—they didn’t realize they were robbing one of their own."

The Adler Family had connections in both the criminal underworld and legitimate society. Flynn Adler knew most of the organized robbery crews, so getting a stolen handbag back wasn’t difficult for him.

Mrs. Lawson grumbled, "It’s all that Mrs. Lancaster’s fault. If she hadn’t insisted on me coming with her to meet her daughter, this never would’ve happened! I told her, there’s no precedent for an elder visiting a junior first!"

The more Mrs. Lawson thought about it over the past few days, the angrier she got. She was the elder. According to etiquette, Melody Summers should have been the one to visit her first, not the other way around. If she hadn’t gone to The Metropolis Residences, she wouldn’t have been robbed.

Flynn Adler knew his aunt was currently looking for a wife for her mentally challenged youngest son. He smiled and asked, "Aunt, didn’t I hear that my cousin’s wedding was set for November 1st? Is the bride the Lancaster family’s biological daughter?"

At this, Mrs. Lawson sighed, shaking her head in frustration. "Don’t even mention it. That girl was raised in the countryside, so she’s not close to the Lancaster family. Besides, she has a foul temper and is completely stubborn. Mrs. Lancaster said she needs to go back and discuss with her family how to persuade her daughter. The wedding date will probably have to be postponed."

The more Mrs. Lawson thought about it, the angrier she became. "Sigh, I even had a master pick November 1st as an auspicious date, and now it’s all delayed. The Lancaster family is so unreliable. No wonder their business is doing worse and worse."

Flynn Adler inwardly snickered. ’What normal family would marry their daughter off to a man with a developmental disability? Especially a violent one.’ Maids and servants at the Lawson residence were occasionally injured by Trey Lawson, and Flynn didn’t believe for a second that the Lancaster family hadn’t heard the rumors.

Besides, once word got out that they were selling their daughter, who would dare do business with the Lancaster family? Everyone would know the Lancasters were ruthless and vicious and would be on their guard. ’For the Lancasters to risk their reputation and push their own daughter into a fiery pit... they must be truly desperate for money.’

’No wonder Sylvia Lancaster has been flirting with me so much lately, both openly and subtly, sending me suggestive messages. She’s probably short on cash, too, and wants to keep her options open.’

But Flynn Adler had been riding a wave of success recently, with a constant stream of new women by his side. He used to be the one chasing after Sylvia Lancaster, but now, he couldn’t be bothered with her. Without the halo of a wealthy heiress, Sylvia seemed plain and unremarkable in his eyes, far less appealing than the gentle and considerate girls he was currently seeing.

Mrs. Lawson continued to complain to Flynn, "You have no idea. I, her elder, went to visit her personally, and that little brat actually cursed me out. We went all that way under the blazing sun, and she wouldn’t even let us in the door! She didn’t offer us so much as a cup of tea and just pushed us right out."

Flynn Adler frowned. "I heard her adoptive parents are just ordinary farmers. A country girl like her actually dared to do that?" ’Isn’t she afraid of offending the Lawson and Lancaster families?’

Flynn could only try to console her. "Aunt, please calm down. This is the Lancaster family’s business, so let them handle it. Right now, they’re the ones begging to marry their daughter off. You don’t need to worry about it. If the Lancasters want that capital injection, they’ll surely do everything they can to persuade her. You just have to sit back and wait for your daughter-in-law to arrive."

Hearing this, Mrs. Lawson thought to herself, ’I’ve realized it over the past few days. That Elaine Hughes is an idiot, and the rest of the Lancasters probably aren’t much brighter. I can’t count on them.’

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