Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Twisting the Knife

Melody Summers returned to 36-02 and went straight to bed to get some rest.

It was a complete surprise running into Flynn Adler and Ethan Sutton today. For an engaged man, Ethan Sutton was being shamelessly unfaithful, openly hitting on the eldest daughter of the Walsh family.

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. She wondered if Sylvia Lancaster had managed to hook up with Flynn Adler yet.

Besides, according to the timeline from her past life, Sylvia Lancaster had always treasured that antique sapphire necklace. In her past life, even during the Lancaster family’s most difficult times, she never considered selling it.

But now, she had sent the necklace to be auctioned off.

Melody Summers was silently reviewing these events when Winnie Summers returned, all smiles. She had won the most money at the card table earlier.

Winnie Summers smiled and asked Melody, "Miss Dunn invited us to see the art exhibition at the hotel. Melody, do you want to come along?"

Miss Dunn was the resident of 36-01. Her name was Joanna Dunn, a self-made entrepreneur who lived alone with her mother, Miss Dunn.

Joanna Dunn had a frank and generous personality. She had started in the clothing business, later founding her own apparel brand and factory. Since Grace Sutton, who had a similar temperament and worked in the same industry, was her aunt, the two hit it off immediately.

Melody’s grandmother, Miss Lowell, and the elder Miss Dunn were of a similar age, and the three ladies got along splendidly.

In just one afternoon, the two families had grown close.

"Okay, I’ll go."

Although Melody Summers was a bit tired, she mustered her energy, scooped up Albus, and got up to leave with her family.

*

The art exhibition was held in the art gallery on the 17th floor of the hotel. The theme was "The Peony Pavilion," and it featured many ancient paintings.

Elaine Hughes stood before an ancient painting, gazing up at it wistfully.

This ancient painting was part of Elaine Hughes’s dowry. It had been a cherished piece in her grandfather, Mr. Hughes’s, collection for many years.

Unfortunately, a natural disaster had left the Lancaster family with a massive capital shortfall. Banks were constantly hounding them for debt, and employees had even filed for labor arbitration.

With the court on the verge of seizing their assets, Elaine Hughes had no choice but to sell many paintings from her dowry to help Robert Lancaster cover the deficit.

Although Robert Lancaster promised her that he would buy back all the paintings once the Lancaster Group’s situation improved, Elaine Hughes still felt heartbroken.

Just last night, she had dreamt of her grandfather confronting her, asking why she couldn’t protect the family’s art collection. Why did she sell the paintings for money?

In the dream, Elaine Hughes was overwhelmed with sorrow. She tried desperately to explain her predicament to her grandfather, but he wouldn’t forgive her. He cursed her for being a disgrace who had abandoned her heritage for money.

Elaine Hughes had woken up with tears streaming down her face and had been on edge all day. When she heard that one of the paintings she had sold was on display at The Nimbus Hotel’s art exhibition, she quickly brought her son to see it.

Silas Lancaster stood quietly by Elaine Hughes’s side, but his mind wasn’t on the art. The atmosphere in the Lancaster family had been oppressive lately, and Silas himself was having a rough time.

Ever since news of the Lancaster family’s impending bankruptcy got out, his good friends and classmates had started to distance themselves from him. Many had blocked him, and on the rare occasion they went out, they would gang up to exclude him.

Silas felt deeply wronged. He didn’t understand why he had to endure this ostracism for no reason when he clearly hadn’t done anything wrong.

He was eighteen or nineteen, an age where socializing with peers was crucial, yet now he could only coop himself up at home.

To make matters worse, his best friend, Hugh Hayes, had disappeared, leaving him with no one to confide in.

Thinking of this, he lowered his head in frustration.

Suddenly, a flash of a red dress caught his eye. The color was so striking that he couldn’t help but turn to look as a group of people approached.

The woman in the red dress was middle-aged and also wore sparkly shoes. She was walking over, speaking and laughing softly with the people around her.

Silas Lancaster couldn’t help but sneer at the sight. ’Wearing such a bright red dress at her age,’ he thought disdainfully. ’She really has no sense of propriety.’

Just as he was about to turn away, he was stunned to see a familiar face in the crowd—

Melody Summers was right in the middle of them!

"Melody Summers!" Silas Lancaster called out involuntarily.

Hearing Silas Lancaster shout, Elaine Hughes was confused. This was the art exhibition at The Nimbus Hotel, open only to VIPs and hotel guests. ’How could someone from Melody Summers’s background possibly get into a place like this?’

She followed Silas Lancaster’s gaze and was surprised to actually see Melody Summers in the crowd.

Yesterday, Simon Lancaster had contacted Melody Summers’s adoptive father. He had instructed the man to go to The Metropolis Residences to intercept Melody and her mother and persuade Melody to agree to the marriage proposal from the Lawson family.

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