Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 97

Chapter 97: Chapter 97: Returning Home

Melody Summers stood perfectly still, waiting quietly until the group was far away.

Her palms were slick with cold sweat. She never, ever expected to run into the man who had directly killed her in her past life—the "uncle" Flynn Adler had mentioned, the leader of that criminal syndicate.

Once the group was out of sight, Melody Summers composed herself and walked back to the front desk. Feigning casualness, she asked the receptionist, "Who were those people who just came in? What was with the huge entourage?"

The receptionist smiled. "That’s the big boss of the Oceanus Hotel across the street," she replied. "He’s here for a party at our hotel."

Melody Summers nodded. She chatted casually with the receptionist for a few more moments before turning to leave.

’She was more certain than ever that there was something fishy about the Oceanus Hotel across the street. For all she knew, she might have died in one of its rooms in her past life...’

*

Melody Summers returned to 36-02, lay on her bed, and searched for "Oceanus Hotel" on her phone.

In the hotel’s online profile, she found the founder’s name—Hector Hayes.

Melody then searched for "Hector Hayes." The results page was flooded with news articles and promotional photos of his philanthropic work.

Melody clicked on a few photos, confirming once again that this was the man she was looking for.

Her finger slowly scrolled down the page. She paused at an image link titled "Oceanus Group’s President Hayes and Family Visit Girls in Mountainous Region" and clicked to view the full-size image.

In the foreground stood a row of plainly dressed young girls. Behind them stood four immaculately dressed, glamorous figures.

Hector Hayes stood in the very center, smiling at the camera.

To Hector Hayes’s left was a man Melody had never seen before. He had a scar on his cheek and bore a moderate resemblance to Hector Hayes, but his expression held a hint of ruthlessness he couldn’t quite hide. He looked to be in his twenties or thirties.

But Melody was very familiar with the two people standing to Hector Hayes’s right.

One was Sylvia Lancaster’s good friend, Clara Hayes.

The other was Hugh Hayes, whom she had already sent to hell.

"So that’s how it is," Melody murmured, staring at the photo. ’Birds of a feather really do flock together.’

Now that she knew the identity of the last enemy from her past life, Melody frowned, lost in thought.

’What is the relationship between Flynn Adler and Hector Hayes? What roles do they each play in this criminal network? How many other people are involved?’ Melody had no way of knowing.

’But at least I’ve identified everyone on my revenge list,’ Melody thought. ’Hugh Hayes basically walked right into the line of fire, so dealing with him was easy. But Hector Hayes goes everywhere with a pack of bodyguards. How am I supposed to get to him?’

’Even if I managed to kill Hector Hayes in secret, what about the criminal network behind him?’

...

Two weeks flew by at the Nimbus Hotel. During that time, the Summers family often went next door to play cards with Joanna and Miss Dunn. The two families frequently participated in the hotel’s various activities together, and life was quite comfortable.

As for Melody, she would secretly enter the Arcadian Space from time to time to harvest. She had stockpiled a lot of fruits and vegetables in her warehouse, just waiting to sell them for money after they returned home and settled down.

Today, as soon as she woke up, Melody received some good news. After two weeks of effort, the wildfire on the mountain behind The Metropolis Residences had finally been extinguished.

The Summers family was overjoyed at the news and immediately started packing, eager to return home.

Winnie Summers said with a smile as she folded clothes, "That’s great, we can finally go home."

Grace Sutton nodded in agreement. "That’s right. This is a fancy hotel and the beds are comfortable, but it always feels a little stuffy. I still prefer being at home."

Colin Summers clicked his tongue. "This hotel is nice, sure, but when I think about how much one night costs, I can’t sleep soundly. Let’s just hurry up and go home."

After packing their luggage, the family went next door to say goodbye to Miss Dunn and her mother. Melody also sent a quick message to Zane Simmons before heading downstairs to check out.

A hotel employee escorted them to the underground garage with a smile, bowing as they left. "Thank you for staying with us at the Nimbus Hotel! We hope to see you again soon!"

In his hotel room, Zane Simmons read Melody’s message. He then sat motionless by the window, staring at his phone screen, deep in thought.

For the past few days, he had been agonizing over whether to give that antique sapphire necklace to Melody, but he didn’t know how to bring it up.

’Ordinarily, it wouldn’t be something to agonize over. After all, plenty of wealthy families’ businesses were running into financial trouble these days, forcing them to auction off heirlooms. It wasn’t that big of a deal.’

’But Zane knew all about the drama between Melody and the Lancaster family. Knowing all the complicated history tied up in it, could he really give the necklace to his own mother?’

’As for giving it to Melody... after three years as classmates, Zane knew her personality. She would never accept a gift this expensive.’

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