The Apocalypse Survival Manual (Three Days Before Doomsday, I Stockpiled Billions) novel Chapter 765

Nicole held the radio in one hand, her cold gaze fixed on Camila and Irene. "Yeah. I do."

Arthur sounded glad to hear from her. "Go ahead. I'm listening."

"Your precious daughter hired scavengers to kill me. Unfortunately for her, I survived. I have witnesses and evidence. You'd better get down here, because I can't promise your wife and daughter will still be alive when you arrive."

Arthur went quiet for a moment, then recovered. "If that's true, I'll make sure they're held accountable. Just don't do anything rash."

"I don't want justice. I want revenge."

Nicole ended the call and walked straight toward Camila.

Camila knew exactly why she was coming. She grabbed Irene and tried to run, but Cola lunged at them, baring his teeth.

Camila screamed and stumbled backward. Before she could catch herself, Nicole seized her by the hair and slammed her face into the glass door.

The base manufactured its own glass. With so many valuable supplies stored in the trading hall, every glass panel was reinforced and bullet-resistant.

The door didn't crack, but Camila's skin split on impact. Two teeth broke, and blood poured from her nose.

Nicole held on to her hair and slammed her face into the glass three more times.

When she finally let go, Camila collapsed, her face covered in blood. She lay twitching on the floor, too weak to call for help.

Irene screamed and rushed at Nicole.

Nicole slapped her across the face, knocking her into the glass. Irene reeled, dizzy and struggling to focus.

She clutched her burning cheek and stared at Nicole. "Nicole! How dare you hit me!"

"Why wouldn't I?" Nicole said coldly. "You knew Camila wanted me dead. You didn't stop her. You stood back and hoped she'd get it done. You're just as guilty."

Irene didn't expect Nicole to push this far. She seemed perfectly willing to deal with whatever happened afterward.

Irene wasn't. Nicole was trying to trap her into saying something she couldn't take back, and she refused to give her the chance.

There was too much she couldn't afford to reveal. With Arthur in command of the base, making a scene would only draw more attention to her and Camila.

Her daughter was a fool, and Irene had no way of knowing how much evidence Nicole possessed.

Nicole could be bluffing. After nine years of disasters, finding reliable evidence of anything was difficult enough.

Irene hauled her bloodied daughter to her feet and tried to leave.

Nothing good would come from arguing here. She could decide how to handle Nicole once they were out of the trading hall.