The Endgame Chronicles (by Hugh White) novel Chapter 143

He stopped beside her at the window, watching the only two who had escaped, a bloodthirsty smile curling across his face.

C “My mom knows them,” he said.

Hayley looked at the man beside her, his face streaked with fresh blood. He stood quietly, a wild grin on his face.

Bright, cold sunlight streamed through the glass outside, casting light only on the two of them Everywhere else was endless darkness.

Click!

A small flame flickered from his lighter Griffin, leaning against the glass wall on the supermarket floor cupped the fire in his hands and lit a cigarette for Hayley

Hayley smoked, though she wasn’t addicted in this apocalypse, a single cigarette could ease the tension at a hithe

“My mom’s a mistress, and she did whatever it took to climb into a life of luxury,” Griffin began

“She used to be a gold digger, always chasing rich men she ran into my dad by chane, realized he had money, and latchest on like glue. She was really something else, she ended up having me after a few attempts

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“After I was born, she becarne even more fearless. She thought she could take the place of my dad’s wife, but she had no chance. My dad wasn’t stupid, and the Cooks would never let her in. If it weren’t for ine, they would’ve kicked her out long ago.

“When she realized her dream of becoming the Cooks’ matriarch was shattered, she turned all her energy to scamming them out of money. She was a gambler, and she lost all the money she earned int bets. She would occasionally bring men back to the apartment my dad rented for her. I was three years old at the time. I had to make myself instant noodles when hungry, sometimes even making a bowl for the men my mom brought home.

“Haha! Bet you’ve never done anything like that!”

Griffin laughed as he recounted the story, the sound echoing in the empty supermarket.