My mom was pissed off as well. She snatched Nicholas' phone away before she began hurling insults and curses at me."You insolent brat! Where the hell are you right now? If you can't find any technicians to fix the electronics for us, then you should let us stay over at your place! It's so hot right now that we can't live in this apartment anymore!"I'm already suffering from a heatstroke! Moreover, Millie is pregnant with my grandchild! What if her baby's development is affected, huh?"If you're too busy with work to get someone to pick us up, text us your address. We'll hail a cab and head over to your place."I just ignored my mom's monologue.What a joke. I wasn't a moron. If I were to let my family come over, I'd be inviting a bunch of ungrateful heathens into my home instead. All they'd do was snatch my assets and supplies away.I came up with an excuse on the spot. "I'm currently based in a secret base belonging to my research lab in Chernia. Outsiders aren't welcome here.
I didn't expect to see Mr. Welkin bringing three frozen ducks to the apartment."I specifically found these ducks from my freezer. They've been frozen for quite some time. All of you can have one each. I promise you that you'll feel cool in no time."Mr. Welkin soon distributed the ducks to the rest of the Kennedies.My mom complained, "You might as well bring us ice cubes at this point! These ducks are so disgusting!"Mr. Welkin responded by stuffing a duck into Mom's arms right away. She was about to turn it down when she felt the duck's cooling surface. Almost instantly, her expression relaxed, and she let out a soft groan.A smile soon expanded across her face. "Wow, this really is cooling! Not gonna lie, this duck really helps cool me down!"Nicholas and Millie were also quick to welcome the ducks into their arms. Their looks of disgust vanished instantly when they hugged the ducks. In fact, they began nuzzling against the ducks while looking ecstatic.Mr. Welkin seemed pro
"Don't worry. I'll be careful not to hurt you and your baby. Also, I promise I'll be able to satisfy you better in bed than Nicholas…"After that, the sounds became a lot more amorous. Millie and Mr. Welkin began doing the deed in the living room.It was so disgusting that I didn't want to continue watching the live feed. However, since the footage could be saved, I decided to record and save this particular segment.The next day, the temperature continued to rise. It was almost 122 degrees Fahrenheit at this point.I woke up in the air-conditioned room, clearly well-rested and relaxed. I wouldn't have felt the scorching heat outside the villa if not for the fact that I had checked the weather forecast on my phone.As usual, I turned on the security cameras to observe my family.The ducks given to them last night had already turned golden from the heat. They were on the verge of getting fully roasted at this point.Mr. Welkin had already left a long time ago. Millie pretended th
Mom quickly replied, "I did no such thing!"Clearly, Nicholas didn't believe her. "Stop lying already! I know the true nature behind your relationship with Mr. Welkin!"Mr. Welkin's expression had already faltered at that point. He stared at me in horror through the phone's camera. His lips were trembling so much that he could barely utter a word.My mom immediately asked him, "Did you come here last night, Brandon? Who did you deliver the things to?"Mr. Welkin could only stammer, "I… I…"I decided to speak up on his behalf. "Mr. Welkin came to your apartment in the middle of the night just to deliver something to Millie. I think he's just biased toward her."After that, I located the recorded footage from last night and played the segment of Millie and Mr. Welkin's secret meeting. When the footage reached the part where they started going at it like rabbits in the living room, I could hear my mom's shrieks coming from the other end of the line.After that, I saw my mom rushing
I replied with a smile, "You and Nicholas are my family. I truly care about you. There's no way I'll just ditch you and let you fend for yourselves, right?"My mom snarled, "As if you do! Empty words don't equate to you doing your part in the family! Hurry up and get the electronics fixed! I want you to deliver the supplies to us as well! Otherwise, I'm going to disown you!"She had no idea that I wanted nothing more than to sever our blood ties. I didn't want to see her ever again for the rest of my life.I pretended to sound helpless as I explained, "Mom, I'd like nothing more than to solve your problem and deliver supplies to you, but I can't do anything about this. It's so hot out there, so no one wants to accept the gig. "Just endure the heat for now. Mr. Welkin is around, after all. He's Nicholas' biological dad, isn't he? I'm sure he won't leave you two to fend for yourselves."Oh no, my boss is looking for me again! I have to go now!"I ended the call without giving my m
Mr. Welkin definitely knew which side to take at times like this. He just knelt before Mrs. Welkin's apartment while banging on the door. The banging lasted for about 15 minutes.Everyone in the apartment block could hear him pounding on the door. Even so, Mrs. Welkin was adamant to keep the door shut forever.In the end, Mr. Welkin returned to my mom's apartment, looking like a total loser. But my mom had been listening in on the fight earlier, so she refused to open the door for him.My mom completely ignored Mr. Welkin's bloodied hands. She said with a thunderous expression, "I thought you wanted to cut ties with us. In that case, we have nothing to do with you as well. You're not welcome here."Nicholas even cursed Mr. Welkin out. "You can't even control your own wife, you dumbass! If you can't get us supplies, then you might as well go to hell! We don't accept useless trash like you here!"Clearly, Mr. Welkin had nowhere to go. His overexposure to the external temperature cau
My mom sounded displeased as well. "It's fine for you to skip a meal or two since you have such amazing food in your base! But Nicholas and I are dying of starvation! Hurry up and deliver both packs of ramen to us!"The last trace of pity dissipated when I heard their responses. Nicholas and my mom never cared about me. In that case, I could continue being heartless to them.My expression crumbled immediately. I replied, "I decided to spare you a pack of instant ramen out of the kindness of my heart. If you think that's too little, then feel free to borrow some food from the neighbors or buy your own food."My mom panicked immediately. "You… You…"Having realized that things had gone awry, Nicholas quickly plastered a smile on his face. "Wait! Hold on, Tamara! It's my fault! I'm sorry, alright? One pack is fine!"I grabbed a drone and placed a pack of instant ramen in a plastic bag. Then, I hooked the bag onto the drone. After that, I flew the drone out of the villa's courtyard.
I was an employee at a secretive research lab located overseas, and I accidentally discovered an impending apocalypse known as the pyro-calypse, so I resigned from my job immediately. But before I left, I signed an NDA with the research lab that stated I must never leak any details about the apocalypse to other people to prevent mass panic on a global scale.After getting off the plane, I went home with my luggage in town. I hoped to convince my mom, Dorothy Locke, and my younger brother, Nicholas Kennedy, to head to the mountains, where we could stock up on supplies and tough out the apocalypse there.My mom, Nicholas, and my brother's wife, Millie Sanders, were quite shocked to see me returning home.While living overseas, I often wired money to my mom's account so I could pay for my family's living expenses. She also managed all three housing properties I had bought in Chernia.Mom, Nicholas, and Millie lived in a duplex apartment. The other two properties were rented out to o
My mom sounded displeased as well. "It's fine for you to skip a meal or two since you have such amazing food in your base! But Nicholas and I are dying of starvation! Hurry up and deliver both packs of ramen to us!"The last trace of pity dissipated when I heard their responses. Nicholas and my mom never cared about me. In that case, I could continue being heartless to them.My expression crumbled immediately. I replied, "I decided to spare you a pack of instant ramen out of the kindness of my heart. If you think that's too little, then feel free to borrow some food from the neighbors or buy your own food."My mom panicked immediately. "You… You…"Having realized that things had gone awry, Nicholas quickly plastered a smile on his face. "Wait! Hold on, Tamara! It's my fault! I'm sorry, alright? One pack is fine!"I grabbed a drone and placed a pack of instant ramen in a plastic bag. Then, I hooked the bag onto the drone. After that, I flew the drone out of the villa's courtyard.
Mr. Welkin definitely knew which side to take at times like this. He just knelt before Mrs. Welkin's apartment while banging on the door. The banging lasted for about 15 minutes.Everyone in the apartment block could hear him pounding on the door. Even so, Mrs. Welkin was adamant to keep the door shut forever.In the end, Mr. Welkin returned to my mom's apartment, looking like a total loser. But my mom had been listening in on the fight earlier, so she refused to open the door for him.My mom completely ignored Mr. Welkin's bloodied hands. She said with a thunderous expression, "I thought you wanted to cut ties with us. In that case, we have nothing to do with you as well. You're not welcome here."Nicholas even cursed Mr. Welkin out. "You can't even control your own wife, you dumbass! If you can't get us supplies, then you might as well go to hell! We don't accept useless trash like you here!"Clearly, Mr. Welkin had nowhere to go. His overexposure to the external temperature cau
I replied with a smile, "You and Nicholas are my family. I truly care about you. There's no way I'll just ditch you and let you fend for yourselves, right?"My mom snarled, "As if you do! Empty words don't equate to you doing your part in the family! Hurry up and get the electronics fixed! I want you to deliver the supplies to us as well! Otherwise, I'm going to disown you!"She had no idea that I wanted nothing more than to sever our blood ties. I didn't want to see her ever again for the rest of my life.I pretended to sound helpless as I explained, "Mom, I'd like nothing more than to solve your problem and deliver supplies to you, but I can't do anything about this. It's so hot out there, so no one wants to accept the gig. "Just endure the heat for now. Mr. Welkin is around, after all. He's Nicholas' biological dad, isn't he? I'm sure he won't leave you two to fend for yourselves."Oh no, my boss is looking for me again! I have to go now!"I ended the call without giving my m
Mom quickly replied, "I did no such thing!"Clearly, Nicholas didn't believe her. "Stop lying already! I know the true nature behind your relationship with Mr. Welkin!"Mr. Welkin's expression had already faltered at that point. He stared at me in horror through the phone's camera. His lips were trembling so much that he could barely utter a word.My mom immediately asked him, "Did you come here last night, Brandon? Who did you deliver the things to?"Mr. Welkin could only stammer, "I… I…"I decided to speak up on his behalf. "Mr. Welkin came to your apartment in the middle of the night just to deliver something to Millie. I think he's just biased toward her."After that, I located the recorded footage from last night and played the segment of Millie and Mr. Welkin's secret meeting. When the footage reached the part where they started going at it like rabbits in the living room, I could hear my mom's shrieks coming from the other end of the line.After that, I saw my mom rushing
"Don't worry. I'll be careful not to hurt you and your baby. Also, I promise I'll be able to satisfy you better in bed than Nicholas…"After that, the sounds became a lot more amorous. Millie and Mr. Welkin began doing the deed in the living room.It was so disgusting that I didn't want to continue watching the live feed. However, since the footage could be saved, I decided to record and save this particular segment.The next day, the temperature continued to rise. It was almost 122 degrees Fahrenheit at this point.I woke up in the air-conditioned room, clearly well-rested and relaxed. I wouldn't have felt the scorching heat outside the villa if not for the fact that I had checked the weather forecast on my phone.As usual, I turned on the security cameras to observe my family.The ducks given to them last night had already turned golden from the heat. They were on the verge of getting fully roasted at this point.Mr. Welkin had already left a long time ago. Millie pretended th
I didn't expect to see Mr. Welkin bringing three frozen ducks to the apartment."I specifically found these ducks from my freezer. They've been frozen for quite some time. All of you can have one each. I promise you that you'll feel cool in no time."Mr. Welkin soon distributed the ducks to the rest of the Kennedies.My mom complained, "You might as well bring us ice cubes at this point! These ducks are so disgusting!"Mr. Welkin responded by stuffing a duck into Mom's arms right away. She was about to turn it down when she felt the duck's cooling surface. Almost instantly, her expression relaxed, and she let out a soft groan.A smile soon expanded across her face. "Wow, this really is cooling! Not gonna lie, this duck really helps cool me down!"Nicholas and Millie were also quick to welcome the ducks into their arms. Their looks of disgust vanished instantly when they hugged the ducks. In fact, they began nuzzling against the ducks while looking ecstatic.Mr. Welkin seemed pro
My mom was pissed off as well. She snatched Nicholas' phone away before she began hurling insults and curses at me."You insolent brat! Where the hell are you right now? If you can't find any technicians to fix the electronics for us, then you should let us stay over at your place! It's so hot right now that we can't live in this apartment anymore!"I'm already suffering from a heatstroke! Moreover, Millie is pregnant with my grandchild! What if her baby's development is affected, huh?"If you're too busy with work to get someone to pick us up, text us your address. We'll hail a cab and head over to your place."I just ignored my mom's monologue.What a joke. I wasn't a moron. If I were to let my family come over, I'd be inviting a bunch of ungrateful heathens into my home instead. All they'd do was snatch my assets and supplies away.I came up with an excuse on the spot. "I'm currently based in a secret base belonging to my research lab in Chernia. Outsiders aren't welcome here.
But soon, I saw my mom, Nicholas, and Millie appearing unscathed in front of the camera. It turned out that the fridge and the freezer stopped working at the same time last night. The piles of meat stored in the freezer were defrosted, causing the bloodied water to seep out from beneath the freezer. That explained why the entire apartment was flooded.The trio didn't have a day job of their own. Every day, they'd sleep in until almost noon. That was why they only found out about the fridge and the freezer breaking down after they got out of bed.My mom covered her nose while cursing at the top of her lungs. "Shit! These appliances were working well most of the time! Why did they break down all of a sudden?"The steak and seafood that I just bought have already gone bad! Ugh, I can't believe I lost thousands of dollars just like that! I'm so mad right now!"Nicholas was disgusted, so to speak. "Ugh, it reeks! Mom, hurry up and tell the hired help to come clean this place up!"Poo
I was secretly amused by my mom's excuse.Oh, yeah. Mr. Welkin was definitely a helpful neighbor, alright. He was so helpful that he even volunteered to sleep with her at night. Also, Mom only invited Mr. Welkin but not his wife. In a way, this meal was an opportunity for the actual family to have a reunion.I didn't skimp out on the meal, though. Instead, I ordered the most expensive dishes and alcohol. I was very certain that Mom and the others wouldn't be able to eat such a luxurious meal in the future.After making small talk with everyone, I told them that I was busy with work and that they should take their time savoring the meal. Then, I left the hotel hurriedly.I had spent so much time and effort on my family. Now, I needed to use the limited time I had to start stocking up on supplies.While living abroad, I had already rented a villa tucked away in the mountains from a real estate agency on the Internet.The next day, I headed over to the agency and signed the one-year