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Hughie had those nosy, radar-like ears. "Sounds like they're prying doors open. And there's more than a few of them."Nicole's expression turned serious. "The sudden temperature drop the night before last probably killed a lot of people. They're likely breaking into the homes of the dead.""Th-that's insane…"Nicole gave a small shrug. "No choice. The dead have to make way for the living."If she had to guess, Oliver had already taken stock of the survivors and organized people to collect supplies from those who didn't make it.Hughie couldn't wrap his head around it. "After months of flooding, people don't have any food left. Some were boiling their leather shoes just to survive. Anything that could burn got chopped up for firewood. Even if they break in, what's there to find?""There's always something."It didn't sit right, but no one could bring themselves to criticize it out loud. They had only managed to gather supplies through sheer luck. If they were in the same position

In Nicole's last life, there really had been people collecting protection rations, three pounds of food per person each week. If you couldn't pay, the consequences were severe.Young men and women were taken out for others to have their fun, while the middle-aged and elderly were forced to go out and scavenge.Of course, if you didn't like it, you could leave. The result was either freezing to death or starving to death.This kind of brutality was everywhere. It wasn't just happening in Crownview Residences; it was happening all over. The government sent police to crack down on it, but those groups were well-informed, playing cat and mouse. They either hid in survivors' homes or slipped back in as soon as the police left.It couldn't be wiped out. Cut it down, and it just grew back. The ones who suffered most were the survivors."Two apartments on the 17th floor didn't make it. We're thinking of moving up to 1701. Another family wants to move into 1702, so I came to ask."Nicole

Mary couldn't believe this. If Nicole weren't afraid of her storage space being exposed, she wouldn't have come out this early.Thinking about how carefree Nicole was living while she had to trade her body just to stay alive, Mary burned with rage. If she had gotten that crystal pendant, she wouldn't have ended up like this!Life was unbearable now. Edward was nothing but a spineless leech, living off women. He had her as a girlfriend, yet still slept with Faye for food.After sleeping with her, he even pushed her onto other men to trade for food.Just yesterday, he forced Faye to go out with Oliver for work for five pounds of food. Faye came back covered in injuries, not a patch of skin left untouched.Edward ate the food Faye traded her body for without a trace of guilt. If anything, he had started brainwashing her.Mary knew it would definitely be her turn next.If she refused, he would use the same trick he used on Faye, drugging her and sending her out anyway. There was n

"Go ahead," Nicole said with a smile. "I'm not stopping you."Mary's expression hardened. "Fine! We'll see!"This wasn't the moment to back down. The second she showed weakness, she would lose.Mary straightened her back and warned, "Don't regret this!"Then she turned and walked away.Nicole didn't move, just watched her leave.Mary clenched her teeth in anger. If Nicole refused the easy way, then she would make sure everyone in Westbridge knew about the storage space. She wanted to see where Nicole could hide after that.A treasure like that only brought trouble. She was determined to make Nicole a hunted stray.With her mind made up, Mary quickened her pace down the stairs.Just as she reached the stairwell, a dark shape lunged straight at her."Woof!""Ahhh!"Mary was already on edge and freezing. The sudden attack made her scream as she instinctively staggered back.A sharp sound cut through the air.Pain exploded in her chest, so intense that she couldn't breathe. S

"Whoever did this to you, go find them," Nicole continued. "Playing the victim won't work on me."With that, she turned and headed upstairs."Wait." Faye's teeth chattered as she forced the words out, gasping for breath. "I can't accept this. I regret it so much. If I'd known it would end like this, I never would've given up my food. Nicole, please help me. I don't want to die and then have them throw me out the window."It was clear that Faye knew better than anyone that she wasn't going to make it. After being drained dry like this, dying without closure was unbearable.Nicole paused, reached into her backpack, pulled out a pack of pills, and gave it to Faye. Inside were a few strong sleeping pills. "Do what you want with it."Faye clutched the pills tightly, forcing herself to endure the pain as she hunched over and staggered back toward 1202.How ironic. This had been her apartment, and now, they were just waiting for her to die.If Faye could do it over again, she would nev