All Chapters of Reborn 60 Days Before The Apocalypse: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

“Jake! Scarlett slapped Janet and me! She’s crazy! Help me, help!”It did not even take a second before Jake’s furious roar erupted from the speaker. “What?! Scarlett, are you insane?!"Seeing that Jake had fallen for Rachael’s tears, Janet rushed over too. “I only asked to borrow a little cash, and she suddenly flew into a rage and attacked me!”The other end of the line went dead for a few seconds. Then, Jake’s panicked roar exploded back, louder and shriller than before. “How dare you put your hands on my mother?! After all my family has done for you, taking you in when you were a penniless orphan—”“I guess your family is so poor that you all have to depend on a poor orphan for support,” Scarlett replied in her calm tone. She was not even sure why she bothered to reply to him.“Jack, I have decided to divorce you. I will have a lawyer send over the paperwork before the end of business today.”"Scarlett—" Jake barked again. Then, forcing his anger down, he tried to sound reasonable

Scarlett's phone rang while she was driving back. It was the real estate agent she had hired to sell the properties.Scarlett wasn't surprised. She knew the properties her biological parents had left her were all highly desirable and wouldn't stay on the market for long.“Hello?”"Miss Morrison, I have some good news for you," the agent said. "One of the properties you asked me to sell has already found a buyer. The only issue is that they're still putting the money together, so they were hoping you could give them a little more time.""Can they close the deal within a week?" Scarlett asked, slowing down the car so she could hear him better over the loud engine, "You know what I asked for. I wanted these properties sold as quickly as possible.""Here's the situation," the agent said after a brief pause. "The buyer didn't have enough cash on hand right now. They needed to sell one of their own properties before they could come up with the full amount." He seemed to choose his words ca

“Come home this instant,” Jake spat arrogantly.Scarlett let out a derisive scoff. Somewhere in the back of his mind, still thought that Scarlett was the weak woman who hung on his every word. “Who the hell do you think you are?” she replied. “Go straight to the point before I lose my patience.”Jake blinked in surprise at Scarlett’s disrespectful tone. She had never spoken to him like this.Rachel, who was behind him, tugged on his hand and he was suddenly reminded of the reason he called in the first place.He suppressed his anger, trying to make his voice sound softer. “No need to be so harsh. Ethan misses you.”If he was able to lure her home, then his plan would be a lot easier.Anger swirled in Scarlett’s heart. He had dared to use another woman’s son as leverage over her after killing their own child.Her revenge for that had not started yet. He would pay for her baby with his blood.“You think I care one bit about that brat?” she replied, muffling the crack in her voice. “Try

Scarlett drove back to her apartment and stumbled right onto her couch. She lay there face-first for a few minutes, thinking about her day.She had never met someone who was so eager to help her like Richard was. The orphanages and foster care treated her more like a responsibility. And that was still leagues better than what her own husband did to her.It had been so long since someone decided to help her without expecting anything in return. A single tear slid down her face before she could help it.She wiped it quickly as though she was erasing evidence.All of this would not matter when the apocalypse started. That was all she needed to focus her attention on. Her full revenge against them would come easily when the floods started.As if on cue, her phone dinged with a notification. She checked and it was an email from a law firm.The lawsuit notice from Jake’s lawyer. Jake himself sent a message the next minute.If you are willing to come home and talk, maybe we do not have to t

Jake led Janet, Rachel, and Ethan toward a Michelin-starred restaurant inside the mall.With the current financial situation of his family, he should not be caught dead spending money on a lavish meal.Really, he had been prepared for a modest lifestyle after he divorced Scarlett and was ready to commit to a life where he did not have her generous paycheck to take care of his family’s needs.But the moment he convinced himself that he would be receiving half of Scarlett’s assets, all thoughts of frugality flew out of the window.It had just been two days of living frugally and he was already sick of it. Ahead of their soon-to-be-acquired wealth, he brought his family to the most expensive restaurant in the city to celebrate. The last person he expected to run into was Scarlett. Even more surprising was the way she looked.It had only been two days since they last met, yet she looked like a completely different woman.She had always been sweet and youthful. Even at nearly thirty, she