Chapter 12


    Ste felt her breath hitch, quickly grabbing a pair of binocrs to look closer.


    At the same ce, at the same time, two simrly shaped tornadoes with opposite rotation


    directions, spun like enormous blenders. Where they passed, trees were uprooted, buildings


    copsed, and cars were thrown into the air like y toys. Even the torrential rain was sucked up


    into the vortex. The two tornadoes swiftly approached each other, their high-speed rotation like


    countless sharp saw teeth, grinding everything in their path.


    "Ah!" Ang cried out, instinctively covering her mouth.


    When the two tornadoes collided, they fought while merging, tearing and shattering a skyscraper,


    before swallowing it whole. In less than a minute, the thirty-story building hadpletely


    disappeared.


    Thebined tornado raged on, like a temperamental child throwing a tantrum, not caring about


    the consequences.


    Ste was witnessing twin tornadoes for the first time in her life. Their destructive power was more


    than double that of a regr tornado, but thankfully, their lifespan was only half as long.


    But even in these brief minutes, they could reduce a city to ruins.


    Ste''s eyes never blinked, staring at the spot where the skyscraper had disappeared. She wasn''t


    sure if twin tornadoes had ever urred before, but she was certain the skyscraper hadn''t been


    destroyed, as she had ventured inside for supplies during thest icy weather. Unfortunately, it had


    already been looted clean by survivors, leaving nothing but a mess. But now, it had been utterly


    destroyed.


    Starting over, Ste''s confidence came from the supplies stored in Arcadia, as well as her urate


    prediction of natural disasters, but now things had changed.


    The tornado disappeared from sight, leaving even the usually optimistic Ang gasping for breath.


    Her cold hand tightly gripping Ste''s, "Ste, is this still a hurricane?"


    This world seemed so strange, as if there was no chance to return to the prosperity before the


    hurricane. The twin tornadoes not only consumed and destroyed the skyscraper, but the


    surrounding area which was a mix ofmercial and residential buildings, the most popted area


    in the city. Did those people stand a chance of survival?


    Lukas looked solemn, murmuring, "The name of this hurricane is really fitting. It feels like it''s going


    to chop up this city."


    Saying this, he held his girlfriend close, resting his head on her shoulder, "Don''t be scared. We were


    lucky to avoid it. If we can''t avoid it one day, it''s not as terrifying as it seems. Maybe we''ll be taken


    without even knowing."


    Due to his upbringing, Lukas was a bit pessimistic, which was why he fell in love with Ang at first


    sight. Even when she was beaten ck and blue in the ring, she would still beughing when she


    got off. She was a sunflower, always warm and sunny. But now, she couldn''t muster a smile, and


    Lukas felt a little sad.


    This was not the first time they had witnessed a tornado in the past few days. Ang hugged her


    boyfriend, "If we''re unlucky enough to encounter one, are you really willing to die?"


    "Whether I''m willing or not doesn''t matter. At least we''ll die together."


    Ste, who was stuffed with their sweet words fell silent. What did she do to deserve this! The


    natural disaster was already terrifying enough, and now she was being tortured by their public


    disy of affection.


    Ang, who was a boxer, had muscles that were more solid than Lukas''. Not to mention her waist


    was thicker than his, even her thighs were more muscr. The image was too discordant, and


    Ste couldn''t take it.


    Just as she was about to remind them to take their affection home, she heard heart-wrenching


    screams from the opposite building.


    Ste lived on the top floor and looked up to see a woman standing on the rooftop, holding a four or


    five-year-old child in one hand and another in her arms.


    The woman, with messy hair, stood in the pouring rain shouting hysterically, "You bastard, I will


    never forgive you in my next life!"


    The child was crying loudly, the rain hitting his face so hard he couldn''t even open his eyes. He tried


    to pull his mother back, "Mommy, mommy I''m scared."


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    "She..." Ang was frightened by the scene, "Is she going tomit suicide? And with her


    children!"


    She opened the escape window, stuck her head out and waved towards the other building,


    shouting, "Hey, don''t give up, the hurricane will pass. You have two children, even if you don''t want


    to live, they do. You can''t be so selfish!" The storm was still blowing, and Ang''s voice was carried


    away.


    Many people who were hiding in their homes saw this scene in the building across, and they all


    started shouting towards the rooftop, hoping the woman woulde to her senses.


    Then the woman, ignoring all the shouts, jumped down with her children. Someone from the


    building ran up to the rooftop to save them, but it was a second toote. They watched helplessly as


    the mother and her children fell.


    A tall ssh of water erupted.


    The children struggled in the water, "Help, mommy... help..."


    Lukas covered Ang''s eyes, not allowing her to see the cruel scene any longer. The twin


    tornadoes had taken countless lives in an instant, but it was too far away to see clearly. The visual


    impact was far less than the scene in front of them.


    Ang didn''t understand. It was just a hurricane, and why couldn''t they find the will to live? Even if


    the mother had enough of life, the children''s lives had just begun. What right did she have to take


    that away?


    The surface of the water returned to calm, and the hurricane roared once again. Lukas closed the


    escape window and led the stunned Ang back to the living room.


    Ste was okay. She had seen worse in her previous life, and it only got more brutal towards the


    end. Not everyone could survive without a strong will.


    "I know that woman." Lukas said. Despite his easy-going demeanor, he seemed more resilient than


    Ang, having seen the various facets of life in the orphanage, "Her husband had a mistress


    outside and had a child with her. He even took the family''s savings to buy a house and car for the


    other woman."


    Before the hurricane, a group of women had been discussing it downstairs, and he had overheard.


    The woman jumped off the building with her children in despair. Apart from losing her husband and


    wealth, it was likely that the man hadn''t evene back for the hurricane.


    She’s a woman alone with two children. In addition to the natural disaster, there was also the


    ugliness of human nature. She probably saw no way out and couldn''t bear to leave her children to


    suffer in the world, so she sought release in this way.


    He looked nk, "Will this disaster ever end?"


    It was like he was asking Ste, but also himself.


    After witnessing two disasters in a row, Lukas and Ang were in the depths of despair and


    returned to their apartment next door. Ste closed the door, listened to some soothing music to


    adjust her mood, and took out a te of beef and carrot stew, braised chicken, and sd. She


    found a light-heartededy to watch while enjoying her meal.


    ...


    The hurricane continued, with a gloomy dawn.


    Unsure of what Rosie was taught at home, she had been knocking on Ste''s door almost every


    day recently, always punctually after lunch.


    "Ma’am, can I see Snowy and Smoky?" she asked. Sporting a ponytail atop her head, she tilted her


    little head and beamed at Ste while offering her the egg in her hand.


    The unsullied, sparkling smile of a child has the power to heal the worst of moods. Her dark, grape-


    like eyes shone like the brightest stars in the night sky.


    Rosie had an affinity for rabbits, often squatting on the balcony to watch them. She even named the


    two pet rabbits.


    The balcony was ss-enclosed, and the rabbit cage was lined with cardboard to maintain


    cleanliness. Ste brought one of the rabbits, Snowy, to the couch for her to y with. "Snowy is


    pregnant, so you can''t touch her belly."


    Rosie''s eyes sparkled. "Is she going to have babies?"


    Upon receiving confirmation, she giggled while holding Snowy. "Can I keep a baby?"


    Rabbits breed prolifically, and some litters can have over ten kits. Ste wasn''t sure if she could


    afford to keep them all. "If your brother agrees, we can give you one."


    Hearing that her brother''s approval was needed, her little face darkened, and the disappointment


    was evident.


    Judging by Rosie''s clothes, the guy from 1801 seemed to take good care of her. She always had


    new clothes on rainy days, but she seemed a bit scared of him. Indeed, Jasper had sharp features


    and an aloof demeanor, which could be intimidating for a child.


    Unintentionally, Ste saw a bruise on Rosie''s arm, which startled her. There were not just bruises


    on her arm, but on her legs and waist too, even on her forehead. It was a shocking sight.


    "Rosie, how did you get these bruises?" Ste asked.


    "My brother hit me," Rosie replied, her head lowered as she continued to pet the rabbit.