Apocalypse Queen: My Space, My Rules Chapter 117: Nothing Left

But she really was just all talk. If she actually had to do anything, she felt a little nervous.

After all, she had lived two lives and had never been close with a man.

Thanks to Harvey staying faithful to Roxanna, he had never touched Mariella, not even kissed her.

Mariella was dull and didn't understand romance. She never had any desire to get close to Harvey. She only knew how to work hard for him.

In fact, Harvey treated her like a worker too and letting her work herself to exhaustion while he pampered Roxanna.

Now when Mariella thought about her past self, she felt like a complete joke.

She felt a little embarrassed and annoyed, so she decided to teach Chandler a lesson and let him know what happens when he messes with her.

"Oh man, come here!" she crooked her finger at him, though she felt nervous inside.

Chandler seemed to see through her fear. Instead of backing off, he stepped closer. "Ms. Townsend, what do you need?"

Mariella was speechless.

What was she supposed to do next?

"Wait a second!" she waved at him, then took out her phone and messaged Kieran. "Mr. Hancock, are you asleep?"

"What? Talking business in the middle of the night?"

"Not business. I need advice. How do you usually flirt with women? There's a man in my room right now. I told him to come over, and he actually did. What should I do next?"

There was silence for a moment, then a bunch of question marks and exclamation marks came flooding in.

"Who is he? Calm down, don't act rashly! If you're interested in men, I can offer myself for free."

Mariella rolled her eyes and sent a puking emoji.

"I'm not into flashy playboys. I like sweet, loyal guys. You're not my type, so stop talking and just give me some advice."

Kieran still refused to give up. "Are you really not considering me? Am I that bad? I'd give up everything for you."

"Ms. Townsend, how long do you want me to wait?" A deep, pleasant voice sounded right next to her ear.

Mariella almost dropped her phone.

"You! Who told you to come over and peek at my messages!"

Chandler looked innocent. "You told me to come over."

Mariella silently cursed Kieran for being useless at a critical moment. She had no idea what to do next.

Usually when she teased Chandler, he acted guarded against her. Why was he so cooperative this time?

She gathered her courage and ordered sharply, "Unbutton your shirt."

Chandler was confused.

"Why do you always button it up so tightly when you see me? Other bodyguards show off their muscles. I've never even seen yours." She threw out a bold move, sure it would scare him off.

Chandler looked at her. Something unreadable moved in his deep eyes.

"If you look at me, you have to take the responsibility."

Mariella raised a brow and shrugged. "I have so many bodyguards. If I had to take responsibility for everyone I've seen, I won't have enough time."

Chandler pressed his lips together, then turned and walked away without looking back.

Hearing the door open and close, Mariella let out a long breath. She realized she felt a little weak.

Was she nervous just now?

Why? That was strange.

Kieran called her. She realized he had sent many more messages, but she hadn't replied to a single one.

She hung up the phone and replied with a text, "Busy, can't talk, talk later."

Finally, the world was quiet.

The next day, Harvey finally regained consciousness.

However, he was wrapped up like a mummy, and his eyes looked empty and dull.

Fannie was crying in front of him. "What should we do! Roxanna has been gone for two days. She's just a girl, who knows what's happening to her over there? Mr. Graham, please, find a way to save Roxanna!"

Before Harvey could speak, Viola slammed her cane on the ground and scolded angrily, "Why are you crying? You only know how to cry when something happens! No wonder Roxanna is useless. All she does is drag Harvey down! She was spoiled by a useless mother like you. No discipline at all!"

Fannie had just started talking and was immediately shut down. She could only look at her husband with teary eyes, hoping he would speak up.

Connor had pushed his wife forward to ask for help, trying to keep his own pride. But since she was scolded right away, he had no choice but to step in.

"Harvey, I really have no other way! We've sold everything we can. Only an empty villa is left, and no one is buying villas anymore in times like this. We still owe Mr. Guerrero one-third of the debt. As long as it's unpaid, Roxanna won't come back... "

"Harvey doesn't have any money left!" Viola quickly cut him off. "To buy those two vaccines and life-saving medicine, we've already handed over all our gold, jewelry, gemstones, antiques, and paintings. We even sold off a lot of supplies. Now we're struggling just to get by. You better stop asking!"