Apocalypse Queen: My Space, My Rules Chapter 14: Breaking off the Engagement

After lunch, the three of them said goodbye at the restaurant entrance.

"Goodbye, Mariella!" Serena waved sweetly with a bright smile.

Mariella gently patted her little head and said softly, "Sweetheart, live well."

Matthew felt that her words were a bit strange, but she had saved his precious daughter, and he truly owed her an enormous favor.

He said sincerely, "Thank you! I'll finish what you asked me to do as soon as possible."

Mariella waved goodbye to the father and daughter and got into her car.

She started the engine again and headed straight to the electronics store.

...

Mariella entered the electronics store and began another round of frenzied shopping.

She bought ten large chest freezers, five battery-powered medical fridges, and ten car fridges. She even bought 20 space heaters and 20 portable fans. Those two types of appliances would help her deal with the extreme cold of polar nights and the intense heat of polar days.

She also grabbed 20 business laptops from various brands, 50 high-capacity smartphones from different brands, 20 tablets, 20 mini voice recorders, ten high-capacity hard drives, and 50 USB flash drives.

Once the apocalypse began, conditions would grow more dangerous each year, and industrial systems would nearly collapse across the board. Even if a few companies kept running, their products would become outrageously expensive.

Those electronics would eventually become nearly irreplaceable resources.

Mariella left her address and asked the store clerks to deliver the bulky appliances to the club. It included the large chest freezers, battery-powered medical fridges, car fridges, space heaters, and portable fans.

The rest of the electronics were carried into her vehicle.

After closing the privacy-shielded windows, she waved and stored all the electronics inside the storage space.

Mariella then drove to a department store to restock daily necessities, clothing, hats, and bags.

She bought outfits for all four seasons—dresses, shoes, hats, scarves, and handbags.

After all, she was still a woman with a natural love for beauty.

Even though she knew there was little chance she'd get to wear those beautiful clothes after the apocalypse, she still couldn't resist stocking some for herself.

Life needed something to look forward to. Otherwise, what was the point of living?

After tipping the store clerks, Mariella had them carry all the packaged boxes into her car.

She shut the privacy windows again and stored everything in the storage space.

Then, she got out of the car and took the elevator to the down jacket section.

She bought ten down jackets of various styles, ten pairs of down pants, ten down vests, ten sets of thermal underwear, 100 sets of pajamas for all seasons, 100 sets of underwear in various styles and materials, and 100 pairs of panties.

Mariella stocked nearly everything she might need for the rest of her life.

She tipped the store clerks again and had them carry everything to her car.

After they left, she stored everything from the vehicle in the storage space.

Mariella stepped out of the car once more and noticed that it had already grown dark.

The aroma of food drifted through the air, stirring her appetite.

After surviving four years in the apocalypse, her obsession with food ran deep.

She decisively paused her stockpiling plan and went to satisfy her hunger first.

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Mariella went to a roast duck specialty shop and bought a freshly roasted duck to eat on the spot.

She ate until her mouth was glistening with oil, completely satisfied.

"Boss, give me another hundred freshly roasted ducks!" Mariella called out.

The owner thought he had misheard. "A... hundred?"

Mariella glanced at the oven and changed her words. "Then give me however many you have."

By the time she finished eating, the owner had packed 30 roast ducks.

"This time of day is busy, so we can't roast that many in time. If you want more, you can place an order in advance," the owner said, handing her a business card.

Mariella took the card and added the owner on messaging. "Reserve 100 for tomorrow at noon. I'll come pick them up."

The owner had an employee carry the 30 packed roast ducks into her vehicle.

Mariella closed the windows. As usual, she stored all the roast ducks in the storage space.

The storage space didn't just preserve freshness. It also retained heat.

No matter how much time passed, the food taken out would remain at the same temperature as when it was placed inside.

Mariella loved roast duck, so she planned to stock plenty of it.

After filling her stomach, she was about to continue stocking supplies when she received a text from an unfamiliar number.

She picked up her phone and glanced at it, letting out a cold laugh.

"Mariella, I'm breaking off our engagement!" The message was from Harvey.

It seemed that he had lost his temper out of frustration.

Mariella recalled her previous life. Harvey had constantly used their engagement to manipulate her, making empty promises and draining every bit of her value before ultimately causing her death.

This time, he was the one proposing to break off the engagement. It looked like he had no other way left to control her.

Mariella typed, "Sure!"

The engagement would definitely be canceled, but the blood-deep hatred between them wouldn't end just because of a broken engagement.

She wouldn't show mercy!