Apocalypse Queen: My Space, My Rules Chapter 170: A Cold Truth Revealed

It turned out his decision had been completely right. If not, Black Bear would have taken everything from him already.

After losing the boats, Black Bear came straight for his helicopters. But the two helicopters he used for transport couldn't take off properly, so Black Bear gave up.

In fact, before Black Bear even showed up, he had already made a deal with the official base. He traded those two helicopters for 10 spots.

He just hadn't expected Black Bear to come so fast.

After the transport helicopters ran into trouble, he chose to pay a high price to hire boats instead. He didn't dare expose the two helicopters he still had left. Those were his final cards. His last way out.

Now things had reached a breaking point. If he didn't leave now, he might never get out again.

Harvey brought Viola, Roxanna, Damian, a doctor, two pilots, two trusted bodyguards, and Jennifer.

He didn't care about Jennifer in any special way. She handled all the inventory records. She was basically his housekeeper. If he didn't bring her, and the official base skimmed off his supplies, he wouldn't even know what was missing.

Still, it hurt to waste one valuable spot on an accountant.

If only he hadn't fallen out with Mariella.

She had been the most loyal to him. She was far more capable than Jennifer in every way. And she could fight.

Thinking back to the apocalypse he had seen in his dreams—those four long years—Mariella had been fearless and strong. She had been like his right hand.

Too bad he didn't know how to value her back then...

Harvey pressed a hand to his chest. His heart felt heavy.

"Harvey, Viola's already on board. Let's go!" Roxanna urged from the side.

Harvey finally remembered she was there. He frowned.

He had always thought she was innocent, gentle, and kind. Almost like she was everything good in the world.

To protect her, he had done things he should and shouldn't have done. In his past life, he had even betrayed Mariella for her.

But this time, when they were moving to the official base, Roxanna had abandoned her parents without hesitation.

She seemed afraid he would leave her behind. Without even thinking, she begged, "Harvey, please don't leave me. Take me with you. As long as I can be with you, I'll give up anything!"

Hearing her emotional confession, Harvey felt almost nothing.

Because he knew she was just afraid of dying. He didn't matter more to her than her parents.

If someone could abandon their parents just to survive, how much real loyalty could they have for you?

Harvey felt lost again. He didn't know what he had been holding on to all this time.

Maybe loving someone became a habit. Being good to them became a habit too.

Even when you knew they weren't worth it, it was hard to let go. Or maybe he just didn't want to admit he had been wrong.

"Is everyone here?" Harvey asked Damian.

Damian counted quickly. "Jennifer's not here yet."

Harvey's face darkened. "What is she doing?"

He checked the time and was about to call her. Then suddenly, something felt wrong.

"Get on the helicopter now!"

Roxanna heard the panic in his voice and ran immediately.

She moved too fast and slammed into Harvey's shoulder.

His stitched wound almost tore open. Pain shot through him. He staggered.

Damian, standing behind him, stared in shock as Roxanna left Harvey behind and ran onto the helicopter by herself.

"Mr. Graham, are you okay?"

Harvey's face went pale. He looked up at Roxanna, who had already rushed into the cabin alone. At that moment, his heart went cold.

Of course. If she could abandon her parents in a life-or-death moment, how could he expect her to care about him?

Harvey finally understood how wrong he had been.

For a selfish, heartless woman like Roxanna, he had hurt the one person who truly cared about him.

He had been a complete fool.

Seeing him shaking with anger, barely able to stand, Damian quickly stepped forward to support him.

Inside the helicopter, Viola was already yelling at Roxanna. "Have you no shame? Who said you could get on my helicopter? You left Harvey outside and ran in here to hide! What kind of person are you?!"

Roxanna hugged herself, looking weak and pitiful. Tears streamed down her face.

"I'm sorry... I was so scared..."

"You still have the nerve to cry? Harvey is injured, and you ran into him! Did you tear his stitches open?!" Viola snapped.

"I'm sorry. I was really, really scared."

Harvey's wound throbbed with pain. When he touched it, he saw blood on his hand.