Ray bought a Mercedes G-Class.It wasn't cheap—over 200 thousand dollars—but that wasn't the real expense. He hired specialists to modify it, spending another half a million.The windows had to be replaced with bulletproof glass, and the tires had to be swapped out as well. In short, the vehicle needed to withstand hailstone impacts, because Ray planned to go out during the early stage of the apocalypse.It would be dangerous, but he was still planning on going out for energy.Gasoline and diesel weren't things you could buy in large quantities just by throwing money around anymore. That was why Ray could only wait until after the apocalypse to pick them up for free. Because of that, the car's durability and sealing performance were critically important.That kind of modification couldn't be finished overnight. It would take at least another month before he could take delivery of the car.In any case, it would definitely be ready before the apocalypse began.Ray returned to the

Just then, someone knocked on the door.Ray thought it was the drunken man and wondered when the latter had suddenly found the courage. He looked through the peephole and saw that it was actually Lauren.Was he surprised? Not at all.If anything, Ray felt a little puzzled that his ex-wife had taken until today to come looking for him."Ray, I know you're in there," Lauren said, forcing her voice to sound as gentle as possible. "Open the door. I have something I want to talk to you about."What could she possibly say?Nothing more than, "I was wrong. Please forgive me," or "I'll be good to you from now on," right?And the real purpose? His lottery winnings.If Lauren knew that the money had already grown to over a hundred million, her enthusiasm would probably multiply tenfold. She'd cut ties with her family without hesitation.'Fine. I'll play along,' he mused.The apocalypse hadn't arrived yet, and he couldn't hurt her or her people for now—so he might as well toy with her a

After dinner, Ray went to the gym to work up a sweat.After a month, his movements were already very standardized, but he still signed up for another month of private training with Keisha. So as soon as he arrived, she came over to guide his workout—even though there wasn't really much left to teach."Want to grab some late-night food later?" Ray asked with a smile."Sure!" Keisha's eyes instantly lit up. After a whole month of effort, she was finally seeing hope.After Ray trained for three hours, the gym was about to close. Keisha went to change her clothes, then left together with him.Seeing how hot her figure was—her full hips swaying with irresistible charm—every man around couldn't help gulping hard.Ray took Keisha to eat late-night snacks right next to their residential complex.It wasn't actually that late, just a little after ten, so plenty of older men and women who were out for evening walks spotted them.Ray was a celebrity now, instantly recognizable. And with Ke

Ray and Keisha went out to eat breakfast.After eating, Ray took her to buy a car.Since he had bought a G-Class there last time, he didn't bother going to other car dealerships. He brought Keisha straight back to the same place.A big spender like him was, of course, treated like royalty. The moment they walked in, they were given top-class service. In the end, Ray bought a car that cost a little over 50,000 dollars and registered it directly under Keisha's name.This made Keisha so happy she almost lost control, kissing Ray over and over again.The salesgirl was green with envy as she watched.A car worth over 50,000 dollars, given away just like that? She wanted that life too.Unfortunately, first, she wasn't as pretty as Keisha, and second, her figure was far worse. No matter how hard she squeezed her eyes trying to flirt, Ray didn't even glance at her.After buying the car, Ray and Keisha parted ways.He had real business to handle. He went to the warehouse and started st

Honey hurried to explain, "Babe, listen to me—nothing really happened between him and me. He is doing this on purpose to make you misunderstand me!"Ray, meanwhile, gave her a quick wink. "I'm pretty satisfied with you. Come find me again next time."With that, he turned and went down the emergency stairwell.When the fire door closed, he could still hear Justin and Honey arguing loudly inside.Ray smiled faintly, thinking, 'You hurt me once, I paid you back once. We're even now.'Still, Honey was quite proud and stubborn at the moment. He wondered whether, when the disaster came—when there was no food, no water, when she was starving and parched—she could still keep that kind of pride, or whether she would throw away her dignity in front of a full meal and let herself be toyed with.If she'd rather starve to death than lose her chastity, he'd respect her. He would wait and see.Ray went home, washed up, changed his clothes, went out for lunch, then headed to the warehouse to co