Hannah's smile remained as she nodded. “Yes, NewTop. You probably know about them, right?”Gerald nodded slowly. “Yes, yes. Of course I know NewTop. But why do you want to meet one of their executives?”Hannah picked up her handbag from beside the chair. “I've been investing my money on one of their research projects for years now. We were actually very close to making progress with it, but recently, I haven't been able to contact the people involved. So I decided to go there myself and find out what's happening.”Gerald sighed and ran a hand through his hair. “NewTop again…”Hannah immediately noticed his reaction. She frowned slightly. “Is there a problem?”Gerald hesitated for a moment. He knew that if Hannah went to NewTop and crossed paths with Raphael, there was a real possibility that Raphael would kill her. He couldn't simply tell her about the apocalypse, but he needed to make her understand how dangerous the situation had become.“Yeah,” Gerald finally said. “There is.”Hann

Meanwhile, Gerald and the others finally returned home.The moment they entered the bunker, Mrs. Alden and Erena stopped in their tracks.They stared around in complete disbelief.The place was far larger than either of them had imagined. Long corridors stretched in several directions, while rows of shelves were already being filled with food, water, medicine, tools, fuel, and other essential supplies. There were several rooms, storage areas, and even a large central hall.Erena slowly turned toward Gerald. “All of this is yours?”Gerald nodded casually. Mrs. Alden looked around again, still stunned. “So this is where all those supplies have been going?”“Exactly.”Neither woman could hide her amazement. They had no idea why all this. Further inside the bunker, Ferran and Jude had already noticed them..Jude leaned toward Ferran and glanced at Erena with a grin.“Look at that girl. I can't wait to have her once we deal with Gerald.”Ferran immediately glanced around before whisperin

Tina scoffed the moment she heard Gerald's voice.“Drop your ego. I saw the video. Good. I have already divorced you, you are so, so embarrassing. What are you calling for, then?”Gerald ignored her insults. His voice remained tense.“Is Hannah there?”Tina immediately scoffed again. “You don't even hide it. You're missing her already? You still have the audacity to call me after everything?”“Tina, please. This is very urgent. Is she there?”“No, she isn't,” Tina replied coldly. “Even Grandfather is looking for her because of your stupid relationship with her. She is about to be in trouble”Gerald's expression changed. “What do you mean he's looking for her?”But Tina had already continued. “She hasn't been here. So stop calling me about her.”Gerald immediately ended the call. He lowered the phone and sighed heavily. His face had become grim.***Meanwhile, Hannah groaned as a sharp pain spread through her head.Her vision was blurry. She slowly opened her eyes, blinking several tim

As the police officers disappeared through the doors with Raphael, the room finally fell quiet.Hannah let out a long breath and looked at Gerald. “I should have listened to you,” she said quietly. “I'm sorry.”Gerald shook his head. “It's okay. What's important is that he's finally caught.”Hannah nodded, but then her eyes shifted toward Janet. She studied the woman standing beside Gerald for a moment, clearly curious.“Who is she?” Hannah asked.Janet immediately smiled and extended her hand. “I'm Janet. I'm Gerald's friend.”Hannah blinked before returning the gesture. “I'm Hannah. It's nice to meet you.”“Likewise,” Janet replied.Before either of them could say anything else, Hannah's phone began vibrating again. She pulled it from her pocket and looked at the screen. Several missed calls were displayed.“Fuck,” she muttered. “I've already missed so many calls. I should go before they start worrying.”She turned toward Gerald. “I'll see you later.”Gerald nodded. “Take care.”H

Gerald and Janet spent the rest of the day together, enjoying their time together. .By the time evening arrived, Gerald's mood had become noticeably more serious.Before they returned to the bunker, he stopped Janet and looked directly into her eyes.“Janet, I'm serious about this. Don't leave the bunker tomorrow. Call your family, your friends, whoever you care about. If you want them to survive, bring them here.”Janet sighed. “You've told me this so many times already.”“Because I need you to understand how serious it is.”She stared at him for a moment before finally nodding.“Fine. I will stay.”Gerald studied her expression suspiciously.“You promise?”“I promise.”Only then did he relax slightly.What Gerald didn't know was that Janet had no intention of taking his warning as seriously as he wanted her to. She would stay but no way she would explain this to her family. The next morning came frighteningly quickly. Gerald immediately got to work.With Raphael still sitting in j