Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 184

After Noah led the ’guests’ away, Julian picked up Rayne and brought her to the couch. "Let me look at your bruise," he said, gently placing her down.

"Babe, I’m okay. I’ll just ice it for a few days. Let me look at your face," she said softly.

The right side of Julian’s face was crimson red from where his father slapped him, and it was beginning to show signs of swelling.

"We need to ice it before it gets worse," Rayne said sadly. She quickly opened her system panel and pulled out a frozen ice pack.

Wrapping it in a thin cloth, she pressed the ice against his cheek.

Julian looked at her with a guilty expression. "Rayne, I’m sorry about what they did and said. I regret not dealing with them earlier. I never expected them to randomly come seek me out like this."

Rayne shook her head. "It’s okay. I’m sorry that your family is so cruel to you, even after everything you’ve done for them."

He leaned in to kiss her. "I also don’t know how that woman magically became my wife. I just remember her hanging around my sister in the past."

Before, he could easily ignore his family by tossing money at them. While he noticed Samantha whenever his sister came by, he never paid any attention to her.

Rayne shook her head. "Hey, look at me," she said, locking eyes with him. "It’s okay. We’ll get through this together."

Her words spread warmth through him. "Yes, you’re right. We’ll get through this together."

They both rested and iced their bruises on the couch while discussing the purpose of his family’s surprise visit.

"What sort of items do you think they want? As much as I don’t want to give anything to them, if it gets them off your case..." Rayne trailed off.

"No. I don’t owe them anything. They should be living like royalty in the safe house I had prepared for them," Julian stated decisively.

Rayne looked at him with a strange expression. "Are you sure you didn’t know about the apocalypse ahead of time? Preparing safehouses and the bunker seems a little... lucky."

Julian smiled. "As much as I wish I had known, I wasn’t as lucky as you. It all just worked out well, timing-wise."

Rayne shook her head, disagreeing. "See, to me, that seems even more lucky than my situation!"

To get the timing so perfectly right without any prior knowledge was the definition of ’lucky’ in her book.

"Well, if you put it that way, then yes, I am, in fact, the luckiest. Also because I met you!" he said, leaning over to kiss her.

After a while, Noah came over to report to Julian. "I sent them to the first-floor unit of the adjacent building. The Alpha team members who were staying there temporarily moved to the units above."

Julian nodded. "Thanks, Noah."

Noah looked at Julian’s swollen face, "Boss, should we get rid of them?". He could see that were only here to cause a scene.

Julian lowered his head. The scene of Rayne getting pushed replayed in his mind. "I want to know why they’re here. Once we find out, I’ll deal with them myself".