Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System novel Chapter 57

When they returned to the camper, it was already dinner time. Rayne felt a little tired from the long walk, so she went inside and pulled out a simple meal from her system.

She took out a pot of the homemade soup she had made earlier, along with a fresh baguette from the fancy supermarket.

Julian saw Rayne bringing out the food and felt a little surprised. "You can sure cook quickly! This must be the difference between skilled and unskilled cooks."

Rayne averted her gaze. "Mhm," she responded quietly. She regretted being too hasty in bringing out the food. Now, all she could do was pretend that she had cooked it quickly.

Julian noticed her internal struggle and decided not to push the topic.

"Thank you, as usual. Everything you’ve made so far has been very good."

Rayne smiled at his compliment. "Thank you! I’m glad you enjoy my cooking."

After dinner, they cleaned up and watched an episode of the TV show Rayne had started, then got ready for bed.

Julian waited for Rayne to settle into bed before taking out his satellite phone. He noticed that he had received a message earlier but didn’t want to expose having the phone, so he waited until now to look.

[Boss, we’ve arrived at the bunker. Team Alpha is here as well. We’ve managed to transport all of the prototype weapons from the main lab. Our men have also let me know that Damien’s men have started moving.]

Julian read the message. He was glad that the prototype weapons were salvaged because they could be dangerous in the wrong hands.

When he read the part about Damien’s men being on the move, he knew he would have to return to the base soon.

[Got it. I’ll be back sometime tomorrow.]

After sending a message back, he laid down and stared at the ceiling.

"Why am I feeling so reluctant to leave?" he whispered. He was experiencing a flood of unfamiliar emotions and wasn’t sure how to deal with them.

Closing his eyes, he kept convincing himself that dealing with Damien was more important than anything else.

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When Rayne woke up the following morning, she saw Julian sitting outside on the bench of the picnic table.

"Oh, no morning exercises today? Or did you already do them?" she asked, smiling.

"Ah, no. I haven’t done them yet. I was actually waiting for you," he replied, trying to appear cheerful. _{freeωebnovēl.c૦m}

Rayne felt like something was off and walked over to sit down across from him.

"Is something wrong? Did your ankle flare up from the walk yesterday?" she asked with heavy concern.

Julian shook his head. Her attentiveness and kindness made it hard for him to say what he wanted to, but he forced the words out anyway.

"I wanted to let you know that I’m leaving. My foot has healed enough for me to walk, and I need to meet up with my people."