Crisis and Family Affection in the High Temperature Apocalypse

After taking allergy medicine and feeling better, I immediately went to Dad's room to find his bank card.

This couldn't be delayed.

He had gone to work, so I easily got the bank card.

I rushed to the supermarket and bought a large amount of basic food supplies and water.

I spent two hours and filled ten shopping carts.

At checkout, the cashier told me there were insufficient funds.

The bill was only over eight thousand dollars. How could it be insufficient?

I remembered Dad telling Emma there was 1.08 million dollars in the card!

"Confused, aren't you?"

Emma's voice came from behind.

She wore a pink spaghetti strap dress, looking very elegant.

She had two bodyguards behind her, looking every bit the wealthy heiress.

She pointed to two large trucks outside the supermarket.

Arrogantly, she said, "See those two trucks? They're all my orders. Not just these, I've ordered from other supermarkets and markets too, using Dad's money."

She showed me her phone with the transaction records.

Just an hour ago, Dad transferred all the money to her.

I angrily asked, "You want him to starve?"

Emma raised her eyebrows. "You're the one making him starve. I need to invest in my position in the Smith family. Then, I'll bring Dad to live with me. As for you... I've never regarded you as my sister!"

She smugly added, "By the way, I had Dad sell the house. Get ready to starve again in the heat."

Calmly, I asked, "Are you so sure you can become the favorite of the Smith family?"

She covered her mouth and sneered. "Do you think I'm like you? Mr. Smith signed me up for many classes, including dance and piano. He sees me as a daughter. I can't believe you were stupid enough to get kicked out of your past life."

Of course, she didn't understand.

How could she know what I went through in my past life?

Even Mom didn't know.

Mom only knew that Leo kicked us both out together.

Back then, I also learned many things and participated in competitions the Smith family enrolled me in.

I won. I won many times and won tons of food.

Eventually, the organizers saw me as a threat and banned me from competing.

So, the Smith family discarded me as a pawn.

Dance was one of the most dangerous events.

Competitors had to perform on a platform suspended in mid-air.

I remembered several competitors died from falling.

"Good luck," I said with a smile.

She thought I was flattering her and sneered back.

"Don't think a few nice words will make me pity you. Dream on."

I didn't respond.

Leaving the supermarket, I borrowed money from everyone I could, even resorting to online loans.

It took three days to borrow as much as I could, finally gathering a hundred thousand dollars.

I rented a house and an RV, preparing for both options.

After reinforcing the house's security system, I stocked it with supplies.

In a high-temperature environment, electricity was crucial. So, I bought a solar generator.

It was essential for cooling and preservation.

The day before the extreme heatwave, I bought everything I could. It included food, medicine, and daily necessities. It was enough to stock a small supermarket.

Seeing the room filled with supplies, I sighed in relief.

This food would last me for years.

I only had two thousand dollars left.

I didn't let it sit idle. I used it to upgrade the RV.

While test-driving the RV, I suddenly got a call from Dad.

"Charlotte, I heard you stocked up on supplies. Emma urgently needs them, so I gave them to her. I'll make it up to you when I get paid next month."