After Surviving the Apocalypse, I Built a City in Another World - Chapter 998

Chapter 998: Vanessa versus Gwen

Sadly, no such thing happened. After all, the two women were raised well—not to mention the posh place they were in innately made people want to behave well.

Vanessa only smiled at the other woman’s quip. “Still so tactless, I see,” she said. “Some things never change.”

“Only with you,” Gwen said. “Subtext sometimes misses your pretty little head, after all.”

“…”

It was at this time that the double door of the restaurant opened, and the waiter immediately went to guide the newcomers to their seats. It was none other than Althea and Garan, so it was not surprising the waiters pretty much ran to the entrance to greet them.

They did not notice any of the other guests though, as their eyes were stuck on each other. They did not see the pair of sticky eyes following them either.

It was Vanessa’s, of course, and she unconsciously bit her lips.

Gwen, who had been looking at her, saw everything.

Gwen could see her body tense as she watched the sweet couple. She obviously disliked the sight but her eyes couldn’t be pulled away.

Gwen pursed her lips. Was this girl a masochist?

“Busy being a fly, I see. Things never change.”

“YOU—”

This time, Vanessa’s wounds were reopened by the sight of Garan and Althea being all mushy again, so a lot of cracks easily formed in her lady-like facade.

Turbo and Evelyn entered shortly after Althea and Garan. Turbo was looking around for a good seat (the waiters were busy with Althea and Garan) when he saw Vanessa and Gwen a meter from each other.

His body immediately shrunk back, causing Evelyn to look at him weirdly. “Husband?”

“Ah, well, let’s go take that seat allll the way in that corner,” he said, pointing at a place far from the two women. He was trying to get his wife pregnant, and she was a peace-loving woman who wouldn’t enjoy women battling each other. No need for her to get exposed to that stress!

The tension between Gwen and Vanessa was actually famous in their circle. Gwen had a sharp tongue like her brother but, unlike him, she had plenty of EQ along with it. She was usually friendly and nice, but when a person irked her, then they ought to be prepared to get hurt.

Anyway, the couple went far away from the commotion to eat in peace.

Meanwhile, the tension near a table was at an all-time high.

Gwen had admired Althea since she was young. She also admired her mother, of course, but Althea was closer to her in age and was in the same generation, making her a better role model.

Anyway, Gwen had always seen this bitch for what she was and she was also one of the few brave souls to call her out on it.

Vanessa really hated her for it.

If these two didn’t have a good upbringing, it was estimated they would’ve entered a catfight ages ago, all the way back in Terran.

In any case, Vanessa did not know how to respond without appearing awkward. Barbara sighed. She had such a nice relaxing day yesterday, so she was thankful to Vanessa for this chance. For that favor, she decided to help her out this time.

“Miss Vanessa,” she said. “Your food is going to get cold.”

“A-Ah,” the other woman said and she turned away—without smiling pitifully to Ryan of course—and headed back to her table.

Gwen rolled her eyes and stared at Ryan, daring him to feel pity. Fortunately, Ryan didn’t seem to care much and was still munching on his food.

Tensions for some aside, the rest of the restaurant had a lovely atmosphere.

For one, Althea and Garan, remained blissfully unaware of the exchange, and they just happily fed each other and entered their own little world.

Another, the locals who managed to experience the Hotel for the first time were saying nothing but praise.

Alterra had sent free bookings to the Top 10 people with the highest contributions for the month. They would be continuing to do so for the succeeding months as well as an additional perk for working hard for the territory.

This month, majority of the recipients were those who took down a lot of enemies during the Fargo and Guia wars, and those who endlessly grinded and trained outside much more than others.

Because all soldiers unsurprisingly got a place, regardless of whether they were in the territory, the Elders decided to divide the reward between guards and normal citizens giving 5 bookings each with a plus one.

Other than the soldiers, Mauru was among the guards who received this perk. For the normal citizens, there were a lot of former Mauin villagers on the list. They were among those who worked the hardest during and outside of wars.

Troy was actually the only commoner Terran to receive it this month. He gained a lot of contribution points by virtue of his weapons so he went with Brenda, though they were conservatives so he really wasn’t expecting to go all the way.

It’d be great if they could just talk side by side on bed, feeling some intimacy and each other’s hearts.

The Mauin Villagers, on the other hand, had experienced this for the first time and frankly felt like it was another world.

They felt like nobles, and it felt like such an honor and an accomplishment to be able to do so because of their hard work and, of course, the goodness of Alterra.

Their comrades would surround them after the experience and they would tell all about its features and its amenities.

Suffice to say, the Grand Hotel would be the talk of the town, er, village, for days to come.

…

After a few days, more and more people would enjoy the new feature of Alterra.

Some would finally use their reward bookings, while some who managed to save a lot of money (because they had a lot of contribution points) also decided to splurge.

In those days, particularly during the Ob-gyn visits, the friendship between Cassandra and Juni was resurrected to a degree.

They convinced each other to go to the Grand Hotel at the same time, though the latter would have to pay because they gave their bookings away.

Gill and Victor looked at each other awkwardly, though when they saw their women smiling, they shrugged in the end. It was just that chatters between men were not much. Except for work, they talked about nothing else.

In contrast to the men, the women were chattering non-stop. “How’s Veronica?” Juni asked, missing that innocent girl.

Cassandra sighed. She was also worried for that friend of hers. Since they left abruptly, they couldn’t say a proper goodbye to her.

After arriving to Alterra, she asked Gill to send a vague letter via Ferrol Town.

She used the name ‘Gill’s Wife’ instead of her own, which made her lover very happy. She hadn’t received a reply yet, but it had only been a few days, so hopefully they do get news within the next few weeks.

She wanted her dear friend to know that everything was great and that… she was finally living well again.

In the letter, Cassandra said that she was living with her ‘husband’ now. Do not worry, she told her, and I hope to see you soon.

What Cassandra did not know… was that Veronica was undergoing her own tribulations at this time.