Surviving the Apocalypse with my Multiplier System - Chapter 184

Chapter 184: Get Through This Together
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”.

His blood boiled from anger, no one was going to harm his woman, not even his own ‘family’.

Noah nodded, he just wanted to help his friend, but it looked like Julian had a plan.

“Let’s see what they want first. Also, tell Ian to keep a close eye on them, I don’t want them to draw too much attention to us”, ordered Julian.

The next morning, a ferocious knock sounded on Rayne and Julian’s door.

Rayne quickly got out of bed, thinking there was some kind of emergency, but when she opened the door, it was Layla’s smiling face she saw.

“Oh good, at least you know how to open the door. You’re not totally useless,” spat Layla. She pushed Rayne aside and waltzed inside.

Looking around the table and kitchen, Layla frowned. “Well? Why haven’t you prepared breakfast yet? Oh, and let me tell you this in advance: I only eat organic.”

Rayne couldn’t take it anymore and laughed. “Haha, I’m sorry. But if you’re looking for a pity meal, you’ve come to the wrong place.”

She couldn’t believe how entitled someone could still be in the present day. The entire world was worried about staying alive, while this princess was expecting a full-course breakfast made with only organic products.

“It’s the least you could do. You’ve been sticking to my brother like a leech long enough. At least show some respect to his family and do something to appear somewhat useful,” replied Layla.

Julian walked over with a frigid look. “Layla, watch your mouth!”

Layla frowned. “What, your family finally comes to see you, and you can’t even treat them to a meal?”

“If you want to discuss leeches, I think you should take a look in the mirror since you’re the biggest leech here. Talk to Rayne like that again and I’ll make sure you slowly freeze to death.”, he said, walking over slowly with a dangerous aura.

“Ugh, whatever. Mom and Dad are calling for you.” Layla took a step back and walked out. She was always slightly intimidated by her brother, especially right now.

She could tell that he was truly angry this time, so she quickly passed along the message and turned to head back before he could grab hold of her.

Rayne walked over and patted Julian on the shoulder. “You weren’t kidding. Your sister really is something else.”

“Don’t get me started,” sighed Julian. He just wanted to figure out why they were here. They weren’t the type of people to simply show up, something must have happened.

After a few minutes, Julian finally collected himself and decided to pay his family a visit to get to the bottom of why they had come looking for him.

“Do you want me to come with you?” asked Rayne. She was worried about him going there alone.

Julian shook his head. “No. They’ll only make this difficult for you. It’ll be better if I go alone.”

Rayne nodded, agreeing with him. If she were to go, her presence would only make things worse. They would surely say something unkind, getting Julian riled up.

Before he left, she pulled out a medicated ointment and spread it on his cheek. It was designed to help with inflammation and could soothe the redness.

“I love you”, she said, lifting herself up on her tippy toes so that she could place a kiss on his lips.