Chapter 210
Archie couldn’t help but curse inwardly, ‘Damn. My dear sister’s identity is actually this much?‘
As one of the top nepo babies, Archie had never thought the term “out of his league” would one day apply to him.
Not only was it beyond his imagination–even the well–informed Bruce hadn’t foreseen this.
Bruce and Layla could hardly believe it either. After just a week, when they finally saw Archie again, he was walking alongside top government officials they had no qualifications to even approach–his image now broadcast across massive global screens.
Watching from afar, they were utterly stunned.
In the crowd, their neighbor rubbed her eyes. Seeing Archie’s face clearly, she almost choked on her breath.
As she gazed at the news being projected onto the enormous screen, the sound of the aliens uttering the name “Nyx” with great reverence caused her complexion to grow even more ashen.
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Thinking back to the terrible things she had said before, she could no longer stand tall. She hunched her shoulders, trying to shrink into herself, desperate to lower her presence.
She wished she could travel back a week and take back every word–shutting her mouth tightly.
But it was too late for her. She feared that if the Cook family reported her, she would be in deep trouble.
Fear gripped her, and she couldn’t help bur ground.
approach Bruce and Layla. The moment she saw them, she dropped to the
Bruce and Layla instinctively stepped back, dodging her dramatic gesture.
“I’m sorry. Please forgive me.” She pressed her palms together, pleading desperately. “That day, I must have lost my mind–I was rambling nonsense! Please, I beg you, don’t hold it against me. Let me live.”
Layla was momentarily stunned, and then realization dawned on her.
These past few days, Layla had been entirely focused on searching for Archie, with all her thoughts consumed by Archie. She hadn’t spared a moment to think about anything else. If the neighbor hadn’t brought it up again, she would have long forgotten about it.
“Just go. This matter ends here. From now on, let’s not associate anymore.” Layla waved her off, understanding what the neighbor feared.
Layla just received a few unpleasant words from the neighbor, so Layla wasn’t petty enough to hold a grudge.
But she had also seen the neighbor’s true colors. Their years of friendship had now been ruined.
“Really? You’re really not going to pursue this?” The neighbor looked up in disbelief.
As soon as she was forgiven, the neighbor started to feel ashamed of her submissive posture. She quickly got up and slipped away as fast as she could.
Back at her own bed, she reassured her husband and son. “It’s fine now. The Cook family said this matter is over.”
Just as she spoke, the sound of an aircraft suddenly came from outside.
Everyone in the temporary shelter squeezed together to watch the commotion.
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People were both fearful and curious about these alien visitors.
The news reported that these aliens had a friendly attitude toward Earth. Not only did they stop the torrential rain, but they were also providing supplies to help rebuild the planet.
In the future, Earth might integrate with the interstellar community. As a relatively underdeveloped civilization, they would likely have to rely on this advanced alien race in many ways.
Archie jumped down from the aircraft and ran excitedly toward Bruce and Layla. “Dad! Mom!”
The crowd instinctively stepped aside, clearing a path for him.
“Archie?” Bruce and Layla were overjoyed.
After searching for their son for days, they had nearly lost hope. They never expected such a dramatic turn of events.
“What exactly is going on?” They had understood the news and learned Nyx’s true identity. But they still couldn’t grasp how Nyx could be an alien, as they clearly knew that Nyx had grown up on Earth.
“Well, it’s a long story.” Archie had only just pieced everything together himself. He grabbed Bruce and Layla’s hands. “Let’s go first. We need to move. Once we’re settled, I’ll explain everything.”
Those who had been close to Nyx or had helped her in the past were now considered allies of the Beastmen Empire, earning them special treatment.
This included Archie’s friends, Nyx’s colleagues and boss, and even Dollar. They had all been assigned new homes.
The neighbor lady watched helplessly from the crowd as Archie took Bruce and Layla onto the aircraft, her emotions mixed. “Layla’s husband and son are really something,” the neighbor lady muttered enviously, shaking her head with a sigh.
She thought Layla was luckier than her. Bruce ran a successful business, and Archie had casually made connections with someone so influential.
“What are you saying, Mom?” The neighbor lady’s son was immediately displeased. “Why don’t you reflect on yourself instead? If not for you, our family would still have a good relationship with the Cook family. Maybe we could’ve gone with them too.”
But now, the Cook family had completely cut ties with them.
The neighbor lady’s face turned ugly at her son’s blunt words. She raised her voice in anger. “How dare you talk to me like that, you ungrateful brat!”
“I don’t think he’s wrong,” her husband spoke, his face dark with frustration. “I spent years trying to build connections, and you ruined everything in an instant. You really are a bringer of bad luck.”
Earth integrating with the interstellar world was a huge opportunity for them. If this mess hadn’t happened, he would have shamelessly chased after the Cook family, trying to strengthen their relationship. His career and status could have risen even higher, but now it was all over.
“B–but I didn’t expect this either.” The neighbor lady’s voice weakened.
She had thought that after the flood, her family and the Cook family would finally be on the same level again. She couldn’t resist wanting to see them suffer and laugh at their misfortune.
Yet now, their family had become the joke.
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Huddled in the shelter, they constantly felt countless mocking glances and whispers around them, making them
But the ones feeling the most fear were Nyx’s adoptive family,
Since the flood, the prison had been submerged, and the inmates were put into forced labor, working, high–woway tha daily just to earn meager food and water.
They refused to work properly at first, but after several attempts at slacking off resulted in their meals being withheld, they were soon forced to comply, hungry and weak,
They blamed everything on Nyx.
Every day, they comforted themselves by imagining how miserable Nyx must be in the chaos, secretly plotting revenge once they were released–determined to make her suffer unbearably,
They indulged in this fantasy for a long time until they saw the news on the giant screen today,
Yella’s grandma’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted on the spot.
