Chapter 341: Disgusting Tenant

Lana Rhodes gasped, hearing this. "How could this be?!" she asked in disbelief.

Lana couldn’t understand.

’Mr. Rhodes is barely involved with the company anymore, so how could he be the one who made this decision?’

Lana’s father didn’t answer her question. Instead, his expression turned grim as he continued, "And another thing. Go home and tell your husband to keep his distance from his niece, Zara Walsh!"

’Keep his distance from Zara Walsh?’

Now Lana was even more confused.

Lana asked instinctively, "Why? Aren’t there rumors that Kylie Walsh is about to marry Roman Rhodes? I was planning on getting closer with Zara."

Lana’s father shook his head and replied, "Zara Walsh was reported for abusing her authority for personal gain and privately hoarding supplies. The higher-ups are conducting an urgent investigation into the matter right now."

"This is a very sensitive time. If the allegations are true, no one will be able to protect her. It would be best for you two to cut ties with her completely!"

******

Melody Summers was unaware that Zara Walsh was under investigation. After returning home, she stretched lazily and casually opened The Metropolis Residences group chat.

It was the first day of snow, and just as expected, the residents were already chatting excitedly.

"4-1209 Slacking Off: It’s snowing! And it’s normal snow. Does this mean the drought will be solved?"

"6-702 The Lover: I think so? I saw an expert say this heavy snowfall is predicted to effectively alleviate the drought."

"3-1007 Kiki, Mom of Two: Does that mean the water supply will go back to normal? Oh, I miss the days when I could shower every day!"

"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Kiki, Mom of Two You can shower right now. I went downstairs and shoveled a few basins of snow today, then heated it on the stove. It’s perfectly fine for bathing."

"4-1209 Slacking Off: Bringing all that snow inside would just make the house colder."

"3-1007 Kiki, Mom of Two: @Adventurous Lawson But I heard snowmelt is really dirty. Can you really use it to bathe?"

"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Kiki, Mom of Two The snow is white, not black. How can it be dirty?"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Adventurous Lawson Snow solidifies for two reasons. One, the temperature is low enough and the water vapor is saturated, so excess water turns into ice crystals. Two, it forms around condensation nuclei, which are just dust particles in the air. You can’t really tell which way it formed, can you?"

"7-901 Adventurous Lawson: @Lowell On Deadline Too many words, didn’t read. If you don’t want to use it, then don’t. Just don’t fight with us over the snow."

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Adventurous Lawson I’m not fighting you for it. It’s so cold outside I don’t even go out to collect my sand vine cake."

"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Lowell On Deadline Then what do you eat? You still have a food stash these days? You content farm guys must really be rolling in it!"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Slacking Off I’m not a content farm, I’m a legitimate editor."

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: I just feel like it’s so cold now that you burn more calories making the round trip than you gain from eating one sand vine cake. It’s not worth it. Better to just not go."

"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Lowell On Deadline You don’t go? Aren’t you hungry?"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Slacking Off Not really. My appetite has gotten a lot smaller since the disasters started. I’m starting to wonder if I have stomach cancer."

"5-601 Ocean: @Lowell On Deadline Well, congratulations then!"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Ocean Hey! What’s wrong with you? Are you cursing me to die? We don’t have any beef, do we?!"

"5-601 Ocean: @Lowell On Deadline Heh, am I wrong? In this world, dying is actually a release. Living is just pointless suffering!"

"4-1009 Lowell On Deadline: @Ocean Easy for you to say. If death is such a release, why don’t you die?"

"5-601 Ocean: @Lowell On Deadline I want to die. My wife and kids already died in this disaster... If you say one more word, I’m coming to your place tonight and taking you with me."

"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Lowell On Deadline @Ocean Can you two stop spreading all this negativity? The gloomy weather is depressing enough! Now I have to watch you two fight. If you want to argue, take it to your DMs. So annoying!"

"3-805 Fruit Gummy: @Slacking Off Same here. I get so irritated whenever it’s overcast now. I think I got PTSD from that long period of darkness we had before."

"3-805 Fruit Gummy: That time was so hard to get through! I had a complete breakdown back then. I just hid in my room and cried every day."

"4-1603 Titus: @Fruit Gummy Don’t cry, little girl. Big brother’s heart aches for you. Why don’t you come cry in big brother’s arms? Let big brother give you a kiss."

"3-805 Fruit Gummy: ..."

"3-805 Fruit Gummy: @Titus Heh, I’m calling the cops. Go die, you fucking moron. :)"

"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Titus Are you sick in the head? Stop creeping people out."

"4-1603 Titus: @Slacking Off You motherfucker, you dare to curse me?!"

"4-1603 Titus: @Slacking Off You’re in Building 4 too? You little bitch, just you wait! I’m coming down to find you right now!"

"4-1603 Titus: @Fruit Gummy You fucking wait too!"

"4-1209 Slacking Off: @Titus Bring it on, you giant piece of trash. I’ll be waiting. Me and the police will be waiting for you. Come on, if you’ve got the balls!"

"3-805 Fruit Gummy: @Titus Your dad’s dead. I said it. Come and get me if you have the guts. I’ll send you to meet Stagchaser my damn self tonight! You really think girls in this day and age are just pushovers you can bully and harass whenever you want? Looks like you’re itching for an undertaker. :)"

"7-408 Gone with the Wind: How did you all start fighting again?"

"7-408 Gone with the Wind: Our group never used to fight. What’s been going on lately?"

"2-1908 Coco: @Gone with the Wind A lot of new people have moved into the complex recently, right? So there are a lot of new faces in the chat. You know how it is. It’s normal for fights to break out!"

"7-408 Gone with the Wind: Sigh, I miss the days when there were fewer people. Everyone was much more harmonious back then..."

"..."

Melody Summers frowned slightly as she read through the group chat.

’This "4-1603 Titus"...’

’He must be the tenant in 1603, Titus Lowell!’

Melody remembered that Fruit Gummy was still a minor. Last year, she had killed an old man who came to her door to cause trouble with a single knife strike. Melody had a vivid memory of it because the girl was under fourteen years old at the time.

’And now this Titus Lowell was harassing a minor. How disgusting.’

’Thankfully, Titus Lowell’s lease is only for one month,’ Melody thought. ’If he actually dares to start something, I just won’t renew his lease!’

’He can get the hell out of The Metropolis Residences!’