Reborn with Nothing but My Farm and Vengeance in the Apocalypse novel Chapter 277

Chapter 277: Chapter 277: Great Benefactor

In the living room, Officer Tristan Tanner and Melody Summers looked at each other, speechless.

Melody Summers pinched the bridge of her nose in resignation. She leaned close and whispered in Officer Tanner’s ear, "Maybe we should just let it go..."

Melody Summers had originally thought Mrs. Vance and her family were hardened criminals, repeat offenders who would stop at nothing. She had been prepared to teach them a harsh lesson.

But she never expected this.

Their family was genuinely struggling.

Melody knew that in this post-apocalyptic world, you couldn’t be a bleeding-heart saint. You couldn’t afford unnecessary sympathy. But...

Looking at the child, who was as thin as a stick, and the pregnant woman with her sunken cheeks—still unnaturally gaunt despite her belly...

Faced with this family of the old, the weak, a woman, and a child, Melody just couldn’t bring herself to be harsh with them.

Just then, Mrs. Vance returned.

She held the piece of pork in her hands, awkwardly offering it to Melody Summers. "Young lady," she said sheepishly, "I’m so terribly sorry. We’ve already eaten a third of it. This is all that’s left..."

The day before, after Mrs. Vance had brought the stolen meat home, she had immediately cut off a portion, cooked it for her daughter-in-law, and given the broth to her grandson.

Even though the piece of meat was only palm-sized, they couldn’t bring themselves to finish it all at once, eating only a third.

Melody Summers glanced at the pork but didn’t take it.

’I might as well just let Mrs. Vance’s family keep the pork,’ she thought. ’I wouldn’t eat it now anyway.’

Seeing Melody refuse the pork, Mrs. Vance thought she was displeased and quickly said, "Young lady, please, don’t worry! We don’t want you to be at a loss. We’ll compensate you!"

Mrs. Vance then turned, opened the doors to the bedrooms, and said to Melody in a fawning tone, "Young lady, please, look around our home. See what you need and just take it! As long as you leave us two winter coats and a quilt, you can take anything else!"

Susan Warren nodded hurriedly as well. She looked at Melody with guilt in her eyes and said, "Miss, we’ve wronged you. It’s all my fault, I was just so greedy. Here, take my snow boots and winter jacket. I haven’t worn them once since I got them. They’re still new. You could trade them for some rice on the black market!"

"Oh, right, we also have two coal stoves in the bedroom. If you need one, you can take one. Just leave one for us."

With that, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stared at Melody, their eyes wide with pleading.

Under their intense gaze, Melody let out a quiet sigh.

She was silent for a moment before speaking. "Let’s just forget about it this time. I don’t need any compensation. But I hope this won’t happen again."

On humanitarian grounds, Melody could give Mrs. Vance and her family one chance.

But if it happened again, or if Mrs. Vance’s family did anything to harm the Summers family, Melody would not be so tolerant.

She had plenty of ways to make this family disappear without a trace.

Seeing that Melody had spoken, Officer Tanner added, "Since the victim has forgiven you, we’ll let it slide this time. But I’m giving you a formal warning. If this happens again, the punishment for both incidents will be severe!"

Hearing this, both Mrs. Vance and Susan Warren’s faces lit up with a mixture of shock and joy. ’Melody Summers forgave them just like that?’

These days, supplies were precious, and pork was even rarer. They never thought Melody would be so magnanimous.

They excitedly grabbed Melody’s hands and thanked her profusely.

"Thank you, miss, thank you so much!"

"We promise it will never happen again! Thank you for giving us this chance!"

Melody was a little overwhelmed by the situation. She waved her hands and said awkwardly to the pair, "Just keep the pork. You need it to get your strength back... But please, don’t tell anyone about this..."

"Afterward, to protect her and prevent retaliation from the rest of the gang, we kept her involvement a secret."

"Mrs. Vance, Comrade Summers went into that dangerous situation all by herself to save your daughter-in-law and grandson. If you feel any gratitude for what she did, then I hope you’ll keep your mouth shut. Don’t tell anyone you found pork in her apartment, or you’ll bring unnecessary trouble to the Summers family!"

At this, it wasn’t just Mrs. Vance’s family who was stunned—Melody was, too!

Melody racked her brain and finally recalled it. Before the New Year last year, a group of robbers had indeed broken into The Metropolis Residences and taken two hostages...

When she heard the news, she had used her spatial ability to remove the window of the supermarket warehouse.

Then she’d climbed inside, dealt with the two robbers, and saved two unconscious hostages.

Melody had almost completely forgotten about it. She never imagined such a coincidence. The two unconscious hostages had been Susan Warren and her son...

Meanwhile, Mrs. Vance and her family were so shocked they couldn’t speak.

Once the shock wore off, Mrs. Vance suddenly realized something—she had gone to steal from her family’s savior!

She felt her vision go black and nearly fainted from shame.

Her very soul was screaming. ’Heavens above, isn’t this repaying kindness with evil!’

’I’m the snake in the fable of the farmer and the snake! I’m no better than a dog biting the hand that feeds it!’

’I’m a horrible person!!’

When Mrs. Vance came to her senses, she said nothing, simply pulling her grandson to his feet. Then, with a THUD, she fell to her knees before Melody.

She hugged Melody’s legs and cried, "Miss Summers, you’re our family’s great benefactor! I’m the one who wronged you!"