No Skills, No Limits: Conquering the Apocalypse
Chapter 82: A CHANGE OF MOOD

Chapter 82: A CHANGE OF MOOD

Terrence messaged Summer regarding her job application. He wanted to make sure whether she really meant it or just sent the application hastily.

Ting!

It wasn’t even a few minutes before a notification on his phone showed up. To his surprise, it came from Summer.

[Summer: Hi! Yes, I sent the application wholeheartedly. Does it seem like I’m joking? :<]

Terrence chuckled when he saw the little sad emote at the end of the chat. For someone with high credentials like her, the little emote didn’t quite fit her.

[Terrence: Thanks for answering. I’m just surprised that you’re willing to apply.]

Terrence replied. Just like earlier, it took only a short time before Summer replied to his messages.

Their messages continued until their topics shifted from work to personal life.

"Hahahaha," Terrence laughed out loud when Summer sent him a meme picture of a turtle.

He tilted his head to the side. That’s when he realized the time. He didn’t know that a lot of time had passed since they started talking to each other.

Terrence took a deep breath. Summer had good humor, and so she was easy and fun to talk to. He hadn’t had a good laugh like this for a long time.

"My parents must be home by now," Terrence sighed. It was already 7 in the evening. He and Summer were talking to each other for more than two hours.

Terrence did not know how it got to that point. Earlier, he was just asking Summer questions about why she applied and her future plans. It was like a mini-interview since he was already determined to hire her.

However, because of Summer’s way of changing the topic afterward, it led to a longer talk resulting in this.

’I wonder why Natalie hasn’t messaged me yet,’ Terrence’s brows formed a straight line when he realized he hadn’t received a single message from her.

Terrence looked at their message, disregarding the notifications that had just come from Summer. In there, he noticed that his message hadn’t even been read, and it had been 7 hours already.

[Terrence: Hey, are you okay?]

Terrence sighed as he hit the sent button. He was worried since Natalie hadn’t replied to any of his messages. He was worried that something had happened to her.

It didn’t help that what Fredrick said a while ago flashed back in his mind.

Terrence sighed. He tilted his head to the side and pressed on Summer’s message notification instead. He didn’t bother reading what she said. Instead, he sent her a goodbye message.

[Terrence: Hi, Summer! I’ll get going now since I’m quite busy.]

Unlike his previous friendly messages, Terrence sent his goodbye message in a formal tone.

His mood had greatly changed because of it.

Terrence opened up his social media account and scrolled through it, hoping to shift his attention away. Still, after just a few scrolls, Terrence saw something that wasn’t pleasing to his eyes.

"Senator Fred and Senator Dough in a meeting with the Sylvacios? What could probably be the reason?"

That was the headline of the news article that he had just seen.

Terrence’s expression became stern and cold. He didn’t know that Natalie was going to a meeting like this.

’Tsk.’

Terrence’s eyes darted at the picture of the four of them together. They were in some fancy restaurant, eating together at lunchtime.

Fred, Dough, Natalie, and William were all seated together at an 8-seater dining table. Around them were a few more people.

He noticed that Rebeca, William’s supposed girlfriend, was on the other side of the table with an old man who looked like her father. A young man and an elderly woman were seated beside them.

All of them in the picture looked happy together as they dined in for lunch.

Terrence scrolled through the article more. In there, he learned that everyone in the picture was involved in why Edwin’s grocery store and land were taken away.

All of the adults in the picture were business partners. They were planning to establish 5 malls throughout the whole country. It was an extension of a well-known shopping mall that became a hit in the city.

"To know that Natalie is involved in this," Terrence expressed his disappointment. He didn’t know that Natalie’s family were involved in this.

Natalie didn’t even utter anything to him about it.

As Terrence got to the bottom of the article, more pictures about the lunch were shown. All of them expressed their happiness in the pictures.

However, what caught Terrence’s attention was a picture of Natalie, William, Rebeca, and the young man. William and Rebeca were seated together while Natalie and the other one was beside each other.

Terrence did not know what to think as he looked at the picture. He looked for the name of the young man and learned that he was Rome. The eldest son of a well-known businesswoman and a nephew of the president.

He kept quiet and took a deep breath. He placed his phone on the bed and left it there.

’Oh, well," Terrence shrugged his shoulder. Now, his mood was ruined.

He stood up and went outside. In there, he saw his mother and father laughing together. Both of them were preparing some food in the kitchen while also spending time with each other.

When Tiana saw Terrence, she smiled. "We thought that you were asleep. That’s why we did not announce that we were back." She uttered.

Terrence slowly nodded. "That’s fine, Mom." He answered plainly. He wasn’t in the mood to engage in a long conversation.

When Tiana saw the change in Terrence’s mood compared to earlier, she could not help but be curious about it. She was worried that something was bothering her son, so she decided to ask about it.

Tiana placed the wooden spoon carefully on the side and stopped what she was doing. She walked closer to Terrence.

Tiana placed her hands on Terrence’s shoulder and asked, "Did something happen, Terrence?"