Chapter 10 Buy Everything C If Caroline liked something , she would buy it , no holding back . 0 And she bought 50 portions at once , pretending it was just a lunch order for her company . She went to several shops and food stalls , picking up all kinds of snacks . +5 Free Coins Of course , some people asked if she was even old enough to buy so much , but she didn't bother explaining . She just pulled out her phone , tapped to pay , and moved on . The shop owners loved how quick and decisive she was . They happily packed up her food . When she mentioned she would come every morning to get 50 breakfasts for two whole weeks , their eyes lit up with excitement . Her car was parked nearby . Each time she collected the food , she put it in the car first , then quietly moved it to her storage space . Near her neighborhood , there was a shop selling big pies . The crust had a slight sweetness , thin on the outside but stuffed full inside . Caroline really loved them . She figured she could finish three of those in one sitting , so she ordered 200 pies in all kinds of flavors every morning . This time , she placed an order for a whole month's worth in one go ! It wasn't just her . Raven loved those pies , too . Caroline also decided she'd check out the night market that evening . During the day , after sorting things out at home , she planned to buy a few dozen tall shelves , along with a pile of everyday stuff , such as detergent , towels , cups , kitchen tools , disposable containers , and more . But the most important thing was food . She had already ordered some online , but now with more money in hand , she went to the wholesale market directly and bought in huge amounts . She rented a warehouse and asked the sellers to deliver everything there . To others , it looked like she was just filling up the warehouse , but after everyone left , she quietly moved it all into her storage space . Seeing her storage space grow fuller and fuller , she couldn't help smiling . Caroline loved tropical fruits like jackfruit , soursop , sugar apples , and others . But in the northern part where she lived , they were really expensive . So one evening , while watching a live - stream sale , she messaged the customer service directly . She said she wanted to order a whole batch of tropical fruit . She ordered truckloads and told the seller to deliver them . At first , the seller thought she was kidding . But Caroline asked for their phone number and called them directly . After an hour of talking and sending over a deposit , the deal was sel About a week later , the seller's truck rolled in The delivery was unloaded near the warehouse as usual , Caroline paid the rest and waved the seller off . She then picked a sugar apple and took a bite it was sweet , creamy , and absolutely tasty 1/3 P P Chapter 10 Buy Everything +5 Free Coins After two weeks of nonstop shopping , one morning , right after picking up breakfast and heading home with Raven , Caroline's phone rang . The call was from Zoe Maynard , a college classmate she never got along . As soon as Caroline answered , Zoe started mocking her . She sneered about how Caroline always bragged back in college about her perfect boyfriend and how they'd be engaged soon . But in reality ? That so - called perfect boyfriend was already cheating on her . That's when Caroline remembered that this had happened in her previous life , too . She had never gotten along with Zoe . And back then , she had been so blind about Jonathan that she cursed Zoe out . She later ran to Jonathan , whining about her jealous classmate . Thinking about it now , she felt so foolish . " Zoe , want to meet up today ? " she asked . Since it was summer break , everyone was free . Zoe was surprised that Caroline sounded so calm and wanted to meet up . " I'll buy you your favorite cajun food . Don't worry , I'm not here to fight . Sure , we didn't get along back in college before , but if I remember right , your ex cheated on you too . So just think of it as helping me get back at a jerk together . " Maybe that last line convinced Zoe . She agreed to meet . Caroline also asked how Zoe knew about Jonathan's cheating . Zoe explained her family owned a hotel , and she was working at the front desk that morning when she saw Jonathan leaving with another woman . She wasn't completely sure it was him , since she had only seen pictures , but she wanted to tease Caroline , so she said it anyway . Last time , Caroline hadn't asked her for details . She didn't expect it to turn out to be so solid this time . And she realized Zoe could actually be her secret weapon . She had been thinking about how to break up with that scumbag Jonathan when Zoe showed up with the perfect chance . " Please , don't tell anyone yet . I'm begging you , " Caroline said . Zoe stayed quiet for a while . Maybe she had never heard Caroline plead like that before . But in the end , she agreed . During the day , Caroline met with the real estate agent to handle the house . The agent moved super fast , maybe worried Caroline might back out . The bank said it would take just over two weeks to release the loan . It's perfect , since she was almost out of money . Her parents had left her a huge inheritance , but over the past few years , with school , living expenses , and her recent shopping , she had already spent about half of it . She figured that in two more weeks , she would probably use up the rest , too . The other half of her money was tied up in shares and funds . Caroline hadn't touched those yet . She had another plan . She could use those investments to trick the Lowlands a little . As for the shares and funds she had already given Jonathan's family , she probably couldn't get all of it back - maybe just part of it But with the rest of her shares and funds still in her hands , she could sell or transfer them in Lowlands spend their money or lose our way that would make the 2/3 P P Chapter 10 Buy Everything And once she got the money from selling the house , she could buy even more supplies . Her thought was simple : buy as much as possible . +5 Free Coins Since it wasn't time to meet Zoe yet , Caroline went to the nearby market . She ordered more than 80 shelves , each about 16 feet tall , 10 feet long , and over 3 feet wide . The shelves came in different layouts , perfect for storing all kinds of goods . She paid a deposit , and the shop owner told her to come pick them up in two weeks . As she was leaving , she noticed something in the back of the owner's place . They were large plastic water storage tanks . Each one could hold 50 tons of water . They were usually used in factories to store liquid food before it got packaged . Caroline quickly ordered a hundred of them . She figured that when the apocalypse came , water would be a precious resource . She would find a way to fill them up . That way , she wouldn't need to worry about water for laundry , washing Raven , or other daily things . Using bottled water for chores would be a waste . The tanks would also be ready in two weeks . After running around all day , Caroline looked at the time . It was almost time to meet Zoe . She got in her car and drove to the shopping mall . Zoe was from Sycamore . She was bold , full of energy , and loved Cajun food . So they chose a Cajun restaurant in the mall to meet . As soon as they sat down , Zoe rolled her eyes at Caroline , then pulled out some information she had dug up from the hotel's internal system . The record clearly showed that the person who had checked in was none other than Jonathan . And the person who went with him ? It was Caroline's childhood friend and best friend , Reese .