The Abandoned Wife Dumped Him First (Victoria and Elias) novel Chapter 110

The next afternoon, Sunny returned after handing the final verified data to the engineer and stretched. "Finally, it's over! I've had enough of this backwoods life for the last ten days. Victoria, the project team is planning a drive to pick up some ingredients for a big cookout to celebrate. Want to come? We can check out downtown too."

"No, thanks. I was thinking of heading over to F-zone to take a look," Victoria said, putting her tablet into her backpack.

"F-zone? The area that was originally planned for the hot spring wellness resort?" Sunny asked, confused. "I heard some of the villagers there still haven't agreed to move, which is why there are no blueprints for it yet. What are you going there for?"

Victoria replied, "It's only a matter of time before the villagers agree to move. I want to survey the terrain in advance so I don't have to make another trip when we start drafting the plans."

Sunny thought about it and agreed. "That makes sense. It's best to minimize trips to a place this remote. In that case, I'll go with you. You could use a hand."

"No, it's fine. I can handle it quickly. You've been complaining about not getting a chance to see downtown this whole time, haven't you? We're heading back tomorrow. You should go with them while you have the chance." As she spoke, Victoria had already shouldered her backpack, ready to go.

Sunny hesitated. "Alright, then I'll bring you back some local snacks."

"Sounds good."

A short while later, they went their separate ways.

The F-zone was some distance from the main office area, about a half-hour walk. Fortunately, the dirt road had been covered with a thick layer of gravel in preparation for future transport, so the walk wasn't too difficult.

Boom—

A loud clap of thunder echoed across the sky.

Victoria looked up. The sky had turned a dark, ominous gray, looking as if it could unleash a downpour at any moment.

Cerys had mentioned rain last night, but the day had been clear and sunny. She had started to think the forecast was wrong.

But she was almost at F-zone. After a brief moment of consideration, she decided to press on. If worse came to worse, she could ask one of the villagers to let her stay the night and head back in the morning.

Victoria took out her phone and sent Sunny a text explaining her plan. She opened her umbrella and continued down the gravel path into the heart of the village.

She never imagined that the rain would start falling, harder and harder, and continue through the entire night with no signs of stopping. The downpour was so intense it caused a landslide, completely blocking the road out.

As dawn broke, the rain was still coming down in sheets.

Victoria hadn't slept a wink.

She got out of bed and looked out the old, simple glass window. It was a gray world outside, and she could see nothing but a curtain of rain.

When she had arrived in the village yesterday, she had found lodging with an old woman. It was a small, two-bedroom, tile-roofed house. Her bed was just a pair of quilts laid over a hard wooden board, which had dug into her back, causing her to toss and turn all night without getting any sleep.

"Miss Sanger."

The old door creaked open, and a little girl stood there, hugging a pillow and calling her name in a clear voice.

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