18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 31

Looking for decent lumber in the mall or office buildings was a fruitless endeavor, and the museum had long been submerged. But there was one place that might've still held some promise.

Griffith was globally renowned as a major furniture manufacturing base, and the International Furniture Expo Center built in Rockdale had become a high value landmark. Every year, without fail, it hosted the Global Furniture Expo. This year marked the 30th anniversary of the expo, which was grander than ever before. Promotions had been rolling out half a year prior, practically covering everything.

Stella recalled that the expo was supposed to start three days before the hurricane. The expo would last for half a month, so it hadn't ended yet.

A grand gathering of top-tier global furniture at the convention center-what a sight that would be!

She had seen the advertisements. One big furniture company claimed to have used thousand-year-old rosewood to craft an exquisite bed, along with a whole set of furniture for the house. The starting price was in the nine figures. To attract attention, the orgnaizers had borrowed a piece of ebony as the treasure of the exhibition.

Not just ebony, but other valuable woods like yellow rosewood and old sandalwood were also showcased at the convention center to promote furniture culture worldwide.

Stella had to go, and she had to act now.

The convention center was built in Rockdale, about 40 kilometers from the city center. The water flow along the way was complex, but it was worth a try.

Angela and the others had gone out to gather materials. Stella knocked on room 1801, saying, "I'm heading out."

Jasper had no objections, and merely advised her to stay safe.

pack and ran into Sadie by chance on the 17th floor. Sadie had come up with

red-rimmed, and tears flowed easily. "Stella, Ken is injured. You're the only one who can

continued downstairs. But to her surprise, Sadie clung to her. "Stella, we're friends. You can't just stand by and

and dodged. Her waist-length hair cut in half and fell in clumps to

Stella kicked her to the ground. Tearful and shocked, Sadie stared wide-eyed at Stella, who was as ruthless as an executioner. She had even forgotten to cry. Stella stepped on her chest and

felt like her ribs were about to be crushed under Stella's foot. Her face turned pale as she struggled to breathe. Amanda took a couple of steps back. "Stella, Sadie just wanted you to help Ken. If you

a doctor. If you have an inflatable boat, why didn't you take Ken to the hospital? Why look for me, who only studied medicine for a year and barely understands the basics? Are you treating everyone else

and explained, "But our boat ran out of fuel and

him die. Why are you trying to put the blame on me?" Stella sneered, "You guys are really something. You don't want to take risks yourselves,

was theoretical knowledge. But Sadie was so sure

thought about it, it was indeed unfair to

lend us your boat so we

go ahead." Stella walked up to her, scoffing, "You got played, and now you want to drag me into it too?" Amanda's face turned pale, and she looked like she had been struck by lightning. Her eyes were filled with

"You knew they had ill intentions all along.

kind-hearted, why did you only feed Hector when there were so many hungry people in the group? He

or were you trying to win his favor? Now that you've realized it, why are you still hanging around with

remembered just how foolish she had been in her past

she tell her? Because it wouldn't have made a difference.

wanted to win his favor and avoid embarrassment at the same time. She pampered him with good food and with sweet words from Hector, she felt like she was on cloud nine. She wished she could

stranger suddenly jumped out at that time and said that he meant no good, wanted to eat them out of supplies, and said that the end of the world was coming so they should save food, she would probably have