18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 69

Not only did Stella have an electric blanket, but even her dog, Cooper, had his own. She picked a small one for him, placed it on a recliner, and plugged it into a power bank. Then, she turned on two electric heaters and the room warmed up quickly. Smoky and Snowy, her rabbit, felt the warmth and crawled out of the foam box. It scampered onto the recliner to compete for a spot with Cooper.

At this critical moment, Cooper showed his alpha dog status and allowed Smoky and Snowy to huddle against his body and keep warm.

Stella checked the foam box and found that two rabbits had died. They were probably scared to death. The others seemed a bit lethargic, but the newly born bunny was blissfully unaware. Smoky and Snowy was probably roughed up by Cooper and had grown particularly bold. With its rabbit fur to keep it warm, it seemed unafraid and was not bothered about its little ones. Stella took the bunnies and placed it on Cooper's belly, then she chastised them both, "You two have to take responsibility for your offspring."

Cooper growled. 'Did you hear that? You have to take good care of them. You can't just abandon them!'

Regardless of his grumbles, Cooper didn't push the little ones away and dutifully cared for them.

As for the remaining adult rabbits, Stella took them to the bathroom, dispatched them with a stun baton, and tossed them into Arcadia. She planned to cook them when she had time. Feeding them was an issue, but the main problem was the smell.

Back in the room, Stella was staring at the glowing charcoal fire and seemed lost in thought. What was Jasper's intention?

He had nearly broken down her door, gave up his mink coat, and also provided a charcoal heater. His face was usually indifferent, and he didn't even flinch in the face of death, but his face was full of anxiety when he was knocking on her door. Could it be... he was afraid she would freeze to death and there would be no one to teach Rosie?

Late at night, sleepy and confused, she didn't feel like thinking. Sleep was the most important thing, and other issues could wait until tomorrow.

Stella took off her coat, crawled into her warm bed, and quickly fell asleep. In her previous life, she almost froze to death, wrapping herself in all the clothes she had. This time, her bed was as warm as spring, and she felt truly content.

The cold weather made her sleepy, and even at ten o'clock, she didn't want to get up.

The radio crackled to life. "Stella, are you awake?"

Stella reached out for it. "Hmm, I just woke up." Her voice was lazy, with a hint of nasal tone.

Jasper asked, "Do you have a cold?"

in bed." Stella

making breakfast for

declined. "No, I'm not hungry

the bed and pawed

no..." The radio was

"What happened?"

making a mess." Stella quickly picked it up. "I won't keep you,

"Okay, keep warm."

he was prancing around on the bed. He twirled, jumped, and finally, he rammed his head into Stella's

his mouth. "Why are you so

His bright eyes were staring at her, as he tilted his head to look cute. Stella wrapped him in a blanket, stroking his head. "Where were you at this

and with people freezing to death, she couldn't imagine how he had survived. His skin was frozen off, covered in sores. Stella didn't want to remember that image, and her eyes got teary.

at

bed around eleven and went into the

didn't stay long, otherwise, the drastic temperature change might have made her sick. There were electric heaters in the room, making it feel like spring, but opening the door was like being

but having the rabbits stay in her room

and one of the baby rabbits had unfortunately died. She cleared out

an eye on them. No biting the wires, no peeing or pooping on the

he understood, pinning down Smoky and growling as if to say, "Got

in the living room. Holding a hot rubber water bottle, Stella stood on the

the sound of rain, the silence was terrifying, as if even time had stopped. Even if she was experiencing it again, Stella was still filled with fear.

been working all night, and replaced them with two new ones to prevent them from breaking down from overuse. With the heaters and the charcoal stove, the living room finally had

took out a stewed beef and radish dish, served it with veggies and rice and added freeze-dried canned food to the dog food. Sitting close to

Angela knocked on the door to check in. After she confirmed that Stella was still alive, she hurried back to snuggle under her blanket without coming in. Cody had caught a cold from the freezing weather, but luckily he had medicine with him. Just as she

"Cooper, do you want to

a while