18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 70

Chapter 70

The voice belonged to Drew, and he was surrounded by a few of his cronies.

Stella ignored him, but Drew continued to knock, chattering away to his buddies.

"Hey, Drew, seems like there's no movement on the 18th floor. Wonder if something happened last night?" The voice was hoarse, a clear indication of a cold. If something had happened to those on the 18th floor, it would have been a sweet relief to them. Drew muttered curses under his breath but plastered on a benevolent smile. "How could that be? Stella and her friends are young and healthy. How could anything happen to them? If anything did happen, we would have to help." "Drew, you're too kind. Didn't you see how they treated us?"

"We can't say that. We all live in the same building, and we should look out for each other."

"Huh, there seems to be some movement. They're not dead yet!" The disappointment was clear in his voice. If the people on the 18th floor had been wiped out, the countless supplies would have been theirs.

"Sorry to disappoint you, Drew." Stella's voice was icy cold. "We're not only alive, but we're also thriving."

The sudden voice caused the group to look at each other in surprise. They had been knocking for ages without a response; they hadn't expected a sudden answer.

This was awkward.

Drew was quick to react. "Stella, we were just concerned. It's good that you're alright."

"Don't worry, we'll outlive you lot."

The conversation was over. Drew was seething inside but kept up his friendly facade. "That's good. If you guys ever need anything, don't hesitate to tell me."

The group left with a bitter taste in their mouths.

In a post-apocalyptic world, people like Drew were common. They would wish for others' demise, hoping to scavenge what was left. But they were nothing more than fools, and Stella and her friends didn't take them seriously.

cashmere sweater, but she still needed Cooper's fur coat to help him get used to the weather change. "You?"

an excuse to slack off. She had to

stiff from the

Stella's stove, it was second

was sweating profusely. Her thermal socks were silky smooth on the inside. During a collision with Jasper, Stella slid backwards, and because

of her. Her mouth bumped into his face. A muffled groan escaped her lips. It felt like all

he was lying

helped her sit

then realized that he had used his hand to support her head. "I'm fine, my feet were just

who was in Rosie's room, heard the commotion and rushed out, grabbing onto Jasper's clothes, and pulling him

Stella quickly intervened. "Cooper!"

not matter who Jasper was, but

quickly picked up the loyal dog. "He didn't bully me. He saved

Stella. The dog turned his back on Jasper, causing him to feel confused.

explained, "Cooper just lacks a sense of security,

possible fight breaking out, she quickly took the dog away. When she got home, Cooper didn't apologize and was instead

dog with a treat. "You're the most important to me. I'm training with Jasper to

she was lying!' Cooper turned his head away in a

off her thermal socks to prove her innocence. "Why don't you

this, she threw them at

was startled. At least the socks didn't smell bad. He pounced on

hurt my head, and you wouldn't have an owner anymore. You wouldn't get any of the chicken, duck, fish, and meat that Arcadia hoards. You'd have to go back to being a stray." Apologize? Never! The

training a dog to apologize was also

ruin their harmonious relationship, Stella tactfully passed the buck to Jasper. This was a trade-off. A

-21 degrees. The harsh weather made her wonder how many people would be

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