18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 85

The moment Stella spoke, the woman's face turned ghostly pale with fear, not daring to utter another word. Afraid that Stella hadn't vented her anger fully, she quickly turned and left.

The others, terrified and sweating, kept silent, not daring to say a word. They, too, were perplexed, wondering why they had meddled in others' business. Afraid of being targeted by the ruthless Stella, they also hastily left. Cooper, having freed himself from his leash, rushed towards Stella, scratching her anxiously and whining, as if to say, "What's the matter, Stella?"

Stella stroked his head, comforting him. "It's okay."

Rosie ran to Stella, her face full of concern. "Sister, are you okay?"

The concern from the two was evident, making Stella feel a warmth in her heart. Even in this chaotic apocalyptic world, there were still people who cared for her.

The Moore family's father and son were also scared and relieved. "Glad you're okay."

The brick hit Jasper pretty hard and Stella was worried he might have fractured a bone. "Are you sure you're okay?"

Jasper moved his shoulder and a flash of pain showed in his eyes. "Should be... fine."

Seeing his less-than-nimble movements, Stella knew that even if his bones hadn't been damaged, his soft tissues were definitely bruised.

Joey suggested, "We should go home, and if it gets worse, we will go to the hospital."

The doctors, heeding the government's call, were still treating patients, but one had to fend for themselves when it came to medications. They needed an experienced orthopedic doctor to give them peace of mind. Jasper switched the load to his other shoulder, and Stella followed behind, pushing the sled, keeping an eye on his movements.

He was hurt. There was no denying it.

Rosie was worried for her brother, she wiped her eyes but didn't cry.

When they got back to Sunrise Sanctuary, Angela and her crew helped with the moving. Upon hearing about Jasper's injury, they were shocked. He was so strong, how could he be injured?

the returning party didn't tell the residents of 1803 how

at Stella and seemed to

off your shirt, and let me check." Although she had only studied medicine for a year and her knowledge was

was obedient. Cooper didn't want to leave, but

shirt. He was bundled up for winter, so it took a few layers to get to his thermal undershirt.

collar of his shirt

his bone. There was an occasional

to recover." Thankfully he was wearing layers, otherwise, he would definitely fracture

should take some

considerable amount of medicine last time, so neither of

didn't argue, but his medicinal alcohol had frozen. Stella went back to her place to get hers.

suspect something, she poured some hot water into a basin and threw the water bottle in after a while.

if he didn't wear anything, but Jasper wasn't used to being shirtless in front of a girl. He changed into a sleeveless workout

pulled down his strap and applied the medicinal alcohol,

of them spoke, and the atmosphere was a bit awkward. Stella cleared her throat. "Thank

could have totally avoided it. It was my

she couldn't blame him for interfering either. What about next time? She appreciated the

might not have been able to dodge it. But you need to take care of yourself and not take too many risks next

limits, but Stella didn't want to owe him. Owing someone a

she found the medication he needed. Before leaving, Stella reminded him, "Keep an eye on it and let me know

After all, he was injured because of

home, she took a shower and settled on the couch in her comfortable clothes, as her thoughts were drifting

type to hold grudges and there hadn't been

usually cold, treated Stella better than Cody and the others. But this was the end of the world, a time of life and death.

Cody and the others, it would make sense. After all, Stella and Cody grew up in the same orphanage and had a solid foundation of friendship. They