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 residents of 1803

at Stella

and her knowledge was limited, she knew more than the average person. Jasper didn't refuse. He first lit the charcoal stove to warm up the room and then said

didn't want to leave, but Stella's

took a few layers to get to his thermal undershirt. His posture was rigid, not knowing where

the collar of his shirt and gently pressed around. "Does your

feel like his bone. There was an occasional twitching sensation, accompanied by a

time to recover." Thankfully he

should take some anti-inflammatory pills That should speed

amount of medicine last time,

Stella didn't argue, but his medicinal alcohol had frozen. Stella went back to her place to get hers. "I have a small bottle at

a large glass jar in Arcadia into a water bottle. Afraid he would suspect something, she poured some hot water into a basin

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

applied the medicinal alcohol, massaging it in

bit awkward. Stella cleared her throat.

totally avoided it. It was

him for interfering

But you need to take care of yourself and not take too

might've known his limits, but Stella didn't want to owe

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

After all, he was injured because

on the couch in her comfortable clothes,

They were not the type to hold

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

After all, Stella and Cody grew up in the same orphanage and