18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 93

Stella had no patience for nonsense. "If our mere presence is such a curse, then do us a favor and get lost."

"Why should we move?" Korey's wife glared at her viciously. "Because of you, my son was kidnapped and my husband was hurt. This isn't over!" Stella was speechless. "What do you want?"

Korey held back his wife. His eyes were filled with pain as he looked at Stella and her group. "I'm sorry. I know I messed up. I shouldn't target you guys. But I was desperate. My son is only eight. If I don't do as they said, they will kill him. I know I brought this on myself, but my mistakes shouldn't affect my son. Can you help me save him?"

Stella was speechless. She couldn't believe he had the audacity to ask that.

If he stood with them, like the Moore family, and told them about the kidnappers' true intentions, she might offer to help him by providing the latest news about the gang. But he had chosen to hide, putting them in danger time and time again. And now he wanted them to risk their lives to save his son?

"You're dreaming," Stella snapped.

She ignored him and walked straight to room 1702, kicking at the door. "If you have any guts, stay in there and never come out."

Angela added a kick. "Listen up, if you don't come out now, I'll break down this door!"

But, the door of 1702 remained shut.

"Fine, be that way," Stella scoffed. "See if we ever come here again."

After that, she walked away, heading back upstairs. Angela and the others followed suit. No one wanted to be the sacrificial lamb anymore. They'd let the 17th floor deal with their mess.

Korey's wife wanted to confront Stella, but her husband held her back.

"Listen, I can't hold on much longer, Jane," he admitted.

she

seeped into his bones and the pain was unbearable. "Don't seek revenge on the 18th floor after I'm gone. The gang

return. You need

with his bleeding body to the kitchen and grabbed a knife before heading downstairs. "I'll

grief, his wife watched as he walked away, calling

stop. With his last bit of strength, he made it to the seventh floor, but not much further.

her dog, Cooper, came bounding up to

boy. I'm alright," she assured him, crouching down

on the shoulder. Stella winced and the others watched in shock. They hadn't expected the dog to

arms, letting out continuous sobs. He

weapons are lethal. You would die if you were hit." Stella continued to comfort him, "Next time,

looked up at her. 'Was she

her finger with

looked on enviously. In truth, only Cooper had the courage to hit Stella. Anyone else would have been punished

lingering trauma from Stella's beatings in their childhood still

over, her pout clearly expressing her resentment and teardrop circling her eyes restlessly. He gently stroked his sister's head,

tightly, "I can do it too." Why was it that every time there's danger, he either

had settled, they gathered in room 1803. Cody and Lukas laid out the weapons they had found, wondering how they should be divided. Holding one of these would definitely

of these weapons. Without hesitation, he picked one up and placed

were stunned by Cooper's actions. Stella laughed and took the second weapon from him, placing both back

about

that Stella and Jasper would agree too. This would give them more confidence when

at Stella before speaking. "I don't

crude weapon to