18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 119

Chapter 119

You just couldn't pull the wool over his eyes.

Feeling embarrassed, Stella played dumb, "I think there's been a misunderstanding, I'm not trying to hide anything from you." "Do you want to know?"

"Know what?"

"My secret."

No, Stella didn't want to know. She still wanted to live, not be silenced or dissected.

Jasper kept on planting potatoes, "Stella, I trust in time."

What the hell was he implying?

Stella sensed that something was amiss and awkwardly said, "I'm sorry, I'm just naturally suspicious and find it hard to open up to people."

Despite being given a second chance at life, her post-traumatic stress disorder hadn't disappeared. She was trying to control it, and it was much better than it was at the beginning.

Jasper repeated, "You're doing just fine. I would be the same."

Well, didn't he contradict himself there? Forget it, she'd just play dumb.

After planting potatoes, they headed to 1803 to cook.

They agreed to start cooking together on Christmas Eve, taking turns for lunch and dinner.

Stella's Christmas supplies weren't going to be enough for all three families, so they had to pool resources. She provided 5 pounds of frozen potatoes, a fish, and considering her dog was a big eater, she added some grains and pasta. Jasper contributed a bag of frozen pears, 10 salted eggs, and two pounds of pork belly.

Room 1803 provided the heat source, gas, rice and oil, and some drinks.

Christmas Eve dinner was the most important meal of the year.

the kitchen, with Stella giving pointers. Soon, delicious smells wafted from

smell picking up the scent of

the midst of a catastrophic winter, being

providing an extra pound of relief food per person to ensure everyone could celebrate Christmas

of food

fish soup, pork soup with radishes, and

fireworks, Christmas still needed some form of rituals. Lukas brought out a party popper, opened the front door and set it off. The colorful confetti fluttered down, marking the start

the first time. She didn't know what the future held, but she felt a sense of

Jasper, your cooking skills

"Of course, who do you think

Stella

calm, "Yes, Stella

and Lukas, her eyes twinkling with mischief, "Let's

get a beating, and their hearts skipped a beat, "Let's eat before it gets

was warm and everyone ate

dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled

too quiet, so she asked her dog to bring the iPad. She had downloaded a lot of movies, TV shows, and variety shows from

munching on snacks. Cooper squeezed in next to her, resting his head on her leg, his bright eyes staring at her. Stella had

Cooper used his eyes

didn't shell many, not wanting to

was worried about bankrupting 1803. She deliberately controlled

it was already late at night. She went home, showered, put on

was about to fall

was just

1803 together, could

the other end of the walkie-talkie, "Stella, Merry

watch and saw that

to you and Rosie too. I hope you two have a

may you and

"Woof!"

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