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 helm in the kitchen, with Stella giving

sense of smell picking up the scent of

the midst of a catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate Christmas

an extra pound of relief food

amount of food distributed was staggering due to

shredded pork, beef stew, fish soup,

Lukas brought out a party popper, opened the front door and set it off. The

time. She didn't know what the future held, but she felt

said, "Cheers, Jasper, your cooking skills are getting better

do you think take

did he mean by 'take care of'? Stella frowned, these

"Yes, Stella

Cody and Lukas, her eyes

to get a beating, and their hearts skipped a beat, "Let's eat

warm

and Angela boiled

too quiet, so she asked her dog to bring the iPad. She had downloaded a lot

sat on the sofa, slowly munching on snacks. Cooper squeezed in next to her, resting his head on her leg, his bright eyes staring at her. Stella had no

the small chips, Cooper used his eyes to signal her: 'Come

not wanting to spoil him. She would give him more when they got

worried about bankrupting 1803. She deliberately controlled Cooper's food intake

at night. She went home, showered, put on her comfortable

she was about to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie rang,

I was just about

together, could something have

a pause on the other

saw that it was

and Rosie too. I hope you two have

too, may you and

"Woof!"

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