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.

Stella giving pointers. Soon, delicious smells

his keen sense of smell picking up the scent of other families' dinners. Hmm,

the midst of a catastrophic winter, being able to

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

to each survivor, the total amount of food distributed was staggering due to the large number of survivors

shredded pork, beef stew, fish soup, pork soup with radishes, and a big pot

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 of the Christmas Eve dinner. With two

with such a warm atmosphere for the first time. She didn't know what the future

"Cheers, Jasper, your cooking skills

who do you

of'? Stella frowned, these two must be itching for a

calm, "Yes,

to Cody and Lukas, her eyes twinkling with

get a

warm

care of the dishes. Lukas and Angela

dog to bring the iPad. She had downloaded a lot of movies, TV shows,

squeezed in next to her, resting his head on her leg, his bright

satisfied with the small chips, Cooper used his eyes to signal her: 'Come on, give me

didn't shell many, not wanting to spoil him. She would give him more when they

1803. She deliberately

By the time it was over, it was already late at night. She went home, showered, put on her comfortable thermal clothes, and got

to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie

was just

just left 1803 together, could

other end of the walkie-talkie,

looked at her watch and saw that

too. I hope you

and

"Woof!"

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