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.

kitchen, with Stella giving pointers.

out on the balcony, his keen sense of smell picking up the scent of other families' dinners. Hmm, their food couldn't compare to what was cooking

in the midst of a catastrophic winter, being able to

government was particularly generous, providing an extra pound of relief food per

the small amount allocated to each survivor, the total amount of food distributed

fish soup, pork soup with

door and set it off. The colorful confetti fluttered down, marking the start

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

Jasper, your cooking

"Of course, who do

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

was calm, "Yes, Stella was

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

get a

warm and everyone ate

took care of the dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled some lemon tea

downloaded a lot of movies, TV shows, and variety

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

eyes to signal her: 'Come on,

Stella started shelling peanuts for him. She didn't shell many, not wanting to spoil him. She

She deliberately controlled Cooper's

late at night. She went home, showered, put on

was about to fall asleep, her

was just about

1803 together, could something

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

at her watch and saw

to you and Rosie too. I

may you and Cooper be

"Woof!"

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