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.

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

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

in the midst of a catastrophic winter, being able to

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

food distributed was staggering due to the large number

beef stew, fish soup, pork soup with

The colorful confetti fluttered down, marking the start of the Christmas

Christmas with such a warm atmosphere for the first time. She didn't know what the future held, but she

cooking skills are getting better and

laughed, "Of course, who do you

'take care of'? Stella frowned, these

calm, "Yes,

Lukas, her eyes twinkling with mischief,

were sure to get a beating, and their hearts skipped

room was warm and

dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled some

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

head on her leg, his

used his eyes to signal her:

wanting to spoil him. She would give him more when

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

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

about to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie

I was just

left 1803 together, could

pause on the other end of

her watch and saw that it was

to you and Rosie too. I hope you two

you and Cooper be

"Woof!"

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