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. Soon, delicious smells wafted

keen sense of smell picking up the scent of other

of a catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate

extra pound of relief food per person to ensure everyone could

the total amount of food distributed was staggering due to the large number

fish soup, pork soup

the front door and set it off. The colorful confetti fluttered down, marking the start of the Christmas Eve

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

cooking skills are getting

course, who do

of'? Stella frowned,

"Yes, Stella was pretty

her

were sure to get a beating, and their hearts skipped a

warm and

of the dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled some lemon tea and set

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

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

satisfied with the small chips, Cooper used his eyes to signal

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

1803. She deliberately controlled Cooper's food intake during

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

as she was about to fall asleep, her

I was

together, could something

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

and saw that it

too. I hope you two have a

and

"Woof!"

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