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.

with Stella giving pointers. Soon, delicious smells wafted

was out on the balcony, his keen sense of smell picking up the scent of other families' dinners.

catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate Christmas was

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

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

dishes of shredded pork, beef stew, fish soup, pork soup

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

a warm atmosphere for the first time. She

your cooking skills are

who do you think take care

of'? Stella frowned, these two

"Yes, Stella was pretty

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

the two of them were sure to get

was warm

and Angela boiled some lemon

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

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

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

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

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

time it was over, it was already late at night. She went home, showered, put

to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie rang, "Are you

I was

1803 together, could something

pause on the other end of

saw that it was

Christmas to you and Rosie too. I

and Cooper

"Woof!"

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