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 from the

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

the midst of a catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate

government was particularly generous, providing an extra pound of relief food per person to ensure everyone could celebrate

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

fish soup, pork soup

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 first time. She didn't know what the future held, but she

your cooking skills are getting better

do you think take

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

calm, "Yes,

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

the two of them were sure to get a beating, and their hearts skipped a beat, "Let's eat before it gets

was warm and everyone ate

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

dog to bring the iPad. She had downloaded a lot of movies, TV shows, and variety shows from various video websites before the disaster, all

on the sofa, slowly munching on snacks. Cooper squeezed in next to her, resting his head on her leg, his bright eyes staring at

eyes to signal her: 'Come on, give me

shell many, not wanting to spoil him. She would

about bankrupting 1803. She deliberately controlled Cooper's food intake during

was over, it was already late at

about to fall asleep, her

was just

left 1803 together, could something

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

watch and saw that it was just

I hope you two have a great

you and Cooper

"Woof!"

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