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.

the helm in the kitchen, with Stella giving

scent of other families'

a catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate

generous, providing an extra pound of relief food per

of food distributed was staggering due to the large number of survivors in

of shredded pork, beef stew, fish soup, pork soup with radishes, and

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

a warm atmosphere for the first time. She

"Cheers, Jasper, your cooking skills are

do you think take care of

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

was calm, "Yes, Stella was

turned to Cody and Lukas, her

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

was warm and

dinner, Cody took care of the dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled some lemon tea and set out some

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

her, resting his head on

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

many, not wanting to spoil him. She would give him more when they got

was worried about bankrupting 1803. She deliberately controlled

time it was over, it was already late at night. She went home, showered, put on her comfortable thermal clothes, and got into

she was about to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie rang, "Are

I was just

1803 together, could something have

the other end

looked at her watch and saw

Merry Christmas to you and Rosie too. I hope you two have a

may you and Cooper

"Woof!"

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