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.

Stella giving pointers.

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

catastrophic winter, being able to celebrate Christmas

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

total amount of food distributed was staggering

stew, fish soup,

set it off. The colorful confetti fluttered down, marking the start of the Christmas Eve dinner. With two people stirring up the atmosphere,

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

your cooking skills

laughed, "Of course, who do

Stella frowned,

was calm, "Yes, Stella

and Lukas, her eyes

to get a beating,

was warm and everyone ate

Cody took 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 to

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

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

She didn't shell many, not wanting to spoil

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

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

about to fall asleep,

I was just

together, could

the other end of the

at her watch and saw that

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

you and Cooper be

"Woof!"

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