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.

took the helm in the kitchen, with Stella

the balcony, his keen sense of smell picking up the scent of other

midst of a catastrophic winter, being

pound of relief food per

of food distributed was staggering

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

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

for the first time. She didn't

"Cheers, Jasper, your cooking skills are getting better and

who do you think

care of'? Stella frowned, these

was calm, "Yes, Stella was

her

two of them were sure to get a beating, and their hearts skipped a

room was warm and everyone

dishes. Lukas and Angela boiled some

too quiet, 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 before

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

used his eyes to signal her: 'Come on, give me

him. She didn't shell many, not wanting to spoil him. She would give him more when

1803. She deliberately

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 into

as she was about to fall asleep, her walkie-talkie

was just

1803 together, could something have

pause on the other

her watch and saw that it was just past

I hope you two have

too, may you and Cooper be happy and

"Woof!"

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