18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 123

Seeing Rosie on the verge of tears, Cody, fearing a beating from Jasper, immediately stopped teasing her. "Alright, alright, Stella is part of your family."

Stella playfully tossed a cushion at him. "You never know when to quit, even going so far as to tease a child."

Cody caught the cushion, grinning ear to ear. "My bad, entirely my bad."

Rosie scratched her head, as if she'd found a solution. "Cody, I'll add her to the drawing."

And she didn't just add Stella, but everyone else as well - her, her brother, Cooper, their pet rabbits, and their big house.

After spending time in room 1803, Rosie seemed reluctant to leave, hesitating as if wanting to say something.

Stella beckoned her over. "Rosie, do you have something to say to us?"

Rosie hesitated a little. "Yes."

"What is it?"

However, Rosie didn't know how to go about it, especially since Cody and the others wouldn't be around then.

The people living on the 18th floor were able to fend off looters all thanks to Jasper's guidance, but all three had to work and couldn't take time off to celebrate for him.

Stella, who had been given a clear explanation, sighed.

The crew still left in the dark, departing at five in the morning and reaching the meeting point by eight.

The dog, in a playful mood, ran out of the apartment. First, he dug around the balcony, then in the other rooms, before coming back with his food bowl.

Half a bowl of bones, almost enough to make Stella faint.

bit crazy apparently, not even afraid

the other end of the

gift could compare to a meal, especially since he didn't lack for anything. Stella had an

fine with anything. What do you

I'm fine with anything

like cooking. "How about this, I cook and bring

come over and

no, no, I

to brush her teeth, wash her face, and change her clothes. She read a bit of her medical book, and around noon, she took a portion of beef brisket stewed with potatoes from the fridge, pouring it into

so she added enough for him, the

open the door through the walkie-talkie. To her surprise, as soon as she opened the door to her apartment, he was already

cooked as well - steamed pork ribs with corns, some pasta, and roasted pork

brisket stew, Stella hadn't expected him to cook such a lavish meal, making her feel somewhat stingy. But she shrugged it off, deciding to

dog was even more shameless, actually bringing its half-eaten bowl of bones to

complex expression, patted his head. "I appreciate

took his stash and

door was closed, they

and cards from Cody, Lukas and Angela. "I

hands excitedly.

feel that when he silently made his wish, he was looking not only

they began to

two bowls of the spicy dish, she was sweating profusely. There was quite a bit of food left over, and Jasper suggested, "Leftovers aren't good. Can you help finish them

Well, why not!

on the sofa with her tablet,

"Could you get some red grapes for

all, he added, "Just half a bunch, eating too much in this cold weather

and he wanted her to take only half a bunch? He was even thriftier

them were distracted, Stella grabbed the largest bunch of grapes. "Consider it mine, to make up for tonight's dinner." Jasper didn't refuse, taking the grapes to the kitchen to wash them before cutting them up and putting