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.

was a bit crazy apparently, not even afraid of

Jasper paused on the other end of the call. "Would you like to have

compare to a meal, especially since he didn't lack for anything. Stella had an idea. "What do you and Rosie like to eat? You

fine with anything. What

fine

was cold, and Stella didn't feel like cooking. "How about

come over and

no, I can

into the bathroom 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

loved it, so she added enough for him, the pot bubbling with

opened the door to her apartment, he was already outside waiting, taking the hot pot from

as well - steamed pork ribs

brisket stew, Stella hadn't expected him to cook such a lavish meal, making

shameless, actually bringing its half-eaten bowl

expression, patted his head. "I appreciate the thought, but you keep

took his

was closed, they

Cody, Lukas and Angela. "I

hands excitedly.

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

they began

the spicy dish,

Well, why not!

sofa with her tablet, watching shows. Rosie, cuddling with Cooper,

"Could

them all, he added, "Just half a bunch, eating too much in this cold weather isn't

and he wanted her to take only

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

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