18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 143

In response to Stella's words, Jasper felt a twinge of guilt, "No."

He didn't have a sweet tooth, and his drink of choice was coffee, "Actually, I feel quite bad for not being able to help you."

He was referring to the work at Arcadia farm - all back-breaking tasks. Because she needed to save time, he couldn't step in to help and she had to do all the work alone.

Jasper wasn't exactly sure what the work entailed, but he knew it wasn't easy. So he took over all the household chores, and Stella barely needed to lift a finger. The work he did was visible, but her workload was not. "Stella, remember to call on me if you need anything." "Mm."

Having someone who saw her tiredness, cared for her yet knew the right boundaries felt good. At least in the few months they had lived together, Stella didn't feel uncomfortable anymore. It was no longer as icy as before. Back at 1802, she closed the thick curtains and turned on the light to read.

Feeling a bit peckish, she pulled out a pack of beef jerky, munching while flipping through the medical books.

Just as she was about to take a bite of the jerky, Stella's eyes widened.

A cockroach!

Judging by its body, it seemed to be underage, crawling slowly on the floor.

That was strange. She had plugged all drains and fixed nets to the balcony gaps. Where could it have come from?

Stella instinctively picked up a slipper, about to squash it, but Smoky, her pet rabbit, suddenly pounced on it. Crunch. Yes, it ate the cockroach.

Ew, cockroaches carried a lot of germs. Was Smoky trying to commit suicide after a fight with its wife, or was it simply fearlessly ignorant?

stop him, the cockroach was

Smoky started looking around, seemingly searching for more food, and hopped into the

another crunch. This time, it was a fully-grown

its wings to fly away, but was caught mid-air by

cockroaches used to crawl and fly haphazardly, bumping into everything, and it

what they might had been eating to grow so large, Stella felt a wave

his temperamental wife, Snowy, joined in the fun. The rabbit couple ran around the

up was to check on them. Surprisingly, they were not only fine but seemed more energetic, digging around for more food with their offspring. Jasper called her over for breakfast as usual, but Rosie screamed in fright, "Ah, a cockroach, Jasper, there's

scream, Cooper leaped up

soon as she stepped out of the

Looking around, she could see at least seven or eight cockroaches

floor, and she shuddered to think what it was

or were there eggs in the apartment to begin with? She

neat freak and kept his house clean and tidy, so there weren't

forgot to close the door, and the rabbits followed her into 1801, crunching away on more cockroaches.

around, but they seemed to have no effect. True enough,

was a cockroach dropping in it, and she almost threw up when she

They also caused significant damage by

folded the winter clothes, and asked Stella to

Arcadia and walked out, instantly, a few large cockroaches were kicked out by Arcadia. Stella never thought that Arcadia could be used this

cockroaches, and she had honed her skills since childhood. It was swift, ruthless, and

rolled up

pets in the house, there was always a bit of smell, no matter how much cleaning was done. Stella felt a