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?

she could stop him, the cockroach was crushed and swallowed by sharp rabbit

seemingly searching for more food,

over, and sure enough, there was another crunch. This time, it was a fully-grown cockroach, as wide as two

fly away, but was caught mid-air by a

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

heat had just begun, and the cockroaches were growing incredibly fast. Thinking about what they might

hunting, but his temperamental wife, Snowy, joined in the fun. The rabbit couple

when she woke up was to check on them. Surprisingly, they were not only fine but seemed more energetic, digging around for

Rosie's scream, Cooper leaped up

step on something squishy as soon as she stepped out of

was taken aback. Looking around, she could see at

floor, and she shuddered to think what it was like for the lower floor

1801. Did they sneak in when they were young, or were there eggs in the apartment to begin with? She had no way of

and kept his house clean

followed her into 1801, crunching away on

around the hallways and stairs. Stella didn't bother with them. She had placed cockroach baits around, but they seemed to have no effect. True enough, the mutated cockroaches seemed immune to the poison. "Ew, it smells so

a plate she had washed the night before. There was a cockroach dropping in it, and she almost threw up when

at night. They also caused significant damage by chewing on clothes and

winter clothes, and asked Stella to store the food

were excellent hiders. After she had stored things in Arcadia and walked out, instantly, a few large cockroaches were kicked out by Arcadia. Stella never thought that Arcadia

against cockroaches, and

1801, Jasper rolled up

always a bit of smell, no matter