18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 214

Stella whipped out her phone to record a video, contemplating that it might be a valuable record if they survive this apocalypse. Jasper hauled in a few more buckets of water. Stella dipped her hand in and sighed in relief; at least it was no longer scalding hot. The long-awaited downpour didn't cool the air but rather forced the underground heat to the surface.

Stella watched the torrential rain outside, her body drenched in sweat from the heat. This sensation was even more unbearable than the simple extreme heat. She felt like a barbecued chicken ready to be tossed into the smoker, just a few minutes away from being perfectly cooked. She couldn't stand it, so she switched on the air conditioning to preserve her sanity.

After washing her face, which was not scalded by the boiling rain but still flushed red, Stella applied a luxurious facial mask and offered one to Jasper, "Want one?"

Jasper showed no interest in the feminine skincare routine, "No, thanks."

She lifted her gaze to his face; his skin did not appear to have suffered any redness, probably due to its thickness.

She returned to her room and unknowingly, drifted off to sleep.

She was awakened by Rosie's laughter, "A rainbow, look, it's a rainbow!"

Stella threw open the window. The rain had stopped, and a brilliant rainbow hung in the sky. The post-apocalyptic rainbow was incredibly beautiful.

Stella couldn't resist stepping out onto the terrace to admire the seven-colored arc hanging in the sky.

The sky was clear and the rainbow bridge emitted a captivating glow. If only she didn't look down to see the desolate and barren earth, it almost didn't feel like the end of the world.

She snapped a few photos, and Rosie, hugging the dog, struck a pose, "Take a picture with the rainbow, Stella."

Solo shots, group shots, family portraits - they covered all bases.

Jasper did not slack off; he collected a lot of rainwater and stored it in Arcadia.

found Rosie asleep on the sofa and couldn't help but worry, "Stella, when will Rosie

a few days of rest, Rosie's condition had improved significantly, but the concussion was a different story. Some took days, some months, and some even years to recover, and some might even have lifelong

give Rosie a nutritious meal. Their building was far from the others, and the soup she

When Stella mentioned renovations, he jumped right

massive amount of documents she had downloaded before the apocalypse and found a book on

the book, "Do we need to install

tiles, but felt it was unnecessary to use them for a house they would only live in for a year, especially since the materials couldn't be recycled. "We can just smooth it out with cement. What do you think?" Jasper had

uniformly, smoothed out the floor and then applied a layer of

roof, and cement, lime, waterproof paint and all the necessary renovation tools like a mixer, scraper,

back tools she thought they might need.

started their renovation work in

refused, "You've been working

didn't want her to get dirty, and besides, the tasks were not heavy, and he could use this

so she didn't interfere. She helped

they had the perfect excuse not to leave the house and focused on the

layer was smoothed out with a steel trowel. He repeated the process three times until the floor was as shiny as a mirror. This was a task that required patience and skill, and Stella admitted she didn't have either. All she could do was reward him with the delicious food she had

our home, and your hard

recently read a lifestyle magazine that suggested good men were made through compliments, so Stella didn't hold

gazes and chuckled. Stella felt a little

the house was finally completed. The gray floor and white walls looked plain and simple but in the post-apocalyptic world, it was a luxury. Jasper even hauled red bricks from the fourth building to build

done, they even held a housewarming ceremony. Even though they had plenty of food and drink, they needed to keep busy even

everyone's favorite dishes from Arcadia. The portions were not large, as wasting food

meal, they had a second round of barbecue

food, patted her belly contentedly, "I'm so lucky to