18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 256

Cooper's antics almost made Stella spray her coffee with laughter as he and Rosie seemed increasingly in sync.

The first floor living room was simple, furnished with items from Sunrise Sanctuary, appearing plain and unassuming.

Noticing Dylan's restraint, Stella suggested, "Rosie, didn't you mention wanting to plant something in the backyard? Why don't you take Dylan along?" Rosie, a sweet-faced, bubbly little girl with twinkling eyes, reached out to take Dylan's hand, "Dylan, I'll take you to plow the land and plant vegetables."

Dylan, meeting such an amiable and cheerful girl for the first time, relaxed a bit, "Okay." He set down his backpack and followed Rosie into the backyard, with Cooper tagging along to ensure Rosie was safe.

Before long, the laughter of the two children filled the air.

When Stella went to check on them, she found Rosie instructing Dylan on how to till the soil, "Dylan, you're doing it wrong."

She didn't interfere and instead went to the greenhouse to plant some lotus roots.

She filled a pot with water and soil, stirring it before planting a couple of lotus roots. She didn't have many lotus roots stored from before the apocalypse and they were mostly used for cooking, so she hoped the planting would be successful.

As Stella emerged from the greenhouse, Jasper was about to head out, "I'm off to Eastwood Eden to see if Patrick can make the door."

Initially, the plan was for all three of them, plus Cooper, to go, but they needed an adult to stay home with Dylan around.

Stella cautioned him, "Things are getting chaotic out there. Be careful on the way."

Yesterday, while exercising on the rooftop, Stella coincidentally encountered a wealthy lady taking a stroll. When the wealthy lady saw the towering exterior walls and the cement-plastered houses, her smile instantly vanished, replaced by an expression barely able to conceal a strong sense of disdain.

"Ever since this apocalypse, any Tom, Dick, or Harry can come here. I fear there will be no peace in the future."

"You said it. We were promised safety by the authorities, but look at the state of things now. All sorts of riffraff can buy houses here."

believe who I bumped into earlier. That Austin, the second-hand dealer. What has the world come to?

Otherwise, he wouldn't have the means to

the apocalypse, and these people still looked down on others. They were still able to lead a fine life only because of their wealth. If they were tossed out, they wouldn't survive half a day. Stella was disgusted by their behavior; they even had bodyguards for

covered in mud and dust, he first looked surprised, then burst into laughter, "It's rare to see you getting dirty, son.

son was extremely introverted. Even when Austin invited his subordinates' children over to

I haven't finished tilling the soil. I still need to plant potatoes

Austin patted his son's head. "We have a garden at

"Dylan has mild autism. He's shy and barely speaks. How did you manage to bring him out

various methods, but to

overprotected him," Stella pondered. "I didn't do much. It was

well. What do you say if Rosie spends

didn't refuse, knowing that

Rosie, "How do you

"Dylan's very nice."

want to play

thought for a moment, "Stella,

Don't blindly trust someone just because you've spent a lot of time together." "Okay, I'll play

three of

to impact, and

wasn't familiar with

After a lot of knocking and tapping, they picked the sturdiest ones they

delivered the wood, he came back to pick up Stella

they didn't plan to renovate them, the

in yet, but there were sounds of activity, probably

comes perfection. In less than half a day, they had installed

first installed iron bars on the windows before