18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 271

"Absolutely not!" Bran almost choked on his disbelief.

He'd admit, Stella was a looker, but women were the last thing he lacked. What kind of beauty hadn't he seen? Hollywood starlets, social media influencers, budding models, small-town girls... all he had to do was snap his fingers and they were his. "You're overthinking." Bran said dismissively, "I'm just intrigued by your mystery."

That was a relief. Stella would've been terrified to be on his radar, "So what?"

"I got curious, so I accidentally hit you with my car."

Stella laughed, "Bran, I'm curious about what goes on in your head. Should I crack it open with a knife to take a look?"

Yep, she was definitely the first woman to speak to him like that.

Bran looked uncomfortable, his eyes darting elsewhere, "I didn't expect such a big fuss today. My... my apologies."

Well, what a surprise! The rich boy apologizing. Had it been anyone else, Stella might not have let it go. But considering the vehicles and parts in Arcadia, and the swallowed pink diamond, she felt slightly uneasy.

Moreover, her ultimate goal was to continue living in the villa, and the Porras family wasn't to be messed with. Since he had given her an out, there was no need to push it.

"Of course, if you people insist on causing trouble, we're not afraid."

By "you people", she meant the self-proclaimed elites of the neighborhood. Her words were not only for Bran but also for those who thought highly of themselves.

Bran's pride took a hit, but considering his father's sudden change of attitude after meeting Evan, he decided to swallow his pride. He waved nonchalantly and strutted away. Cooper stubbornly remained where he was, staring at Bran's retreating figure, baring his teeth.

Stella patted him and turned to go home.

she closed the gate, Jasper came

was attracted to me," Stella replied

Stella leaned forward, sniffing, "You smell like jealousy." Jasper pulled her into

jealous?" Stella laughed, "Don't you have

that, but he couldn't help

the Porras family, spoiled since childhood. Everyone praises him wherever he goes, which has fostered

be annihilated. After the bloodshed of the apocalypse, the Porras family became more cautious and low-key, but their

as the Porras family didn't

her surprise, Bran actually sent people to deliver food. Stella was speechless

mentioned clearing up the misunderstanding and dropping the case at the police station. Stella

herbs were planted in the rooftop greenhouse, and they wilted for several

to the greenhouse. If they had found seedlings in the wild, most would have died,

seemed cultivating herbs was quite

go into the mountains to find as many herbs as possible. Jasper had no objections. The other things could be moved into Arcadia, but it was hard

take care of them. He really

be too much for a child to handle. Moreover, everyone knew how much Austin pampered

for a moment and decided to ask on the

days, Austin readily agreed, "No problem, just bring them over. Dylan has been nagging about wanting to keep some pets. This

It would be good for the kid to experience

a big bag of feed made

choose Mount Greenwood as it had probably been thoroughly searched by many people. They chose to enter the mountains from another direction in Ivywood Estates, aiming for an unexplored area.

lot of time teaching the siblings about herbs, and now they split

the end of the day, they had gathered dozens of herbs, all

was cold at night, so Stella took out the mummy

stocked up on insect repellent, so Stella would regularly apply it on Cooper, not worrying