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.

gate, Jasper came

attracted to me,"

frowned, taking a while before asking, "And you?" Stella leaned forward, sniffing, "You smell like jealousy." Jasper pulled

laughed, "Don't you

but he

the youngest of the Porras family, spoiled since childhood. Everyone praises him wherever he goes, which has fostered his arrogant and domineering behavior. But then he was

bloodshed of the apocalypse, the

case, as long as the Porras family didn't provoke

actually sent people to deliver food. Stella was speechless and ignored

He mentioned clearing up the misunderstanding

they wilted for several days. Eventually, they gradually adapted

Arcadia, which allowed them to gradually transition to the greenhouse. If they had found seedlings in the

herbs was quite

cold and resultant pneumonia, which was like providing a standard answer. Stella wanted to go into the mountains to find as many herbs as possible. Jasper had no objections. The other things could be moved

Dylan take care of them. He really likes Smoky and

a lot of poultry and it might be too much for

a moment and decided to ask

the family would be out for a few days, Austin readily agreed, "No problem, just bring them over. Dylan has been nagging about wanting to

smelly. It would be good for the kid to

along with a big bag of feed made

from another direction in Ivywood Estates, aiming for an unexplored area. The

teaching the siblings about herbs, and now they split up to search. Rosie was assigned Cooper as her bodyguard for

the day, they had gathered dozens of herbs, all

out the mummy sleeping bags. She shared one

so Stella would regularly apply it on Cooper, not