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.

Jasper came downstairs, "What did he say

he was attracted to me," Stella replied

frowned, taking a while before asking, "And you?" Stella leaned forward, sniffing, "You smell

Stella laughed, "Don't

wasn't that, but he

little dazed." Stella sat down to explain, "Bran is the youngest of the Porras family, spoiled since childhood.

After the bloodshed of the apocalypse, the Porras family became more cautious and low-key, but their pride remained, which might have caused Bran's split

family didn't provoke them, Stella was willing to keep

surprise, Bran actually sent people to

Drinks this time. He mentioned clearing up the misunderstanding and dropping the case at the police station. Stella ignored him, letting her vicious Cooper

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

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

seemed cultivating herbs was

go into the mountains to find as many herbs as possible. Jasper had no objections. The other things could be moved

of them. He really likes Smoky

much for

for a moment and decided

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

the kid to experience some hardship, to understand the

over, along with a big bag of feed made

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. The seasons became more distinct, and

teaching the siblings about herbs, and now they split up

day, they had gathered dozens

cold at night, so Stella took out the mummy sleeping bags.

regularly apply it on Cooper, not worrying about him having