18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 273

A flirtatious voice echoed, followed by a slender figure stepping out, "Mom, who's making a racket outside?"

Dressed in pre-apocalypse luxury couture, Julia looked bright and captivating, like a carefully nurtured flower in a greenhouse. Stella instantly snapped to attention and pushed Tracy aside. Tracy, in her high heels, nearly toppled over from the shove.

Seeing the battered servant, Julia quickly understood the situation and instinctively backed into the house. But Stella was quicker. She grabbed Julia by the hair and dragged her outside.

Julia let out a piercing shriek, "Let go of me, you lunatic! Help, help!"

Startled, Tracy tried to follow but twisted her ankle.

Stella, ignoring Julia's screams, dragged her all the way back to unit 50. Without a word, she shoved Julia against a door smeared with filth.

Julia, who had grown up pampered and protected, had never encountered such filth. The filth was still wet and it clung to her, her hands, her precious dress, everywhere. The stench was overpowering, causing her to retch.

As she tried to get up, Stella kicked her, pressing a foot onto Julia's face.

Half of Julia's face was pressed against the filthy door, smeared all over. Any struggle made it worse, getting it in her mouth and nose.

"You like throwing filth, do you?" Stella sneered, her foot pressing down on Julia's attractive face, "Since you like it so much, you're not leaving until you've licked this door clean."

Weeping and retching, Julia cursed Stella, "What the hell do you want, you crazy woman?"

was your jealousy and hatred that made me teach her

fiercely, "I didn't.

threatening me, you also promised me 10 pounds

with Julia, "I have no grudge against those people living in Building 50. Why would I provoke her? It's you who hold a grudge against her for hitting you and seducing

than half of the

their friendship used to be, the more disgusted

in filth, she would

of her once, and this time was even worse. This vile woman, not only did she look like her, but she also became the talk of the town by bullying her. Using her outrageous actions, she attracted Bran's attention, making him constantly revolve around her. She had liked Bran for so many years, always hoping to marry him when she came of age, but he

perhaps Julia wouldn't be so angry. But Stella's face was so much like hers. Without her youth and beauty, looking as plain as a potato, how

he hadn't even glanced at her, but he was so infatuated

"Stop!"

by a

dignity in the neighborhood, Tracy raised her hand to slap

wrist and said coldly, "Tracy, it's a mother's fault when her daughter is not educated. You raised this shameless girl,

right? It's the end of the world and you're still trying to bully the weak. I can stomach anything, but I won't tolerate being wronged. If you dare to lay a finger on me today, I'll chop off your

so-called etiquette of high society? I have a family and a husband. Even if I didn't, what business

allegations,

with her, "There's plenty of evidence and witnesses. If you want to deny it,

was something she couldn't admit to. While Stella was wrong to hit someone, if they reported it to the police and it was proven, Julia's reputation would be ruined and she would never be able to find a good family to marry into. The onlookers, they were friends or allies of the Riley family, but not a single one stepped forward to help. They were all afraid