18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 284

Upon hearing the voice, Cody and Lukas snapped to his feet, "Evan."

Just as she feared, Evan seemed to be an unshakeable presence. Stella was that close to biting into her juicy meat.

Evan nodded, "You are Stella?"

Stella smiled, "Good to see you again, Evan."

After exchanging pleasantries, Evan, with a smile on his face, didn't seem to be leaving.

What to do when the boss didn't leave? Cody reacted quickly, immediately pulling up a chair for him, "Come on, Evan, have a seat. We're having a little get-together. If you don't mind, would you like something to eat or drink?" "Am I intruding?"

Cody couldn't tell the truth, "Well, not at all."

"Alright then." Evan signaled for the waiter and ordered another round of barbecue.

Cody pulled out a glass, pouring beer for Evan.

Evan picked up the beer and sniffed it, "Hmm, this beer is good. It's been three years since the disaster, and it hasn't expired."

"Bran gave it as an apology." Stella said with a hint of awkwardness, her face calm as a summer's day, "I don't know how they preserved it, but they did a good job."

Evan laughed, "Ah, the Porras family's beer, that's good stuff. Let me try."

Sensing Stella's slight discomfort, Cody quickly changed the subject, "Evan, try the barbecue."

The barbecue was a bit damp in the thermal box and cooled off quickly once taken out, but it still tasted great.

Evan praised while eating, "Hmm, I don't know who cooked this, but it tastes more authentic than the takeouts before the disaster."

restaurants, barbecue joints, bakeries, you name it. Her culinary skills are

Stella, she would chase them around the building with a

mind sharing embarrassing stories, "Lukas and I didn't know better and once upset her,

that's

I

over the barbecue, and the quality of the ingredients and the

good, the starchy potatoes withstood the cold well, resulting in very chewy noodles. Aside from being

get some for home

started the conversation again, "How's the neighborhood recently? They

gratitude, "Ever since you came over, those people have calmed down a lot. They haven't dared to give

a bit confused. They wondered who bullied

did they? Stella was always the one doing the bullying, who would dare to mess with

of Evan. Especially Cody, he nudged Lukas under the table, signaling that something was off and they needed to be on guard. Evan didn't stay long. After tasting the food he got up

door. Returning to their seats,

She told them about the harassment she had

speechless, "The bandits outside love to rob the rich, and countless people die every day. These rich people still think they're better

should stay inside. Otherwise, they'll get chopped into

put them in their place a few

was still a fair amount of beer left, so the three of them continued to

conversation, Cody suddenly leaned in, "Stella, could

Drugs were becoming more and

you know,

That? What was that?

him and quickly realized what he was talking about, showing a sympathetic look, "Sorry, I don't have any of that. Just eat more oysters, it'll do the trick." Cody nearly choked, "What are

straightforward,

directly then, and don't beat around the bush. She thought

haven't been together long, and Angela had a miscarriage due to

between a man and a woman was a natural part of life, but without protection, it could easily lead to fatal consequences. Lukas and Angela had been living together for several years, but Cody was still new at this, constantly repressing his desires. Not only Cody, but ever since Angela had her