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."

She's worked in restaurants, barbecue joints, bakeries, you name it. Her culinary skills are

the orphanage, when someone bullied Stella, she would

and I didn't know better and

that's how we

after that, Lukas and I started hanging out

ingredients and the skill of the cook were immediately apparent,

potato noodles were quite good, the starchy potatoes withstood the cold well, resulting in very chewy noodles. Aside from being expensive, there was nothing

to get some for home too. They'd be perfect

"How's the

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

bit confused. They

always the one doing the bullying, who would dare to

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

escorting Evan to the door. Returning to their seats, Cody and Lukas immediately

told them about the harassment she had been receiving from

speechless, "The bandits outside love to rob the rich, and countless people

stay inside. Otherwise,

"I put them in their place a few times, and they've been

of beer left, so the three of them continued to chat, sharing

middle of their conversation, Cody suddenly leaned in, "Stella,

more and

know,

That? What was that?

don't have any of that. Just eat more oysters, it'll do the trick." Cody nearly choked, "What

straightforward, "Birth

and don't beat around the bush. She

Kitty haven't been together long, and Angela had a miscarriage due to poor care. He was scared by the pain

physical relationship 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