18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 287

The hustle and bustle began as everyone started preparing for the Christmas feast.

After lunch, during a lull, Angela and the others toured two glasshouses, filled with chickens, ducks, geese, quails, sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, vegetables, and a rooftop herb garden. "Angela, in the future, we should also get a villa here. We can be neighbors with Stella and Jasper, and have chickens, ducks, cows, and sheep, all of it."

Cody, not to be outdone, declared to his girlfriend, "Kitty, I'll work hard too."

Stella almost laughed but managed to hold it back, "Do you guys want chicks or ducklings? You can take some home after dinner."

"No, thanks." Angela said, "We all have jobs. We don't have time to raise them. When we finally get our own villa, we can ask you then."

Everyone continued preparing the feast, with a hearty chicken broth, spicy duck, sausage stir-fry with bell peppers, and two baskets of vegetables.

Just as they were about to sit down for dinner, there was barking outside. It was the mastiff, who had come pulling a small cart. In the cart was a lamb leg and ten pounds of fresh beef, still smelling of blood. Cooper's eyes lit up at the sight.

Within the cart was also a card with flamboyant handwriting: Miss, Merry Christmas.

Stella didn't know how to feel. Bran was really getting into this.

The mastiff looked at her with drooling anticipation.

She was not gonna send things in return, as she knew he still had tricks up his sleeve.

Stella took out a knife and cut a large chunk of meat for the dog. After getting approval from Cooper, the dog gulped it down.

The fresh meat was taken inside, cut into several plates of beef and lamb rolls, with the leftovers stored in the fridge.

At five in the evening, the feast began. It was delicious, a taste they hadn't had in four years, and it felt like their souls were ascending.

Each had a bowl of chicken soup, and they all felt warm.

his girlfriend, "Kitty, this is your hometown dish,

finally understood why Cody and the others spoke of Stella with such admiration. Stella really was an interesting person. As they ate and chatted, Stella brought out a bottle of wine, "This is a bottle we found in an office building a

want some

have a small sip."

only

preserved stew spices, she had prepared a homemade version. The taste was very good, not much different from the big brands. They

house, "The third phase is complete, and we plan to

or now, they felt Griffith was more suitable for them, and they wanted to

future would be a back-to-back management model. Both

survivors lived, and survivors from other cities were pouring in. So

coming, followed by smog and acid rain. Renting a house always had the risk of being evicted; if they had the ability to buy,

"That's a good thing. You should do it as

Angela, who felt life had opened a

goals, there were new

drinking until around six, they were

"These were grown by Rosie, you

is so

Rosie blushed and tried to hide behind

gifts were candies. Not

a gift in a long time,

found an old Christmas movie downloaded from years ago, and they all revisited the prosperous

movie at ten, Jasper drove the four

out, and Stella found her a set of new clothes from Arcadia. Not only did Rosie get some, she

sound of a

her hair, she heard Jasper close his sister's bedroom door. Then he dimmed the bedside lamp and started kissing

"Stella, thank you."

Stella was confused, "Hmm?"

me a home, and for taking such good care of