18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 348

Had it not been for the sharp slaps that Bently's mom unleashed on Lindsay's cheeks which caused Bentley's eyes flicker, Stella might've thought Bentley had keeled over in some tragic act of devotion. Bentley's mother was livid, teeth clenched in fury. "If you're so eager to die, do it already! Leave your son behind and just die."

It was that little hussy throwing a fit, insisting on moving to the guesthouse, that dragged her son and grandson over there to coddle her.

Well, now look what had happened. The house collapsed, that woman was dead, and her unborn child too. Her son's spine was damaged, paralyzed, and the poor little grandson was motherless.

Bently's mother was on the brink of insanity. If she had known birthing such a calamity would lead to this day, she would've choked the life out of him at birth, avoiding this tragedy.

Bran wrapped his arms around the distraught woman. "Auntie, please, try to calm down."

She broke down, sobbing uncontrollably. "He might as well be dead. It would solve everything!"

Stella wasn't an expert in orthopedics or neurology, so she could only tend to Bentley's superficial injuries. Thinking of all the supplies Bentley had provided her, she offered a friendly suggestion, "He's got nerve damage. If it's possible, you might want to see if acupuncture could help."

As for where they could find a master of such things, she was of no help.

After tending to the wounds, Stella rushed off to rescue her own bladder.

Dawn broke, and the rescue efforts ceased.

Due to the night's poor visibility, Cody and Austin had suffered some minor scrapes and bruises.

The Porras family had their own medicine and took care of the injuries themselves.

The debris from the demolished guest wing revealed a charred object, twice the size of an escape pod. This cursed thing had caused injuries and death.

Curiosity stirred around it. "What in the world is this? It sure doesn't look like a missile," they murmured.

it closely.

knew what it meant turned pale. With thousands of satellites orbiting Earth, it was rare for one to fall-and

family would be struck by a falling satellite, talk about bad

disaster might have been avoided.

but within the hefty metal mass, there seemed to be chips

were more convinced it was

the cosmos, like a change in the magnetic fields.

Bran, usually so suave, didn't even have the energy to change his blood-stained clothes. "Jasper, Stella,

hadn't found a suitable replacement. With many injured

as payment, just name

thought of any payment yet. Just focus on your family for now. If Shane needs anything, let

Evan arrived with the police to assess the

to attract attention, quickly

caused the damage to the Porras family's

face darkened

fall. Days earlier, one had crashed in the capital, igniting fires and causing death and

and it was uncertain how

an unprecedented disaster-unpreventable. The government on high alert, convening

scanning the surroundings with her telescope, but saw no signs of

decided to make use of the Rover. Reclining the seats, the three of them and the dog spent the

a sizable basement, roomy enough for

floor. The Porras place just got hit; what

concerned, but

called. "Jasper, Stella, why don't

drainage and