18 Floors Above the Apocalypse
Chapter 392
Chapter 392
After Cody and his crew left, Stella sank into the couch, leaning quietly against Jasper's shoulder.
Jasper wrapped an arm around her. "What's up?"
"I'm just really happy, content," Stella said, hugging his neck. "Jasper, thank you."
He chuckled. "Thank me for what?"
"For everything." Stella smiled at him. "For meeting, getting to know each other, falling in love, being understanding, forgiving..."
Everything felt so perfect. She wanted it to last forever, to grow old together without parting.
Jasper held her close, his heart filled with contentment.
In the kitchen, Rosie pretended not to notice her brother and sister-in-law's intimacy as she washed the dishes. She saw nothing, knew nothing.
But Cooper, the rascal, was sneakily peeping from the doorway. Rosie dragged him back by his ear, "Not allowed."
The next day, waking up naturally, Stella savored Rosie's homemade oatmeal and chatted with Jasper. "We don't have much on today. How about we haul the coal back?"
The base was about fifty kilometers from the coal yard, and with many places needing coal, trucks made the trip regularly, which was relatively safe.
Jasper had no objections; it was better to bring it back early and store it in Arcadia to avoid any potential issues.
After their home had been tampered with, they couldn't take any chances. Anything of value needed to be secured.
Jasper plucked a few hairs and stuck them in the door jamb as they left.
The road to the coal yard was clear, but the muddy track was so rutted and bumpy from repeated use that it nearly shook their guts out.
Armed soldiers guarded the coal yard, which was operated by the Kindle Society, and all the office staff were military dependents.
to pay their debt through labor. If manpower was short, survivors from the base would also be drafted to work. The difference lay in the workload:
the work order from the center, and the coal yard staff quickly arranged for the pickup. Machinery was scarce; they had to
came. Loading seventy tons of coal wasn't a quick
were loaded and ready to
fully-loaded truck meant they couldn't
there, night was
the radio, "Sis, we're being
shadowy figure on a
"The
Rosie kept watch. "Seems like
world; she had no time
windows were swapped for bullet-resistant glass. The only real concern was the
whether it came to defending themselves or
nearby military trucks also transporting coal or had other plans, they kept their distance, stalking but not
the base, Stella directed the truck towards Mount
military convoy split off, the pursuers
in the
Cooper, sat down for
a tent. "Once we deliver the coal tomorrow, we can head back to
here, should be safe. Let's
alike, with Cooper's deep rumbling
flap, but a faint
saw nothing and dismissed it as
reached for the tent flap again, only to feel the cold touch of
as she toyed with a weapon. And pressing against his head was a gun. Beside her stood a muscular dog, drooling at
tent, the
realized then-it
was tough, so they'd brought extra
Stella and Jasper had
her voice icy: "Talk. Who
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