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

the work order from the center, and the coal yard staff quickly arranged for

turn finally came. Loading seventy tons of coal wasn't

loaded and ready to

fully-loaded truck meant

night was falling

a voice crackled over the

Jasper, leading the convoy, had spotted a shadowy figure on a nearby path in

"The Cyclone

look like it," Rosie kept watch. "Seems like some local

the outside world; she had no

the truck windows

came

of the nearby military trucks also transporting coal

the base, Stella

the military convoy split off, the

at a bend in the road, and Stella

them, along with Cooper, sat down

we deliver the coal tomorrow, we can head back to

should be safe. Let's call

Cooper's deep rumbling snore sounding as if not even thunder could wake him. Silent figures crept closer to the tent,

leader approached the tent flap, but a faint

darkness, he saw nothing and dismissed it

again, only to feel the cold

dark as she toyed with a weapon. And pressing against his head was a gun. Beside her stood a muscular dog, drooling at the

the tent, the

realized then-it was a

so they'd brought extra

Stella and Jasper had

her voice icy: "Talk. Who

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