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.

from

arranged

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

they were loaded

fully-loaded truck meant

there, night

crackled over the

on a nearby path in the dim light and quickly alerted

"The

it," Rosie kept watch. "Seems like

had barely interacted with the outside world; she had no time to

even the truck windows were

it came to defending themselves or escaping, they

transporting coal or had other plans, they kept their distance, stalking but

the base, Stella directed the truck towards Mount

as the military convoy split off, the pursuers

at a bend in the road, and Stella stepped out to

along with Cooper, sat down for a break, munching

tent. "Once we deliver the coal tomorrow, we can head

here, should be safe. Let's call it a day;

the air, human and canine alike, with Cooper's deep rumbling snore sounding as

flap, but a faint

saw

the cold touch of metal against the

he turned on a light and saw Rosie standing beside the tent, her expression chilling in the dark as she toyed with a weapon. And pressing against his head was a gun. Beside her

the tent, the snoring

realized then-it was a

this group was tough, so they'd brought extra men. Now, they were all

Jasper had used

forward, gun aimed, her voice icy:

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