18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 395

Stella held the walkie-talkie tight, her sharp, icy stare fixed on Julia and her daughter. "Yeah, we've got a situation here." Daniel was in a good mood. "Go on, I'm listening."

"Your precious Julia paid a homeless guy to kill me. Thought I wouldn't make it, didn't she? Well, surprise, I'm still here. I've got all the proof I need. You better get down here now, or I can't promise your wife and daughter will still be in one piece when you arrive." Daniel was stunned but quickly gathered himself. "Stella, if this is true, I'll make sure justice is done. Don't do anything crazy."

"I'm not interested in justice. I want payback."

Stella switched off the walkie-talkie and marched straight towards Julia.

Julia, realizing she was trapped, grabbed Lillian's hand to make a run for it, but a snarling dog blocked their way.

""Ah!" Julia screamed in terror.

She tripped and nearly fell, but Stella yanked her by the hair and slammed her face into the glass door!

This place used to be a glass factory, and the mall was stocked with valuable goods, so all the glass was shatterproof and bulletproof.

The glass was fine, but Julia's face wasn't. Blood poured from a gash on her head.

Two of her teeth were knocked out, and blood gushed from her nose.

Stella didn't let up, smashing Julia's head into the glass three more times, leaving her face bloodied and her body slumped on the ground like a broken doll, twitching helplessly, unable to even cry for help. Lillian screamed and lunged at Stella.

Stella didn't hold back, slapping her hard across the face.

The force sent Lillian crashing into the glass, seeing stars.

Holding her numb, throbbing cheek, Lillian looked at Stella in shock. "Stella, how could you hit me?"

Julia was out to get me, and you did nothing, even encouraged her. For a

was cunning and ruthless, willing to do anything to survive. Stella didn't believe for a second that Lillian was unaware of Julia's malice;

mercy, but by her

Lillian quivered with rage. "We don't even

me?" Stella laughed. "Yet you

wouldn't let go, but Lillian was quick to retort. "Do you realize the crime of slandering

he's dishonoring his uniform by having an affair; if not, you're the one smearing a soldier's name." Lillian didn't

to bet it

Stella, and Lillian

and besides, Daniel was a high-ranking officer. Escalating the situation would do her

bloodied daughter, Lillian wanted to leave quickly. There was no point in a brawl with

having it, and he lunged at them again,

but by the time they

the crowd and marched into the mall with

reeling from the beating, now finally

her attempt at murder was exposed. Even if Stella had

useless in the face of an actual

his biological daughter, Julia's fate would be at

sought out thugs

give Daniel the chance

to

Julia charged at the patrolling soldiers. "Murderer! That crazy woman

over her face to look more pitiful and reached for the

kill Stella, the truth would never come out. Even if Daniel investigated later, it

so reckless, but she knew the first to act has the advantage. Stella showed no mercy, so why should she care for a