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?"

back coldly. "You knew Julia was out to get me,

willing to do anything to survive. Stella didn't believe for

not because of their mercy, but by her own grit

"We don't even know you; why would we

know me?" Stella laughed. "Yet you

slip in the heat of the moment that Stella wouldn't let go, but Lillian was quick to retort. "Do you realize the

his own? If so, he's dishonoring his uniform by having an affair; if not, you're the

to bet it all, but

was a trap laid by Stella, and Lillian wouldn't

officer. Escalating the situation would do her and her

no point in a brawl with Stella - they could

dog, wasn't having it, and he

the time they arrived, the scene was

soldiers shouted to disperse the crowd and marched into the mall with guns drawn. "What happened

from the beating, now finally

knew that her attempt at murder was exposed. Even if Stella had no evidence, any

hired were useless in the face of an actual

Stella was his biological daughter, Julia's fate would be at

recklessness, Julia was truly frightened. She never should have impulsively sought out thugs to deal with her. Thinking

Daniel the

had to

charged at the patrolling soldiers. "Murderer! That

face to look

just kill Stella, the truth would never come out. Even if

her daughter to be so reckless, but she knew the first to act has the advantage. Stella showed no mercy, so why