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?"

are?" Stella shot back coldly. "You knew Julia was out to get me, and you did nothing, even encouraged her. For

cunning and ruthless, willing to do anything to survive. Stella didn't believe for a second that Lillian

of their mercy,

quivered with rage. "We don't even know you; why would we want

"Yet you screamed my

slip in the heat of the moment that Stella wouldn't let go, but Lillian was

Stella almost burst out laughing. "Did Daniel marry you? Does he acknowledge your child with another man as his own? If so, he's dishonoring his uniform by having an affair; if not, you're the one smearing a soldier's name." Lillian didn't

willing to bet it all, but Lillian

a trap laid by Stella, and Lillian

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

point

it, and he lunged at them again, blocking

was present in the work center, but by the time

soldiers shouted to disperse the crowd and marched

beating, now

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

in the face

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

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

give Daniel the

had to die,

at the patrolling soldiers. "Murderer! That crazy

she smeared the blood all over her face to look more pitiful and reached for the soldier's

the truth would never come out. Even if Daniel investigated later, it would look like

didn't expect her daughter to be so reckless, but she knew the first to act has the advantage. Stella showed no mercy, so why should she care for a daughter she