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?"

"You knew Julia was out to get me, and you

do anything to survive. Stella didn't believe for a second that Lillian

because of their mercy, but

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

me?" Stella laughed. "Yet you screamed my name in

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

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 expect Stella to be so tough, ready to

was willing to bet it all,

was a trap laid by Stella,

speak volumes, and besides, Daniel was a high-ranking officer. Escalating

Lillian wanted to leave quickly. There was no point in a brawl with Stella - they could plan

dog, wasn't having it, and he lunged at

work center, but by the time they

the crowd and marched into the mall

from the beating,

exposed. Even if Stella

hired were useless in the face of an

was his biological daughter, Julia's fate

Julia was truly frightened. She never should have impulsively sought out thugs to deal with her. Thinking of Daniel's sharp and indifferent

she couldn't give Daniel the

to die,

Julia charged at the patrolling

face to look more

she could just kill Stella, the truth would never come out. Even if Daniel investigated later, it would look like Stella struck

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