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

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; she was all

of their mercy, but by

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

laughed. "Yet you screamed

that Stella wouldn't let go, but Lillian was

family?" 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

was willing to bet it all, but Lillian

by Stella, and Lillian wouldn't fall for

was a high-ranking officer. Escalating the situation

quickly. There was no point in a brawl with Stella

and he lunged at them again, blocking their

the time they

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

the beating, now finally

her attempt at murder was exposed. Even if

she hired were useless in the face

biological daughter, Julia's

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

she couldn't give Daniel

to

at the patrolling soldiers.

her face to look more

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

the first to act has the advantage. Stella showed no mercy, so why