18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 403

Daniel was left speechless by Stella's blunt words, unable to muster a response.

The Earth wouldn't stop spinning, but its tectonic plates could clash and shatter at any moment. He wanted to do better, to increase the odds of survival for as many people as possible.

This was an unprecedented disaster, and if no one stepped up, humanity faced extinction.

He had no family, no children, no attachments, so he chose to take on the nation's mission.

Even now, with newfound familial ties, they seemed trivial compared to his duties.

To say he had no regrets would be self-deception.

But fate often plays cruel tricks. In his youth, a mission had cost him his love, and now he didn't even have a chance to make amends with his daughter. "Stella, I'm sorry."

He too wished for retirement, but there was simply no time.

Everyone's choices differed, and what Stella couldn't do wasn't necessarily wrong.

In fact, many had chosen the same path as Daniel, which was why there were so many survivors.

Daniel was coughing violently.

Stella picked up the cup on the table, only to find it empty.

"I'll get some water."

Unfamiliar with family bonds, she quickly grabbed the cup and left, not knowing how to interact with Daniel.

The water room required waiting in line, and seeing that it would take a while, Stella opted to use the restroom instead.

After relieving the pressure on her bladder, she was about to leave when a few women entered, whispering, "Did you see that young woman enter the commander's ward? She looks just like the commander's wife, and it was Sunny who brought her in."

to be Julia. When

chided them, "Don't start rumors

We just feel for Sunny. She's waited for

young love, who later chased after wealth and

nurses were shocked, "Really? And she has the nerve to

clung to the senior nurse, eager for

reputation wasn't great, but she never explained herself

military hospital together. Sunny was barely in her twenties when she fell for the injured commander, who wasn't a

in his prime then, mature and irresistibly

the age gap, Vanessa fell hard, knowing he was

scared Daniel, who

for years, from

even the leadership tried to play matchmaker, urging Daniel to

for over half a year, and despite the age difference, felt

on the national mission

before resolutely joining the Kindle

looked out

to his work, organizing the

the subject again, Lillian

nearly forty, Vanessa

advised her to move on and find a good man to

Vanessa tried, but couldn't.

is my business, it's got nothing to do with you.

good man anyway? With disasters looming, I could die any day. Does

disasters, who could say right

senior nurse cautioned the younger ones to

restroom, chastened, and returned to

this is for the commander. Please take it to him." Remembering what she overheard in the restroom, Stella gave Vanessa a closer

strikingly beautiful, but with a dignified and pleasant appearance, years of harsh survival had etched fine lines around her

Collin and Dr. Garcia, Stella could identify the herbs by scent alone, but she asked