18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 530

Chapter 530

Stella's mind went blank.

When she decided to come to Griffith, she had pictured countless scenarios of meeting Daniel again, even thought about the setting for their casual, nonchalant greeting.

But now, face-to-face with him, she couldn't muster a single word.

He had aged-thinner, with strands of white hair at his temples-but he looked well. Years in the military had shaped him into a man of calm restraint, yet he couldn't help but move forward and wrap Stella in a tight embrace. "How have you been?"

He had tried everything to find her, but to no avail. And now, here she was, in the flesh.

Daniel's nerves were so intense he felt his heart almost go numb. He had seen her in his dreams countless times, always in bloody nightmares. Waking up in a sweat, lying there until dawn.

Aside from Jasper, Stella had never been hugged like this by anyone. The shoulders were broad, the embrace enveloping. Was this what a fatherly hug felt like?

Stella felt disoriented, her head spinning.

of herself. Seeing her after so long, he seemed much more affectionate than she remembered,

to settle her nerves. "How

been seriously ill several times, each bout worse than the last, each time thinking he might not pull through. He had completed the missions given by the state to the best of his ability, fulfilling his duty. At the brink of

would die with this regret, but now, unexpectedly, there was a chance. Facing death, he never flinched, but when it came to his daughter, the fear of

the white hair at his temples, thinking about his life of sacrifice, the words just wouldn't come out. Deep down, did she really hold no resentment? As a beneficiary of his actions, a survivor of Australia, she felt gratitude

it's getting late. Stella and her companions have traveled a

both eager and

can stay

up Stella's bag. "The chief's home is a bit more spacious, and we've kept rooms ready

stay for the night. If you really don't feel comfortable, I'll find another place

burdened; we can just interact as ordinary people. Whether it's for the rare metals you've found for the base, or the medicine you left for me, I am grateful and wish to repay you. Please give

but instead

well; if she truly held no feelings she wouldn't have reacted so strongly at

car unless necessary. Upon hearing the news of her arrival, he had driven through the night, worried she might leave. Mark nearly floored the accelerator, and yet Daniel still found the pace too slow. In

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