18 Floors Above the Apocalypse

Chapter 576

Chapter 576

Good news-Reagan had finally come around.

But he was as weak as a newborn calf, barely able to say a word.

Emily was right there, fussing over him like a mother hen. "Stella, I can't thank you enough for the medicine."

"Just doing what I can," Stella said, handing over a steaming bowl of chicken soup. "Uncle Hugh's as weak as a leaf, and porridge won't cut it. Luckily, the farm's chickens were ready for the coop, so I cooked one up especially."

Emily knew too well that porridge was about as nourishing as a wet paper towel compared to a hearty potato stew.

The aroma of the soup was tantalizing. Even someone of Reagan's stature hadn't had a taste in years.

Knowing her husband needed strength, Emily didn't hesitate. She figured she'd return the favor with a gift once her husband was on the mend.

Carefully, she spoon-fed him.

After a few comforting words, Stella got to her feet, suggesting Emily should drop by the farm whenever she could to pick up some chickens and help Uncle Hugh regain his strength.

Exiting the intensive care unit, the pair carried another bowl of chicken soup toward the monitoring room.

Nicholas was gone. Mrs. Shaw was there, a symphony of sobs escaping her as she kept vigil by her son's side.

After receiving medicine, Nicholas had woken up the night before, but he was in a

bad way.

He wasn't out of the woods yet, and from all the tests, it seemed the fever had triggered meningitis.

Even before the calamity, meningitis was a notorious killer, and without antibiotics, the survival rate was abysmal.

Nicholas had brain damage, his hearing gone, and he kept vomiting.

worst, life could be a

to

the doctor, "Why is this happening? The meds

calm, replied, "Please, Mrs. Shaw,

must have botched it, swapped

frustration. "The prescriptions were identical. Nicholas was present when they were administered. As for the

Nicholas, a man known for being difficult. There

they faced

life hanging by a thread, Mrs. Shaw lashed out,

medicine. What are you

the door open, her face

Stella, was about to scold this brash intruder in the monitoring room when it

pale

and

to appear at the hospital, and her

all, was the daughter of a high-ranking

Stella cut her off cold, "Mrs. Shaw, you

Space for explanations,

Stella left no space

doctor. It

gave Out of respect for his service to the country and his relationship with my father, I came straight here, with my

people oversaw the process, and the hospital vetted the medicine. And now

Even if the nation's top physician stood here, he

on the ground. The clay

Stella and took

attending to her vomiting son, could only

Nicholas, who had come hurrying over. She didn't give him the time of day and headed straight home, expecting he

station, the officers were escorting a group back-young men in their twenties, older ones in

torn, her body marked with the evidence of

didn't take much to

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