18 Floors Above the Apocalypse novel Chapter 266

It was not just that he had seen her before. She had even suffered his pettiness back in the auto club. He was a real handful, to say the least. If it wasn't for the sake of capturing video content to gain followers, she wouldn't have put up with him.

Stella smirked, "Are you trying to hit on me, Bran?"

Wait, what? That threw Bran off balance.

Sure, she was attractive and had a strong personality, standing out like a thorny rose in the dull post-apocalyptic world. But let's get one thing straight: while Bran welcomed a challenge, he wasn't desperate.

People saw him as a ladies' man, but ever since he had spent 80 million on a pink diamond, he had planned to settle down. Unfortunately, his girlfriend had gone missing during the apocalypse.

Thinking about it, it had been a while since he had been with a woman.

"Sorry, I'm spoken for," Stella said, holding Jasper's hand. "And it's been three years since the apocalypse, and your pick-up lines could use some work. I'm not interested in you, so could you please keep your distance in the future?"

A young girl jumped out, her small face flushed with anger. "You're a bad man. Stella belongs to my brother."

"Woof!" Cooper growled, his eyes filled with fury, ready to tear him apart, his tail standing up in anger.

Surrounded by hostility, Bran was speechless. Who gave them the idea that he was interested in her?

By the time he came to his senses, Stella and her group had already walked away. Wait, were they messing with him?

Turning around, he saw the security team was still there. Bran took a deep breath, suppressing his temper, and asked the head of the security team, "Who knows what's going on with unit 50?"

Despite being responsible for the security of the entire neighborhood, the head of the security team knew who the real boss was. "Samuel, step forward."

So, Samuel was left behind.

Bran was satisfied with the head of the security team's performance and said with a smile, "I'm sorry for the inconvenience today. Collect your five pounds of food later."

"Thank you, Mr. Bran."

After the patrol team left, Bran lit up a cigarette. "Do you know the people in Building 50?"

"Yes."

"How do you know them?" Bran asked, suddenly interested. "What's their story?"

"They moved into Eastwood Eden during the heatwave. I don't know exactly where they came from, but they know martial arts, and they exchanged their skills for the right to live in an independent building. Mr. Jasper, other than teaching classes, never interacts with us."

"Mr. Jasper?" Bran squinted. "Is he a soldier?"

"I'm not sure, but he has taught us military boxing. We call him our coach. He never answers any questions outside of class, so we stopped asking."

Bran had been around the block a few times. He could tell that the young man was lying, or at least hiding something.

The people from unit 50 seemed to be more interesting than he had thought.

Bran didn't give him a hard time and left with a wave of his hand.

Samuel sighed in relief. The values of the rich were really something else. He didn't understand why they were so against Stella? Fortunately, Mark had warned him not to mention too much about Jasper or Stella's affairs, especially what they had done to protect Eastwood Eden. It was a secret that had to be kept.

He didn't understand why heroes didn't want to be recognized before, but now he knew. The world was complicated.

Just as Bran was about to leave, a man and a woman in the yard called him over. "Bran, let's continue playing."