Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 106

Chapter 106

Allan frowned in confusion. “Why does that voice sound kind of familiar?”

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He didn’t have time to finish before a spry old man with a head of white hair suddenly appeared at the door. The moment he spotted Stella, his eyes instantly sparkled with excitement!

“Dr. Miracle!” Landen charged in and, with a loud thump, plopped down right next to Stella.

Stella had nearly forgotten all about this quirky old man.

“Yeah,” Stella said calmly, raising her hand, but before she could even reach for her fork, two hands on either side of her moved even faster.

Lucas brandished a table knife with his tiny hand.

Landen said, “Dr. Miracle!” He brandished a fork with his wrinkled hand.

The two of them locked eyes, sparks practically flying between them!

‘I’ll just stick with my fork, thanks, Stella thought to herself.

“Mr. Gray,” Nathan said, stepping up to Sebastian and standing at his side, looking a bit sheepish.

He only realized halfway through the drive that Landen had snuck into the trunk, and the whole mess of Landen tumbling out, Nathan never wanted to think about that disaster ever again!

Nathan never wanted to relive that nightmare ever again!

Sebastian’s flawless, handsome face was icy cold as he glanced up at Nathan. “You forgot to submit my mental assessment to Jaffina this time.”

His tone was calm and even, but it still made Nathan’s expression shift.

After

every this, but-

routine checkup, Nathan would send Sebastian’s mental assessment to Jaffina. He hadn’t even told Landen about

‘Mr. Gray even caught that I forgot?’ Nathan thought, stunned.

“Mr. Gray, I” Nathan felt a jolt of anxiety.

Sebastian said flatly, “What are you so nervous about?”

Nathan just stood there, lost for words.

Sebastian’s expression was cold and distant as he glanced at Nathan. “Just a heads-up, if you don’t send it in, those folks from Jaffina will start pestering me.”

His black shirt hung open at the collar, showing off his pale skin.

“Mr. Gray, you’re not mad?” Nathan ventured carefully.

Allan, lounging nearby with his chin propped on one hand, let out a snort. “You really think you could’ve sent any of that stuff out without Sebastian’s say-so?”

Nathan hesitated. “So, Mr. Gray knew all along?”

Allan chuckled, “Why do you think, out of millions, Sebastian singled you out for the island?”

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Nathan. “Because of my ability?”

Allan rolled his eyes.

Nathan instinctively glanced at Sebastian. “Isn’t that why?”

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Sebastian’s expression stayed cold and distant. He didn’t say yes or no, just looked on, detached and indifferent, like some monk untouched by worldly desires.

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Landen said, putting on a mysterious face as he gave his bulging cloth bag a pat, the thing was stuffed to the brim. “Dr. Miracle, can you guess what awesome goodies I brought for you?”

‘Nope, not guessing,’ Stella thought to herself.

Landen rummaged around in his big cloth bag and finally fished out a small boy pics

Whatever was inside was obviously super precious to him. He handled it like it was made of glass. Lucas blinked his big eyes in wonder, and even Allan craned his neck, curiosity written all over his face.

“Dr. Miracle, listen up. There’s only one of these in all of Clusia, and it belongs to the Trent family!” Landen said, acting all mysterious as he showed off the box.

“Pop one of these, and you’ll be immune to any poison or dirty tricks; this stuff can cure a hundred toxins!” he added.

As he spoke, Landen wiggled his brows exaggeratedly. “So, what do you think? Awesome, right?”

Allan raised an eyebrow. “Is that thing really as magical as you say?”

He didn’t buy it for a second.

Landen huffed and glared at Allan, his beard bristling. “What do you know, kid?”

“Why not just give me ten of those, huh?” Allan joked, reaching out with a lazy smile.

He was always up for scoring some cool stuff!

Landen snorted, “Dream on! The Trent family only has five of these, period. Even if someone waved 15 million in my face, I wouldn’t sell a single one. These are strictly for Dr. Miracle!”

Then he turned to Stella, grinning so hard at her his old face practically bloomed like a chrysanthemum.

Stella stared at the little box in Landen’s hands, her face twisting with suspicion and surprise.

‘Don’t tell me it’s- Stella thought.

Lucas cocked his head, his eyes shining with innocent curiosity, looking absolutely adorable.

He stuck out his tiny finger and pointed right at Landen’s little box.

Nathan said, “Grandpa?”

His voice was barely above a whisper, sounding utterly exhausted.

Landen yelled, “Here goes, Dr. Miracle! I’m opening it now!” Even John and Jake leaned in, eager to see what this legendary cure-all treasure actually looked like.

Stella hesitated, wanting to say something, but held back.

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With everyone watching, Landen popped open the little box right in front of everyone.

Inside, a single snow-white pill lay quietly.

A faint, refreshing medicinal scent drifted out, instantly lifting everyone’s spirits.

Sebastian, Allan, Lucas, John, and Jake were all speechless.

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Only Landen stood there, chest puffed out, and chin held high, letting out a proud little snort. “Ha! None of you has ever laid eyes on something this rare, have you?”

Sebastian, Allan, Lucas, John, and Jake all rolled their eyes.

Everyone instinctively turned to Stella. She just kept eating at the table, cool as ever, without even bothering to look up at any of them.

Lucas, looking all cute and innocent, stared at Landen, who was chuckling smugly. After a moment, Lucas reached out and poked Landen’s arm.

“What is it?” Landen said, turning his head with a haughty tilt.

Right in front of him, Lucas pulled out a snow-white pill from his pocket.

Landen blinked, totally baffled. “What’s that supposed to be?”

Lucas lined up his pill with the one in Landen’s hand, his face the picture of innocent confusion.

Landen’s expression shifted as he realized something was off.

His smile slowly froze on his face.

Allan blurted out, “No way, Stella, was that the miracle pill you gave us the other day?”

‘Did we seriously just gulp down 15 million like it was nothing?’ Allan’s mind was spinning. ’15 million, gone in a single bite, just melted away! If she’d just given me a heads-up, I would’ve taken my sweet time with it!’

Landen shouted, “No way!” He was so shocked that his jaw nearly hit the floor, and he almost tumbled right out of his chair. He leaned over the table, staring at the two pills like his life depended on it, scrutinizing every detail.

And then, with a look of utter disbelief, he realized, they really were identical!

Landen was frozen, totally spaced out.

“A-are there any more?” Landen croaked, sounding utterly defeated. It was like a dark cloud was hanging over him, thunder rumbling in the background; he looked like he’d just been hit by a truck.

‘I’ve actually got a bunch of boxes of these, Stella thought to herself. Keeping quiet is honestly the kindest thing I can do right now.’

Meanwhile, Jake glanced nervously at John, his hands shaking like crazy.

Without saying a word, the two of them fished out small boxes from their pockets and, with two quick snaps, popped them open. Inside each of them was a snow-white pill.

Actually, Ivan, Theo, Maxim, Wesley, Lincoln, Remy, Shane, the whole crew, every last one of them, all got their share. One pill was for each, no exceptions.

They all thought it was just a sugar pill. No one would’ve guessed that thing was actually worth 15 million.

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Jake pulled out his phone and tapped into the group chat called the Yates Family Chat.

Jake: [Did you guys all eat the little sugar pills Ms. Carter gave us?]

Lincoln: [Nah, I didn’t eat it. I’m not a kid.]

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Jake: [Oh, and I totally forgot to tell you guys. Those weren’t just candy; they’re antidote pills. Landen said each one goes for 15 million.]

Jake: [Yep, that’s 15 million for a single pill.]

Ivan, Theo, and Maxim were all stunned.

Landen was petrified, like he’d turned to stone. “No.”

He stayed frozen with his hand outstretched, then it was like he shattered into a million pieces, one breeze and poof, not even a trace of him was left.

Nathan was speechless.

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