Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 115

Chapter 115

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Lucas immediately jumped up, his little legs pumping as he dashed to the front door. But a chubby white blur was even faster, bumping its big head against the doorknob.

The door swung open, and Stella was right there at the door!

Lucas tilted his head up, looking all soft and adorable. It was like pink bubbles of happiness were floating all around him. He was just about to reach out for a cuddle, but Snowball’s big white head beat him to it.

Stella, just back and totally confused, was left speechless.

Lucas, who was just about to ask for a hug but got totally upstaged, just stood there and pouted.

Snowball, acting as if it’d just suffered the greatest injustice in the world, dramatically dragged its chubby snake body over and buried its big round head in Stella’s shoulder.

‘I’m not fat!’ Snowball protested to himself. ‘I’m so wronged! It’s all that dumb tree branch’s fault! Humans have a messed-up sense of beauty!’

But then, Stella asked, “Snowball, have you gotten fatter again? You’re so heavy!”

Snowball was stunned for a moment.

It creaked its head around like a rusty robot and locked eyes with Stella, giving her a shocking stare.

Confused, Vincent and his subordinates looked towards the door while a chill ran down their spines.

They turned around and locked eyes with Sebastian, whose gaze was so cold that it could freeze their blood. They all swallowed hard.

Vincent just didn’t get it.

“Big Ben,” Sebastian said coldly. Vincent watched as the robot, way smarter than anything Conrad’s lab ever built, moved.

‘Is it just my imagination, or did the AC suddenly get colder?’ he thought and shivered.

The black blanket that had been draped over Sebastian’s legs slipped to the floor. Vincent was about to reach out to pick it up, but Big Ben chimed in, “Hon, best not to meddle.”

Vincent was confused.

Soon, Stella came in holding Lucas’s hand, while Snowball zipped past and made a beeline for the new tree in the yard.

And then, it started doing sit-ups.

One of Vincent’s men whispered, “Boss, this whole island is freaky.”

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Vincent shrugged. ‘Did someone turn the AC way down or something? It’s freezing here, Vincent thought.

The moment Sebastian laid eyes on Stella, the icy calm in his gaze flickered ever so slightly. He was just about to say something when Allan shouted at the top of his lungs, clutching the flowerpot as he charged toward Stella.

Sebastian’s hand, which had been idly turning his prayer beads, froze for a split second. His drop-dead gorgeous face now sported a pair of dangerously narrowed eyes.

Stella smiled helplessly.

“I… I…” Allan stammered, hands trembling as he hoisted the flowerpot for Stella to see. Stella gave it a quick, indifferent glance and said, “The roots are rotten. Just toss it.”

Her words felt like hell to Allan.

The others just stared in silence.

“The r-roots are rotten?” Allan blurted out, totally freaked, eyes wide.

Stella didn’t know why he acted so dramatically.

She glanced past Allan’s shoulder, noticed Sebastian’s blanket on the floor, and frowned. Then she said, “If you really want one, I’ll have John grab another pot from the greenhouse later.”

Vincent couldn’t believe what he was hearing. “Seriously? There’s another one?”

‘We’ve been chasing after the Obsidian Orchid for seven years, and this island just has two of them lying around?’ Vincent was absolutely stunned.

Stella shot Vincent a look, not showing any emotion, and then walked right over to Sebastian. She bent down, picked up the black blanket, and laid it back over his legs, finally letting out a nonchalant “yep.”

Vincent was starting to realize what Big Ben meant by “meddling.”

Allan stammered, “B-but this is the Obsidian Orchid.”

Stella looked up, surprised. “You actually recognize it?”

‘Did Stella just tease me?’ Allan wondered.

“It’s just a potted plant,” Stella said, thinking Allan was totally overreacting.

But before she could finish, Vincent practically screamed, “Just a potted plant?”

Stella was confused by him.

Sebastian looked up and gave Vincent an indifferent glance, like dumping a bucket of ice water over his head. Vincent instantly sobered up.

Vincent stammered, “Sorry, I got a little carried away. Let me introduce myself. I’m-”

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Sebastian cut him off coldly, “Just a nobody.”

Everyone was speechless.

Snowball, still determined, kept doing sit-ups.

Eggie was still focused on the flowers.

Big Ben stood there with a smile.

Vincent, swallowing back everything he wanted to say, continued, “Yes, a nobody.”

His men thought, ‘Captain can really swallow his pride!’

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Stella saw the way Vincent was eyeing the Obsidian Orchid. She just gestured at the pot, totally deadpan. “You want this?”

Vincent’s eyes went comically wide, nodding so hard that it looked like his head might fall off.

Stella mused, “You from Jaffina?”

Vincent instinctively glanced at Sebastian, thinking, ‘I swear I didn’t say a thing!’

Stella drawled, “Who wants it?”

Vincent shot another look at Sebastian, and then blurted out the botanist’s name and the whole backstory. When Stella heard the name, she just nodded.

Eggie was still focused on the flowers.

Stella just reached into the pot and yanked out another crazy rare Obsidian Orchid, handing it to Eggie like it was no big deal. Everyone just stared, totally gobsmacked.

“Come with me,” Stella said to Vincent, all casual. Then she paused, shot a look at Allan, and added, “You too. Grab one yourself. Save trouble for everyone.”

Just as she was about to leave, her wrist was grabbed, and at the same time, someone tugged at the edge of her

shirt.

Stella looked down and saw that Sebastian and Lucas were both silently staring up at her.

The three of them just stared at each other in silence.

Lucas paused, and then poked his extra soft, pale cheeks with both index fingers, tilting his head and trying his absolute best to look adorable.

Stella asked, “Wanna come along?”

Everyone tagged along behind Stella into the plant nursery. It was freshly built, and besides the stuff already

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planted outside, all those weird and wild plants that got delivered were just dumped inside.

If there wasn’t enough space, she just left the extras by the door.

Vincent couldn’t believe his eyes.

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Stella scanned her fingerprint, paused for a moment, and then looked over at Sebastian sitting in his wheelchair.

“Mr. Gray, can you lift your hand?” she asked.

Sebastian glanced at her, responded with a cold “okay,” and offered his hand. Stella took it and registered his fingerprint into the nursery system, his face completely unreadable the whole time.

As he lowered his hand, he unconsciously shifted toward Lucas.

Allan shook his head.

Lucas pouted, looking all pitiful. ‘Am I still Stella’s number one or not?’ he thought.

Stella smiled helplessly.

‘Such a bunch of childish idiots,’ Stella thought.

Once Lucas and Allan finished registering their fingerprints, there was a click, and Stella just swung the door open. Instantly, a wave of sweet, heady floral fragrance filled the air, so fresh that it made everyone want to take a deep breath.

“I…” Vincent fidgeted with his phone, looking awkward, not quite sure how to say what was on his mind.

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