Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 121

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The next morning, Stella came downstairs and bumped into Celia, who had just finished her morning run.

“Morning,” Celia said with a smile, wiping sweat off with her towel. The black prayer beads on her wrist swung lightly, almost identical to Sebastian’s, except hers were clearly made for women, with smaller beads.

Stella glanced away and nodded, not really caring. She said, “Morning.”

“I’ve never seen you on the island before,” Celia said with a smile, not bothered by Stella’s cold attitude. “After all, not just anyone can get up here.”

“That’s fine. We’ll be seeing a lot of each other from now on,” Stella replied, brushing past Celia without a second glance, not caring how Celia reacted.

Celia’s smile faltered as she watched Stella’s back disappear, falling silent.

When Stella walked into the dining room, Sebastian happened to look up. Their eyes met, but before he could say a word, Stella had already looked away and made her way to the table, not giving him a chance.

Sebastian fell silent.

Her face was cold and distant.

“Morning, Stella. What breakfast? Coffee or milk?” Allan called out, as chatty as ever. He was just about to remind her to sit next to Sebastian, but Stella pulled out the chair beside him and sat down.

The temperature in the room instantly dropped to freezing.

Allan was left speechless.

He could feel the icy aura coming off Sebastian without even looking, enough to make his blood run cold.

Stella said flatly, “Coffee, thanks.”

Before Allan could even react, Sebastian slid a cup of black coffee over to her. “Here,” he said, his eyes dark and steady on her.

Stella didn’t even look at the cup or at Sebastian. She got up, went to the kitchen, poured herself a fresh cup, and on her way back, pushed Sebastian’s coffee over to Allan.

Sebastian fell silent.

Allan was left speechless.

Allan snuck a glance at Sebastian from the corner of his eye. He figured no one had ever dared treat Sebastian like this before. Seriously, this was a once-in-a-blue-moon moment. Damn, this was freaking priceless.

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He instinctively reached for the coffee, but his hand froze mid-air.

He could feel the chill crawling up from his feet, almost reaching the top of his head.

Allan quickly faked a move, dodging the coffee just in time.

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Sebastian’s mood darkened, and when he spoke, his voice was already icy. He said, “Don’t get upset.”

“Tell me, which eye of yours saw me angry?” Stella replied and let out a cold laugh, her tone light and indifferent, not even bothering to look at him.

Sebastian fell silent.

Allan was left speechless.

Allan was itching to answer for Sebastian; hell yeah, both eyes saw it.

Stella picked up her coffee cup, about to take a sip.

“Stella, your hand,” Allan blurted out, his face full of shock. Meanwhile, Sebastian’s chill grew even colder, because both of them could clearly see a dark bruise circling her fair wrist.

“It’s nothing,” Stella said, giving it a quick, indifferent glance. Her skin bruised easily anyway, and yesterday, when Sebastian lost control for a moment, he didn’t realize his own strength, so this was the result.

Sebastian reached out, but Stella saw it coming and dodged him. She asked, “Mr. Gray, planning to grab me again?”

Sebastian hesitated and replied, “I just…” Her words stung him like a bee.

Rubbing his sleepy little eyes, Lucas wandered in from outside. His voice was soft and sweet as he headed straight for Stella, his cherubic face radiating pure trust.

He clambered slowly onto the chair and cuddled right up to Stella.

He was completely oblivious to the tense atmosphere in the dining room.

“John,” Sebastian said, his voice low and tinged with self-reproach. “Go get some ointment for the bruise.”

John quickly brought the ointment over.

Lucas tilted his head, finally noticing the bruise on Stella’s wrist. His eyes welled up with tears. He reached out his tiny hands, carefully holding her wrist and gently blowing on it, trying to make it all better, just like a little

kid would.

Celia walked in right at that moment.

“Are you hurt, Ms. Carter?” she asked, glancing at Stella’s wrist with a light laugh. “Young people get banged up all the time.” She moved to sit beside Sebastian, but before she could, Sebastian yanked the chair away.

A sharp, grating noise tore through the dining room.

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Celia’s smile faded a bit. She said, “Mr. Gray…” She watched as Sebastian maneuvered his wheelchair right past her, stopping beside Stella, and gently took her by the wrist.

He’d yanked the chair away like a boss, but when he held Stella’s wrist, it was as if he was afraid she might break.

“Don’t move,” Sebastian said, fixing her with a hawk-like stare, making it clear he wouldn’t take no for an

answer.

Stella fell silent.

‘Watch me move,’ she thought, defiant.

“Celia, sit here,” Allan said, playing peacemaker as he pulled the chair back.

Celia gave a faint smile, sat down, and was just about to pick up her coffee cup.

“That one’s mine,” Sebastian said, his voice cold and eyes never leaving Stella’s wrist. He gently rubbed the ointment in with his long fingers, making sure to cover the whole bruise.

He took his time, careful not to miss a single spot.

Celia’s face fell; even she couldn’t keep smiling at this point.

Stella noticed that Celia’s wrist was bare; the black prayer beads, the ones just like Sebastian’s, were missing.

“Ow,” Stella said, shooting Sebastian a glare, clearly annoyed. “Can you be a little gentler?”

Lucas joined in, waving his tiny fists in protest.

Sebastian fell silent.

The servant brought over a fresh cup of coffee for Celia, plus breakfast, and all options filled the table. Celia scanned the spread, then frowned. She said, “Why are there carrots? Mr. Gray never touches those.”

Allan was left speechless.

He just gave Sebastian a look, but didn’t say a word.

Celia was just about to tell the servant to take the carrots away, but Stella reached out, grabbed a fork, and dropped a huge piece of carrot right onto Sebastian’s plate.

Celia was speechless.

Allan ducked his head even lower, trying to disappear.

“Eat it,” Stella said coldly, locking eyes with Sebastian.

Jake scratched his head in the corner, feeling a bit lost. ‘Is it just me, or is the vibe in here kinda weird?’ he thought.

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Sebastian stayed silent, his flawless face giving nothing away. The bitter scent of his aftershave lingered in the air as he paused, glanced at Stella, then parted his lips just a little, clearly signaling her to feed him.

‘Damn!’ Allan thought, nearly falling out of his chair.

He was so shocked, Allan almost wanted to get down on his knees for Sebastian. ‘Seriously, if this isn’t the legendary late-in-life passion that burns like wildfire. Then what is?’ he thought, completely floored by the

scene.

Stella fell silent.

‘Is this really necessary?’ Stella thought, feeling a bit ridiculous.

Sebastian kept his eyes fixed on her. After a moment, Stella picked up the carrot with her fork and fed it to him, watching as he chewed slowly and swallowed.

He kept a straight face the whole time.

Lucas just stared, his big, round eyes glued to Sebastian’s mouth. After last time, he wasn’t about to miss a thing.

Lucas blinked in surprise. ‘Did Uncle Sebastian really eat it this time?’ he thought, eyes wide with disbelief. Sebastian gave Lucas a cold glance, then turned to Celia. He said, “I’ll eat it.”

Celia instinctively tightened her grip on her fork.

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