Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 127

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Inside the boardroom, Sebastian said, “If you ever want to take a break or skip class, just come here,” rolling his wheelchair into the lounge and opening the closet right in front of Stella. “Your extra clothes are in here.”

Stella didn’t know what to say.

Inside the closet, her clothes hung on the left, and Sebastian’s on the right. It was split right down the middle.

“Get used to the place today. You’ll officially start next week, and I’ll have Jake drive you every day,” Sebastian said, his voice cold and low, his strikingly handsome face unreadable. Stella just mumbled a half-hearted sound and casually took off her school uniform jacket.

She tossed it aside.

Sebastian suddenly fell silent.

As Stella shrugged off her jacket, her white shirt, once neatly tucked into her skirt, now hugged her curves.

Her waist was slender and perfectly defined.

It looked so delicate that a man could easily encircle it with one hand.

“Why so quiet?” Stella asked, lounging sideways on the armrest of the leather sofa next to his wheelchair. Her beautiful eyes had a lazy, relaxed look, and her long, slender legs were half-dangling, idly kicking at his leg every now and then.

Sebastian didn’t know how to react.

He averted his gaze, keeping his tone icy. He said, “I’ll give you 30 thousand a month for spending money.” But before he could finish, he suddenly reached out and caught her unruly leg.

Sebastian said, “Stop moving around.”

Her skin was creamy-smooth, soft as fresh milk.

When it brushed against the rough calluses of his palm, a jolt of tingling electricity shot through Sebastian, impossible to ignore.

Stella replied, “I wasn’t moving.” She tried to pull her leg away, but he held on tight. “Let go, Uncle Sebastian?”

Sebastian froze. He asked, “What did you just call me?” Just those words made his heart burn with a rush of forbidden heat, and before he knew it, his grip on her leg tightened.

“You’re starting to sound like a stuffy old man,” Stella said, leaning back as she stretched, the slender curve of her waist now in full view.

“Besides,” she continued, pointing at Sebastian first, “You’re thirty.” Then she shifted her finger toward herself.

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“And I’m eighteen. Calling you the same as Lucas is only fair, isn’t it?”

As he watched her laugh, his face grew cold and shadowed.

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But almost immediately, Sebastian’s voice took on a dangerous edge. He asked, “Is that so?” Before Stella could even process it, he gave her leg a sudden tug, and she lost her balance, falling backward.

But before she could hit the couch, his big hands caught her slim waist.

She just blinked, saying nothing. The next second, she found herself suddenly airborne. Before Stella could react, she ended up perched sideways on Sebastian’s lap. He was strong.

Stella didn’t know what to say.

Sebastian let out a cold laugh, asking, “Behaving yourself now?”

Stella lost her earlier swagger, looking everywhere but at him. “Mr. Gray,” she said. Before she could finish, his cold hands grabbed her cheeks, squeezing until her lips puffed out like a little goldfish.

Stella didn’t know what to say.

Sebastian gave another cold laugh. He said, “Weren’t you just calling me uncle a second ago?”

Stella shook her head.

Sebastian laughed coldly again. He said, “Say it again. I want to hear it.”

Stella fell silent.

Sebastian let go, slowly loosening his collar as his deep eyes locked onto her face. He said, “Say it, and I’ll give you 3000 bucks.”

Stella thought, ‘As if I’d cave for just 3000?’

Sebastian calmly upped the ante. He said, “15 thousand.”

Stella stayed silent.

Sebastian raised the stakes again. He said, “30 thousand.”

Without a second thought, Stella whipped out her phone. She said, “Transfer it.”

Sebastian was speechless.

He shook his head with a soft laugh. He thought, “This little money-grubber. If it hadn’t been for that 30 million dollars, I have no doubt she would’ve walked off the island without a second thought.’

He pulled out his phone, ready to transfer the money.

But the next second, Sebastian’s face went completely blank as he stared at the red exclamation mark on WhatsApp. A chill radiated off him, making the whole boardroom feel like it could freeze over.

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“Stella. What is this?” he asked, each word clipped and deliberate.

He held up the screen, a faint, cool smile touching his lips.

Stella kept silent. ‘Uh, did I maybe block him?’ Stella thought, suddenly unsure.

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“Stella,” Sebastian said. He looked every bit the villain shrouded in darkness, and the deeper his smile grew, the more suffocating the air became.

“I’ll unblock you,” Stella said. She didn’t even hesitate; she just wrapped her arms around Sebastian’s neck and hugged him tight.

She was trying to put out the fire.

Sebastian was speechless.

In an instant, the terrifying storm in the room vanished, replaced by clear blue skies, and even the darkness turned into a flurry of rainbow bubbles.

Stella patted Sebastian’s broad back with one hand, just like she would when soothing Lucas.

The sweet and tangy scent of citrus drifted through the air.

It was the smell of Stella’s body wash.

After a beat, Sebastian’s voice rumbled behind her, the sound vibrating through his chest. He said, “Now. Right now. Immediately.”

Stella fell silent.

Just as she tried to pull away, his cold, strong hand caught the back of her head and pulled her right back into

his arms.

“Seriously, the older you get, the pettier you become. Guess that’s true,” Stella said, whipping out her phone and unblocking Sebastian. The second she did, transfer notifications started flooding in.

Then four transfer notifications popped up.

Stella fell silent.

“Am I still being petty?” Sebastian asked, his face expressionless and his voice cold as ice, but Stella could tell he wasn’t nearly as upset as he pretended.

Stella couldn’t help but grin. She replied, “No way, not petty at all. You’re the most generous guy ever.”

Sebastian was speechless.

‘Why does that sound so wrong?’ Sebastian thought.

Sebastian coughed awkwardly and decided to let it slide.

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“You really are obsessed with money, aren’t you?” Sebastian said, remembering how she acted like a total money fiend back at the hospital, even though she always seemed so chill and distant.

Just as Sebastian was wondering if he should send her even more, Stella said, “Of course I do. Once our deal is over and Lucas is doing better, I can finally leave Sandridge Island. All this money will be my nest egg for the future.”

Stella was always planning for the future.

Sebastian was stunned.

His hand froze over the keypad, and he snapped his head up to lock eyes with her.

He thought, ‘Wait, did she just say that? The deal’s ending? Is she really planning to leave Sandridge Island?’

Stella, completely missing Sebastian’s shift in mood, reached out to claim the money transfers, but his icy hand was quicker; he snatched her phone away before she could even react.

“Mr. Gray?” Stella called out.

Without even looking at her, Sebastian kept his face blank as he methodically reversed every transfer he’d just

sent.

Stella was stunned. She thought, ‘Did my money just fly away?’

Before she could even get a word out, Stella was suddenly lifted off her feet again. Sebastian grabbed her by the waist and set her back down on the wide armrest of the leather sofa.

Sebastian looked up at Stella, saying, “They kicked me out of Gray Group.”

Stella stared at him, speechless.

Sebastian, “And I still have Lucas to feed.”

Stella kept silent.

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