Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 151

Chapter 151

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The lawyer glanced at Sebastian, hesitant. “After the transfer, will it be registered under its own household, or…” His voice trailed off under Sebastian’s icy stare.

“Register it on Sandridge Island,” Sebastian ordered, his presence overwhelming. His stare made the lawyer break out in a cold sweat.

“Yes, Mr. Gray,” the lawyer replied..

Another fifteen minutes passed before Sebastian finally had Brantley and Camilla brought over.

Brantley had barely left his office when someone threw a sack over his head.

The whole way, he wondered who he had offended, who was out to get him. Even when strung up on the bridge, he couldn’t figure it out. Now, he was being dragged on the ground like a dog, stripped of all dignity!

He and Camilla were dragged in front of a Maybach.

Camilla’s already pale face turned ashen at the car. She realized instantly who it was.

The blacked-out window slid down.

The night blurred Sebastian’s cold features. His eyes held no warmth as he looked down at Brantley and Camilla.

“M-Mr. Gray?” Camilla gasped, breathless.

Brantley was stunned. “M-Mr. Gray?”

His nerves were shot. He knew he was in trouble.

“Sign it,” Sebastian said. The lawyer from Harmony Law Firm stepped forward, smiling professionally as he handed them the prepared agreement, even though he’d been dragged here from bed.

Brantley squinted at the document under the streetlight. “Agreement to cut ties?”

‘So, I spent the whole night terrified, even remembering that time in high school I snitched on a poor classmate, lost my scholarship, and almost jumped… and it’s just about cutting ties with Stella?’ he thought.

Brantley was speechless.

He wanted to curse.

“Stella is my daughter! I won’t agree!” Brantley retorted, chin raised in defiance.

He tore the agreement to shreds and threw it on the ground.

The lawyer’s smile faded. “Mr. Gray, he says he won’t agree.”

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Sebastian let out a noncommittal “hmm,” his eyes shadowed and unreadable. Allan got out from the other side, his handsome face like a manga character’s. He took the pen from the lawyer and crouched down.

“Not agreeing?” Allan flicked the pen cap off, twirling it calmly. Then his smile vanished. He slammed the pen into the back of Brantley’s hand.

Brantley’s agonized scream echoed across the Ocean Bridge.

Allan kept smiling. He pulled the pen out and drove it down again.

Soaked through, Camilla covered her mouth, too scared to scream, trembling all over.

“I’ll sign!” Brantley’s voice was hoarse with pain, his hand a bloody mess. He didn’t dare put on airs anymore.

Allan scoffed. “Would’ve saved us all trouble if you’d just agreed sooner!” He took another pen and tossed it before Brantley. “Sign.”

Sprawled on the ground, Brantley gritted his teeth and signed his name by the streetlight.

Camilla hastily signed after him.

Allan snatched the signed agreement, flicked it, and handed it to the Harmony Law Firm’s lawyer. “Go home and sleep!”

They got in the car.

The window rolled up.

Only when the Maybach drove off did Brantley collapse, clutching his hand. Camilla helped him up as he cursed, “Damn it! Which Mr. Gray was that?”

Terrified, Camilla covered his mouth. “It’s… Mr. Gray from the island.”

It was Sebastian.

Brantley was speechless.

Back then, Gray Group shot into Haliville’s top three purely because of Sebastian’s ruthless, cutthroat methods. In just a few years, Gray Group’s businesses spread across all of Clusia.

Its scale expanded several times over.

Sebastian symbolized absolute authority.

If his father, brother, and sister-in-law hadn’t died tragically the same day, and Sebastian hadn’t been crippled, Carlos wouldn’t have dared bring his old flame home that soon.

But thanks to his connection with Lauren, Brantley knew more insider details than most.

Those people died because Sebastian offended the wrong people outside.

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A cold wind blew. The two drenched figures on the bridge shivered simultaneously.

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When Sebastian returned to Sandridge Island, Snowball was in the yard with the plain plant on his head, soaking up the moonlight.

The plant swayed its leaves leisurely.

The moment Snowball saw Sebastian, its eyes welled up.

‘Damn owner, come save Snowball! Your snake has been terribly wronged!’ Snowball thought.

Ten minutes earlier, in Sebastian’s bedroom, Snowball had ransacked the room to find its beloved ball and was happily rolling around.

A strange rustling from somewhere startled Snowball. It swiveled around, searching for the source, but came up empty.

It went back to its ball.

Snowball was stunned for a moment by a rustle again.

Its red eyes blinked until he traced the sound to the nightstand.

Snowball tilted its head and slowly slithered over, peeking up and down.

A potted plant, ugly in Snowball’s eyes, came into view.

Snowball hissed.

The plain plant was silent.

It just sat there, completely motionless.

Snowball lowered its head.

Snowball raised its head and hissed.

The plain plant was silent and didn’t budge.

Snowball lowered its head and raised it again, hissing.

The annoyed plain plant finally snapped.

Suddenly, the plant shot up 2 feet and started smacking Snowball’s face repeatedly. The stunned snake blinked.

‘Did I just get slapped by an ugly plant?’ it wondered.

Then it got slapped a few more times.

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The raised standards meant over 90% of the companies in the PowerCell Alliance, founded by the Lane family, couldn’t comply. This shattered the industry monopoly overnight.

The Lanes were panicking.

“Lauren is threatening suicide to avoid marriage,” John said.

Hearing this, Allan, sunbathing with his precious Obsidian Orchid, scoffed. “The old tantrum-and-suicide- threat routine. Can’t she be more original?’ he thought.

“John…” Stella handed him a sealed envelope. “Take this to the Gray family residence. Make sure Lauren opens it herself.”

John took it without a word.

“Stella, what is it?” Allan asked curiously, leaning in.

“David’s medical report,” Stella said slowly. “With the infectious disease results highlighted.”

‘Stella is seriously ruthless,’ Allan thought.

She had Sebastian suppress the news city-wide while pushing the Lane family to desperation. “How did you know about the order in advance?” Allan asked, shooing the little peregrine falcon from his flowers.

Stella looked calm. “I hacked into the government system,” she said, meeting his gaze.

Allan was speechless. ‘Forget it. I’m better off not knowing,’ he decided.

She added, “Under the new rules, over half of Lane Group’s batteries fail. Their only way out is to connect with Conrad, so they’ll cling to the Gray family desperately. Otherwise, it’s mutual destruction.”

If Lauren refused, the Lane family would use David’s illness. Then Lauren would be the pariah, and the Gray family would sacrifice her for their reputation.

Lauren would have nowhere to go but the Lane family residence,

Allan glanced at the envelope. “That’s basically a death warrant,’ he thought.

“Send it.” Stella nodded to John, who left quickly.

Lucas, still sleepy, pattered over on his little legs and threw himself at Stella.

He hugged her leg and looked up.

Behind him, Jake carried a 24-inch white suitcase. It was Celia’s. “Mr. Gray, the hospital called. Celia’s awake, demanding to see you, and…”

Yesterday, John dumped Celia at the hospital after cleaning up.

Now that John was at the Gray family residence, the task fell to Jake. “And she’s threatening self-harm.”

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Sebastian, in his wheelchair, asked coldly, “Is she dead?”

Jake was speechless.

Stella covered Lucas’s ears and shot Sebastian a look.

Sebastian corrected himself blankly. “Is she alive?”

‘Isn’t that the same thing?’ Jake wondered. ‘Was that any more polite?

‘Anyone could tell Celia was bluffing. Mr. Gray is way too blunt!’

“She’s alive,” Jake said.

Sebastian gave a cold “oh.” He glanced at Lucas. “Tell her she can see me when she’s dead.”

Allan nearly choked.

Jake didn’t know what to say.

‘I should just take the suitcase to the hospital,’ he thought.

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Stella released Lucas’s ears. Before she could speak, a servant brought over a bowl of beef stew.

Stella smiled helplessly.

‘Why beef stew again?’ she thought.

She turned to leave without a word.

But then she stopped and turned back.

Sebastian held her arm blankly. Lucas hugged her leg adorably. Both stared at her.

Stella was helpless.

Lucas let go first. He picked up the bowl with both hands, seriously. “Eat!”

“Science proves dietary therapy has minimal effect!” Stella argued.

She tried to reason with him.

Lucas tilted his head, a tuft of hair sticking up. Then he pushed beef stew toward her. “Here!”

Stella was speechless.

Lucas’s eyes lit up. He remembered something and ran upstairs.

He soon returned, arms overflowing. Allan, holding his Obsidian Orchid, perked up and joined in, again shooing the little peregrine falcon. “Watch your bird!”

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‘It’s going to peck my big orchid bald!’ he fumed.

Lucas wobbled, dropping things along the way.

Broken pieces littered the floor behind him.

Allan and Stella were speechless.

Only Sebastian remained unfazed, calmly ordering more dishes for Stella.

Lucas dumped the rest onto the table. Two more cups cracked instantly.

Allan groaned. “Oh my, you just broke a bowl worth 0.8 million dollars!”

Lucas looked innocent, head tilted. “Mm?”

He held up a small plate for Allan, pure and innocent.

Allan sighed. “That costs 0.9 million!”

“Mm?” Lucas held up another.

Allan said blankly, “400 thousand dollars.”

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Lucas looked thoughtful. “Mm!” He pointed at the beef stew and pushed all the treasures to Stella.

Sebastian handed her a spoon. “Eat.”

Stella remained silent.

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