Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 154

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“I, Shark, have no personal ties with Yvonne, vice president of the Clusia Medical Association. Consider this a warning, Ms. Zane. If you keep using my name for personal gain, every member of the Clusia Medical Association will be blacklisted by the Dorestan Medical Alliance.”

Attached was a legal notice from the world’s number one law firm.

The document was signed by none other than the legendary attorney Broderick himself.

Yvonne was stunned.

Right then, she wished the earth would swallow her whole. Her face twisted in utter humiliation and panic.

Stella gave her phone a lazy shake in Yvonne’s direction. “Did I scare you?” she asked.

Emily felt her heart was pounding all over again.

Yvonne tried to leave, but Stella blocked her path. Frustrated, Yvonne snapped, “Get out of my way!” Her pupils shrank as she met Stella’s icy stare.

“Amputation? Is that really all you know how to do?” Stella said with a mocking tone.

Stella arched her brow, and her oversized black hoodie slipped down her shoulders, revealing her exquisitely beautiful face.

She was so stunning. It was as if she was glowing with her own light.

“You all know she’s wrong, but none of you have the guts to call her out?” Stella’s gaze grew sharper as she looked past Yvonne, her eyes landing on the military doctors behind her.

The doctors averted their eyes, too embarrassed to meet her gaze.

“You talk a big game, but can you really save him?” Yvonne sneered, her voice laced with sarcasm.

Stella answered coolly, “I absolutely can.”

The whole room fell silent in shock.

“Young lady, you can’t just mouth off like that,” the middle-aged man with the senior colonel insignia said, clearly thinking she was just shooting her mouth off.

Stella raised an eyebrow. “Then what do you think he asked me to come here for?”

Everyone turned to look where she was pointing, and suddenly, all eyes were on Vincent.

Vincent just stood there, speechless.

“You’re the expert Vincent mentioned?” Even the middle-aged man couldn’t hide his shock.

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Stella let out a cold laugh. “I’m just a hack with a scalpel.” She gave Yvonne a sideways look. “An expert? Please, I wouldn’t dare.”

Her whole presence was cold and stiff, and the coldness in her eyes was ready to burst out.

Yvonne was left utterly speechless.

“Stella.” It was Sebastian’s voice that finally cut through the tension. Stella cooled off instantly, didn’t even bother looking at anyone else, and went straight back to Sebastian’s side. “Don’t get worked up,” he said.

Stella paused for a couple of seconds, then just gave a half-hearted “well.”

“Sit down,” Sebastian said.

Sebastian didn’t even glance at the others, just nodded at the bench in front of him for Stella to sit.

As soon as she sat, Sebastian reached out and started gathering her hair into a messy bun.

“Here!” The adorable Lucas, looking a bit flustered, hurriedly handed over a Shark hairpin.

Emily stood frozen.

She felt like her heart had been put through a meat grinder today. One moment, she thought she was as tough as a pro fishmonger at the supermarket for a decade. And the next, something would come along and flip her whole worldview upside down.

“Sebastian…” Vincent blurted out, sounding anxious. But before he could get another word in, Sebastian shot him a glare so icy it could freeze his veins.

Vincent shut up on the spot. Everyone’s eyes were glued to him.

He calmly put Stella’s hair up for her.

And then, he even gently patted it down, making sure not a single strand was out of place.

Once her hair was mostly done, the coldness in Stella’s eyes faded away. She reached out, took the Shark hairpin from Lucas, and clipped it right onto the end of her bun.

Sebastian rolled his eyes.

“That hairpin is kind of an eyesore,’ Sebastian thought, just like that woman who called her sweetly just now.’

Stella slipped back into her usual lazy vibe, “So, when do you want him to wake up?” She glanced up at the middle-aged man, her tone flat and emotionless.

The middle-aged man was left speechless.

‘Wait, I can just pick a time for that?’ he thought, totally thrown off.

“Talk is cheap. If you’re really that good, let’s see you wake him up the second the surgery’s over!” Yvonne scoffed. She clearly still refused to believe that some kid like Stella could actually pull off a surgery like this.

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“Huh? What’s going on?” Eggie chirped in confusion.

‘So tired… Eggie whined.

“Wake up,” Stella said, giving Eggie’s chubby cheeks a firm pinch-no room for negotiation.

Eggie was speechless.

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Stella turned to Eliel. “Bring me the clothes Barrett was wearing when the accident happened.” Her voice was flat, totally emotionless. Eliel looked confused, but he quickly fetched the blood-soaked camo uniform Barrett had been wearing.

Stella shot it a cold look. “Smell it.”

Eliel was utterly baffled.

Even though it was a weird request, Eliel still bent down and sniffed the uniform.

Stella just shot Eliel a look that said it all.

Eliel was left speechless.

He could practically hear her thinking, ‘Is this guy for real?’

“I meant for Eggie to smell it,” Stella said, gesturing at Eggie.

Eggie chirped enthusiastically, totally in sync.

Eliel was left speechless.

The little peregrine falcon sniffed where Stella pointed. It hopped three times on the spot, then suddenly went wild-flapping its chubby wings and whirling around above everyone’s heads.

Stella walked over and threw the window open with a loud swoosh.

Eggie didn’t hesitate. He zoomed out the window and shot straight up into the sky.

In a flash, he was gone, totally out of sight.

Everyone was utterly confused.

Allan suddenly dashed to the window, reaching out with a dramatic flourish. “Eggie, my Eggie! Come back!”

Stella took a deep breath, didn’t pay him any attention, and headed straight back to Sebastian.

Secondly, Stella gave a blank stare at the plain plant next to Sebastian. Ever since Emily called it “ugly as hell,” the poor thing had been looking all yellow and defeated.

But now, as if it sensed something, right in front of everyone, it wrapped its leaves around itself and, pot all, scooted a little further away.

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Everyone was utterly confused.

‘Are we seeing things?’ everyone wondered, totally stunned.

‘Wait, did that scraggly, half-dead plant just scoot its own pot?’ they thought, still in disbelief.

“Huh?” Lucas tilted his head, looking totally dazed.

Stella kept silent.

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The plain plant shuffled its leaves back a bit, trying to act casually. But when it saw Stella still watching, it started shivering like crazy.

“Quit stalling,” Stella said, shooting the plant a deadpan look.

The plain plant just went limp, playing dead.

Without a word, Stella grabbed the plain plant and dangled it out the window. In the very next second, the shriveled, yellowed plant instantly sprang to life. Its leaves turned a bright, healthy green like it had just gotten a full-on power-up.

Everyone was speechless.

They were all hardcore realists, so there was only one way to explain what just happened. It was an illusion.

The plain plant wrapped its leaves around Stella’s hand and nuzzled up to her. If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes, nobody would’ve believed a plant could actually be caught brown-nosing.

“Huh?” Stella questioned

The plain plant curled its leaves in a salute. Then, with two little pops, it fired off two tiny yellow beans straight into Stella’s palm, dead-on target.

It reluctantly parted with them, looking all pitiful.

Those were its best stuff.

It let out a soft little whine.

Sebastian kept wanting to say something, but held back every time.

When Stella tossed the plain plant back, he quietly reached out and set it on his lap. The plant didn’t hesitate.

It snuggled right into Sebastian, shaking its leaves like crazy. It was like it was protesting!

Sebastian looked up and locked eyes with Stella. She shot him a raised eyebrow.

Sebastian kept silent.

The plain plant was silent too, leaves trembling.

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It shouted inwardly, ‘Say something already! Seriously, speak up for me. Don’t keep silent!’

A huge shadow cast over it, leaving the plain plant drooping, all its will to live gone.

‘Just kill me now!’ it thought, utterly defeated.

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With a dramatic flop, the once-vibrant green plant instantly reverted to its sad, crispy yellow state.

Everyone was speechless.

“Let’s go,” Stella said, heading for the prep room. As she passed Emily, she shot her a sideways glance. For a split second, Emily felt like she was right back in med school, getting singled out by a professor. Her heart nearly jumped out of her chest.

Emily blurted out, “Yes!”

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Under the surgical lights, Stella stood next to Barrett, who was out cold, inside the operating room. Her gaze was frosty, all business.

He was seriously messed up.

It was clear the Monterra soldiers never gave him a chance. They were aiming to cripple him from the get-go.

Behind her mask, Stella’s face was pure stone.

They weren’t really after Barrett specifically. He just happened to be the one who stepped up when push came to shove.

“Ready to start?” Emily asked.

After doing this a few times, Emily felt being Stella’s first assistant was as natural as breathing.

She was actually kind of proud of it.

“Hold on,” Stella said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Emily heard a sharp crack. Stella dislocated Barrett’s jaw with practiced ease, opened his mouth wide, and tossed in the two beans the plain plant had just spat out.

Without thinking, she reached for the OR’s recording equipment, instinctively trying to block the camera and

cover for Stella.

Stella shot Emily a calm, casual look.

‘I’m so done, Emily thought.

But before Emily could even finish her sigh, a heavy gasp suddenly echoed through the room. Barrett, who’d been out cold, just shot his eyes wide open.

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Everyone was shocked.

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Stella was the only one who kept her chill, staring right at him. “Time for your surgery. You want local or general anesthesia?”

Barrett just stared, lost for words, his mind a total blank.

The last thing he remembered was getting riled up by those Monterra soldiers and stepping up to challenge them. He had zero memory of how he’d wound up in this place.

Stella told him, her voice cool and direct, “Say something.”

Barrett blinked, tried to open his mouth, but realized he couldn’t move his jaw at all.

Emily leaned in and whispered to Stella, “His jaw.”

With a sharp crack, she snapped Barrett’s jaw right back into place.

Barrett finally managed to mumble, “Local.”

Stella shot him a look, half surprised, half impressed. This was the first time in her whole surgical career someone had the guts to ask for local anesthesia. Just for that, she made up her mind to give him the neatest stitches he’d ever seen.

She gave the anesthesiologist a quick signal.

The anesthesiologist responded with an OK sign.

Stella picked up her scalpel.

To Barrett, the scalpel gleamed with a chilling light.

Barrett just stared, lost for words, his mind a total blank.

Barrett just stared, speechless.

‘Is it too late to ask for general anesthesia now?’ he wondered, panic rising.

“Targeted anesthesia will help your brain and speed up your recovery.” Stella’s voice was icy and close to Barrett’s ear.

Barrett’s eyes burned. “Can I really recover?” he asked.

His memories started flooding back-the brutal impact of Monterra soldiers’ fists pounding into his body. He’d never made a sound, no matter how much it hurt. But deep down, Barrett knew his iron-blooded career was probably finished for good.

Stella sighed, a hint of sarcasm in her voice. “Seriously, you wanna make small talk while I’m cutting you open?”

She raised her hand, her scalpel already smeared with blood.

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‘Wait, why do I smell barbecue? That smells amazing. I’m actually getting hungry, Barrett thought, totally confused.

Then he reminded himself, ‘No, that’s not the point right now!

The surgery lasted five hours.

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