Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249

Suddenly, there was a knock on the window.

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Stella and Sebastian both turned their heads at the same time, only to see a giant, fluffy white face squished up against the floor-to-ceiling window, looking all sad and miserable.

Snowball started tapping his tail against the glass.

Big Ben, who’d been standing by the window, finally made a move!

He took one step, then another, swaggering over with a dramatic, almost villainous stride, and planted himself right in front of Snowball, blocking him off completely.

Classic move: out of sight, out of mind!

Allan, sprawled lazily on the couch with his iPad, suddenly shot up and yelled, “Someone is out there shamelessly spreading rumors about Stella.”

All eyes instantly turned to him.

Annette even stopped watching her trashy drama. She chimed in, “Who? Who’s gossiping about Stella?”

Allan said, “Just those socialites and rich kids from Haliville.”

He shot a dramatic eye roll as he said it.

Being a total gearhead for heavy bikes and racing cars, Allan was in every chat group under the sun. He’d just casually glanced at one, and to his surprise, saw those rich kids who were heading to the club tomorrow already spouting nonsense and gossiping.

Allan said, “Word is, people are talking about Stella…”

He stopped mid-sentence, realizing the rest wasn’t exactly something you’d want to say out loud.

Stella didn’t even blink. She just leaned back and drawled, “What are they saying about me?”

She reached up, took off her glasses, and wiped them off.

Sebastian’s icy gaze landed on Allan. He said, “Say it.”

Allan pulled a face and said, “They’re saying Stella’s ugly, plain as can be, nasty and arrogant, sharp-tongued too. And that a freak like her is just right for Sebastian.”

He toned it down; the actual word they used was ‘cripple’

Sebastian’s face grew even gloomier, but Stella just chuckled when she heard it.

Allan was totally confused. He said, “Stella, they’re badmouthing you, and you’re still laughing?”

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Stella just shrugged, not caring at all. She said, “Well, at least they said Sebastian and I make a good pair.”

Sebastian turned his head away, his ears flushing red. After a long pause, he just grunted, “Mm.”

Allan thought, ‘What’s with that lame ‘mm’?’

He totally forgot how weird these two were. There was no way to figure them out with normal logic.

He said, “Those rich kids even dug up your old photos. Here, take a look!”

Allan handed the iPad over to Stella.

Stella took it with a lazy shrug. There it was: the notorious snapshot from her MySpace days: hair teased into a neon bird’s nest, black eyeliner winged to the temples, and a DIY studded vest that looked like Hot Topic had thrown up on her.

Those eight-dollar plastic skull earrings? She’d chunked them in the trash the minute she left the mall; by now, they were probably melted into a Walmart parking lot somewhere.

Annette leaned in for a peek, went quiet for a couple of seconds, then finally said, “Well. That’s definitely something!”

Stella calmly slipped her frameless glasses back on, her fresh, makeup-free face looking like a total stranger compared to the wild girl on the iPad.

Allan said, “They must be blind as bats!”

He thought, ‘Look at her face. If this isn’t a real fairy, then what is?’

Allan was practically steaming. He said, “What else did those brats say? They’re just waiting for Sebastian to get tired of you and dump you.”

Lucas looked up, totally confused.

He thought, ‘Dump what?

‘Is it a game?’

Allan fell silent. He was so pissed he totally forgot Lucas was even there!

Sebastian leaned back in his wheelchair, shadows gathering in his eyes, his whole vibe icy and untouchable.

Meanwhile, Stella stayed cool as ever. She just sat back down at the table and got to work on the chip.

As she fiddled with the chip, she said calmly, “Sebastian got forced out as CEO of Gray Group, and after his parents split, they sold all their shares back to Gray Group.”

Even while she was talking, Stella’s hands were rock steady as she took the chip apart.

She continued, “From the outside, it looks like the Gray family is all tied up with Conrad’s crew and living the high life. So of course, anyone who wants something is gonna hustle to get close.”

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