Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 255

Chapter 255

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“And don’t forget to tell Steven Everhart that it was me, Stella Carter, who did it!” Stella said.

There wasn’t a trace of fear on her face. Instead, she looked downright mocking.

Garrett was stunned for a moment.

Everyone gasped when Stella called Steven by his full name. After all, the Everhart family was a top family in Jaffina. She disrespected them so openly.

They didn’t know if she was just being reckless, or if there were some other reasons.

They instinctively glanced at Sebastian, who was sitting in his wheelchair.

Richard shouted, “How dare you! Where’s security? Get them out of here!”

He kept calling, but not a single guard showed up.

On the other side, a white shuttle bus cruised past.

“Stop here!” Suddenly, a deep voice rang out from inside. The group who’d been busy laughing and trying to impress each other froze, glancing around in confusion.

“Mr. Knight?” Xander quickly spoke up, hoping to get noticed.

The shuttle bus halted, and Jaxon stepped out without a moment’s hesitation.

This whole gathering was set up for Jaxon. Now that the main man was leaving, the top dogs from Haliville’s business scene couldn’t just sit still. They all piled out of the shuttle and followed after him.

‘Who did he see?’ they wondered.

The moment Xander stepped out, his expression soured as soon as he spotted Blake not far away.

‘Like a bad penny, he just won’t go away!’ Xander grumbled to himself.

“Mr. Knight…” The group hurried after him, slightly out of breath.

Celia was the first to spot Jaxon heading straight over. “Jaxon Knight?” she called out.

She’d seen that face countless times on business shows, in magazines, and all over the news. Even if he were turned to ashes, she’d still recognize him.

Celia’s voice instantly drew everyone’s attention.

Even Conrad, who’d been frowning at Big Ben, turned his gaze, looking surprised. “That’s Mr. Jaxon Knight.

Guess he’s here for me.”

Hearing that, Carlos, who’d been collapsing on the ground, scrambled to his feet. Even Richard, who’d just

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run off, came rushing back.

:

As for Chloe, nobody cared about her anymore. Everyone just wished she’d quiet down.

Conrad straightened his collar, went up to greet him, all smiles, hand raised in anticipation.

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But in the next second, right in front of everyone, Jaxon just walked right past him without even a glance.

Everyone else was just stunned into silence.

Conrad’s smile was stuck on his face, awkward and forced.

His hand, left hanging in midair, was the very picture of embarrassment.

His expression soured in a split second.

He turned around.

Blake’s eyes went wide when he spotted Jaxon. He wondered, ‘Isn’t that… that guy?

‘The one from the International Military?’

Everyone’s attention was glued to Jaxon, but nobody noticed that Sebastian, who was sitting in his wheelchair, lifted his eyes coldly and gave Jaxon a hard stare from across the way.

Just that one look made Jaxon’s quick steps slow for a heartbeat.

“Ms. Carter, glad to meet you again!” In a flash, Jaxon masked all his emotions and reached out to her with obvious respect, but his eyes kept drifting back to Sebastian.

When Jaxon noticed the black blanket still covering Sebastian’s legs, his eyes grew even more intense.

Everyone was stunned.

They thought, ‘Jaxon is the one most likely to take over the Knight family, the first-tier clan in Jattina.

“That’s the Knight family, second only to the Clinton family!

‘He came all this way just to greet Stella?

‘And he was the one to make the first move?

‘And he was being so respectful?’

If they hadn’t witnessed it themselves, they’d have thought it was just a joke,

But it was unfolding for real, right before their eyes!

Stella arched an eyebrow, not expecting Jaxon to show up out of nowhere. She just gave a lazy, “Oh.”

Everyone was stunned.

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They thought, ‘Oh?

“That’s it?

:

‘Did she seriously not notice Mr. Knight reaching out to her?’

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Meanwhile, as soon as Jaxon appeared, Chloe, who’d been shrieking nonstop just seconds before, instantly clammed up.

She only put on airs around the Haliville crowd, but when it came to families even bigger than the Everharts, especially the Knight family and the Clinton family, she knew better than to mess with them.

Garrett still hadn’t recovered from the shock of Stella calling Steven by his full name, and now, seeing Jaxon treat Stella with such respect, his mind was blown. He just couldn’t wrap his head around it.

Garrett’s brain short-circuited. ‘Just who is she, really?’

Jaxon’s hand was still hanging in midair. He looked distracted, maybe thinking about something, but to everyone else, it just seemed like Stella had left him hanging and totally embarrassed him.

Suddenly, Xander spoke up, “Ms. Carter, isn’t that a little rude?”

Stella shot him a lazy look and let out a cold laugh.

It wasn’t that she had any problem with Jaxon. It was just that her hand, hidden under her long sleeve, was being pinned down by the guy in the wheelchair next to her.

Stella tried to move her wrist.

Sebastian wasn’t happy about that.

He secretly squeezed her hand tighter, refusing to let go.

Xander was about to speak again when a sweet robotic voice sounded. “Ta-da!”

Big Ben, who’d been lurking behind Stella ever since its warning, suddenly waddled forward. His squishy belly knocked Blake off balance, making him stagger.

The next second, Jaxon barely had time to react before his hand was snatched up by Big Ben, the chubby, gleaming robot, who started shaking it up and down.

Jaxon sucked in a sharp breath.

‘Is it trying to break my hand?’ Jaxon thought, wincing.

Big Ben chirped, “Whoa! What an honor to shake hands with someone as important as you!”

It finished with a flashy wink at Jaxon.

Jaxon and the others were all speechless.

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Jaxon looked at the super-smart robot with a complicated expression. “So this is the HomeBot 1.0 that Dr. Kramer made?”

Before he could finish, Big Ben instantly switched moods. With a loud smack, it slapped Jaxon’s hand away with its chubby little hand. “Ew! Filthy human! Big Ben only belongs to Sebastian, Stella, and Lucas! Go away, go away!”

It kept swatting at Jaxon, looking absolutely disgusted.

Everyone was left speechless.

They thought, ‘Wait a second!

‘Disgust? For real?

‘Did that robot just make a disgusted face?

‘Man, that’s some next-level sensory programming!

‘Big Ben?

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