Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 302

Chapter 302

Lucky Candy took a while to come back to her senses. “How old are you?”

Baby Shark, sporting a shark mask, raised five fingers. The crowd exploded. Everyone thought, ‘Seriously? Five?‘

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“Even if I win, people will say I’m picking on a little kid” Lucky Candy, still masked, winked at the camera. Her voice was soft and syrupy as she gestured to refuse.

[Right? No matter what, people will say she is bullying a kid!]

[Gotta protect our Lucky Candy, the absolute best!]

Comments were flooding in, but the next second, a notification popped up on Lucky Candy’s screen again. [Baby Shark is sending you a challenge request. Do you accept?]

On the other end, Lucas sat up straight, his little hands tapping away at the keyboard, eyes shining with determination.

Lucky Candy smiled under her mask. She thought, ‘Come on, I was ranked 100th nationwide on QuizMaster last week! And this challenger is just a five–year–old. If he really wants to go head–to–head, it’s pretty clear who’s going to end up embarrassed.

Lucky Candy said, “So, you’re his parent-”

Stella, cool as ever, poured herself a glass of water and interrupted, “You sure sound confident, don’t you?”

Lucky Candy just chuckled. She didn’t even need to say it.”

Stella casually slid open a drawer and flipped out an invitation. Instantly, gasps erupted all across Clusia, outside the livestream.

And it was all because of that invitation.

This invitation had a legendary name, the Rhaesia Invitation.

With this invitation, personally signed by Dr. Rhaesia Quill, you could skip all the application processes and walk straight into Rhaesia University as a freshman.

No one could ever say no to something like that.

Something most people would spend their whole lives dreaming of was just fished out of a drawer by Stella and tossed onto the table like it was nothing.

Everyone thought, ‘So the rumors are true. This mysterious forum admin really is connected to Rhaesia University!”

Stella said, “If you win, the invitation’s yours.”

Lucky Candy’s heart was pounding like crazy. “Y–You’re serious?”

Stella just gave a lazy “yep” and took a sip of water, totally unfazel.

The comments were blowing up.

Everyone was losing their minds with envy, and even more people piled into Lucky Candy’s livestream, all just to see what the legendary Rhaesia Invitation actually looked like.

Lucas had no idea why everyone on the other side of the screen was so hyped. He just kept sending challenge requests, totally focused, until Lucky Candy finally couldn’t wait any longer and smashed the accept button.

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Immediately, the screen jumped to a one–minute countdown.

Lucas tipped his head back, his eyes shining with excitement.

Stella lazily reached out and ruffled his hair. “Yeah, go get them!

[Go, Lucky Candy!]

[Lucky Candy, show us the legendary Rhaesia University!]

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Three seconds later, QuizMaster started the challenge. Lucky Candy was feeling cocky. She didn’t even bother to take the five–year–old seriously. She kept bantering with the chat, taking her sweet time. “Gotta go easy on the little one!”

Upstairs in the study, Allan stared at Sebastian, totally spaced out “Sebastian, if Lucas loses-”

Before Allan could finish, Sebastian interrupted, his voice low and sure. “Lucas is going to win.”

Wait, what?‘ Allan thought.

Meanwhile, the comments were blowing up.

[WTF? Am I seeing this right? Look at Baby Shark!]

[Is he just smashing the keyboard or what?]

[I swear, Lucky Candy might actually be at a disadvantage!]

The vibe in the chat flipped in a heartbeat. Just a second ago, everyone was hyping up Lucky Candy, but now they were all staring in shock at Lucas, rocking his shark mask and poking at the mouse like a little pro.

Meanwhile, Lucky Candy was still busy chatting away, totally missing the fact that her viewers were losing their minds.

[Lucky Candy! Stop talking and focus on the questions!]

[Sweetie, you’re drifting further and further from Rhaesia University!]

Just as Lucky Candy finally looked up to check the chat, a cold system notification chimed in, “This round is over. Baby

Shark wins.”

Lucky Candy jerked her head up, eyes wide with shock and disbelief.

‘What?‘ she thought, totally stunned. ‘It’s over? No way, I lost?‘

Her smug smile froze under the mask. Just like that, Rhaesia University slipped right through her fingers. Her heart nearly stopped, and her mind went completely blank.

The chat went dead for a second, and then exploded.

[Lucky Candy lost to a five–year–old?!]

Lucas, still rocking his shark mask, threw his little hands up and made a cute heart sign for Stella.

Everyone watched as Stella lifted her beautiful, fair hand and made a heart right back at Lucas. Even without seeing her face, they could tell just from her hand that she was young.

Her nails were perfectly shaped and spotless.

For anyone with a thing for hands, this was what they were craving for.

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Lucky Candy was fuming. “That’s not fair! I wasn’t even ready!” she was practically shaking with frustration. “I want a rematch against you!” She just couldn’t accept losing.

Stella arched an eyebrow. “Against me, huh?”

Lucky Candy shot back, “Yeah! You and me!”

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