Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 327

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“I’m asking you, where are we?” Stella slammed her pen down on the desk, the thuds sharp and forceful.

Her icy stare and frosty demeanor sent a wave of intimidation crashing over the room, making everyone shiver.

Even Blake flinched, and the other shareholders were practically trembling in their seats.

“Xander, I’m talking to you!” Stella’s eyes were sharp and commanding, locking onto Xander’s with a chilling intensity. The instant their eyes met, his fury vanished, and he found himself completely at her mercy.

Xander heard himself answer, “Pierce Group.”

His pupils dilated in shock.

He hadn’t wanted to respond, but the words had spilled out anyway.

Stella asked, “What position do you hold?”

Xander couldn’t stop himself from answering, “CEO of Pierce Group.”

Stella lifted her gaze, her eyes icy. “And your identity?”

Xander stammered, “Grandson.”

Everyone else fell into stunned silence.

Through this intense exchange, the others finally caught a glimpse of what Stella had truly been aiming for.

“Mr. Gray,” the police officer at the door greeted Sebastian with a respectful nod.

Sebastian raised his hand, his long fingers pointing straight at Xander.

The officer walked over to Xander.

“Mr. Pierce, you’re under arrest for suspicion of…”

Whatever the officer said after that blurred together for Xander. He only snapped back to reality when the cuffs clicked shut around his wrists and he was yanked to his feet. “Xander,” Blake called out, his voice slicing through the chaos and stopping him cold.

The two of them locked eyes.

Blake spun his chair around and fixed Xander with a steady stare “Out of all the heirs in the Gray, Pierce, and Chase families, you’re the only one who made it to CEO as a grandson

“The old man really intended to hand everything over to you.”

Xander felt as if someone had dumped a bucket of ice water over him in the dead of winter. His lips twitched, and he couldn’t hide the shock on his face.

They both knew that if Xander was led out of this building in handcuffs, his reputation would be ruined

repair.

Blake said, “He only ever wanted me to stay alive, but the one who pushed me into this seat, step by st his hand and pointed at the empty CEO chair. “You did this!”

lifted

Xander went rigid.

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Blake’s hand landed on Xander’s chest, and in that moment, it was like all the fight had been sucked out of him. His shoulders slumped, utterly defeated.

That was it.

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Meanwhile, on Sandridge Island, Lucas sat there, barely paying attention as he fiddled with the metal puzzle in his hands.

‘It’s only been an hour since Stella left. I already miss her, Lucas hought with a sigh.

“Two hours now. I miss her even more. I really, really want her back, he couldn’t help thinking.

‘Stella’s gone… The thought lingered, echoing in his mind.

A soft plop sounded.

A small lock of hair slipped down, right over his eyes.

Lucas blinked and lifted his tiny hand.

He pinched the stray hair and tucked it back in place.

‘All set! It’s wonderful. Lucas thought, clearly pleased with himself.

Then he squeezed his little fists, all determined.

A soft plop sounded again.

His hair slipped down again, blocking his eyes once more.

Lucas opened his eyes wide.

He puffed out his cheeks, totally grumpy.

Next to him, Snowball was curled up like a big fluffy pillow. He lifted his head and peeked out the window.

Outside, Big Ben was clutching a flowerpot while Scrappy waved a spatula, the two locked in a ridiculous standoff. Snowball just yawned, looking utterly unimpressed.

Lucas yawned-

All of a sudden, Snowball’s eyes bulged out of his head.

Lucas scampered over to the cabinet, grabbed his little shark–shaped scissors, and started lining them up at his bangs, ready to snip away at the hair covering his eyes.

‘Red alert! Red alert!‘ Snowball panicked.

Snowball shot up in a flash, his tail curling around Lucas’s wrist the blink of an eye.

He shook his head vigorously.

‘No way!‘ Snowball freaked out, his eyes stretched wide with pan.

Lucas tilted his head and said, “Chill.” He gave Snowball a friend pat on the head.

But then he reached for the scissors again

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“Damn!” Snowball panicked, its eyes wide with terror.

Suddenly, Snowball remembered Lucas’s favorite chocolate candy jar! Every time Lucas saw chocolate, he dropped everything and forgot all about danger.

Then came a “whoosh“, just like wind.

Snowball zoomed to the cabinet at lightning speed, bonking his big head against it. The giant jar wobbled and crashed down, rolling all over the floor.

Just like that, Lucas was totally hooked.

‘The candy jar! The chocolate jar!‘ His mind was completely filled with them.

Lucas dropped his little shark scissors and raced over to his favorite jar, happiness bubbling all around him in a cloud of pink.

All his worries vanished.

‘Open! The! Jar!‘ A soft plop sounded.

The next second, Lucas just went blank.

He just sat there, completely motionless.

He went full statue mode.

Snowball was confused.

He cautiously peeked over to check on Lucas.

Snowball sat in silence for a while.

Snowball thought, …blank stare… Empty? Seriously? Wait, not totally empty, and there’s a piece of paper in there.

Snowball watched as Lucas just flipped the jar over and gave it a shake, totally deadpan.

The small piece of paper drifted down and landed on the floor.

It landed face–up.

There was a cartoon figure on it, holding a piece of chocolate and wearing a cold, smug smirk.

That was a smug, icy grin.

Lucas just smiled back, unfazed.

Snowball, standing right beside him, suddenly shivered.

He quietly tapped the floor–to–ceiling window with the tip of his tail, signaling for those two goofballs outside to come in.

Both Big Ben and Scrappy whipped their heads around and the fell completely silent.

‘Red alert! Red alert! Level one rage detected!‘ it thought.

Lucas put his hands on his hips, puffed up like a baby dragon, and cut loose with a mighty roar.

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Downstairs at Pierce Group, Sebastian’s phone buzzed.

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He was in the middle of giving Blake some instructions, but he just glanced at the screen, his face blank, and blocked the number without a second thought.

Kendrick’s lawyer pushed up his glasses. “Ms. Carter, Mr. Pierce..

But before he could finish, Stella’s phone buzzed.

“Hold on,” Stella said.

She’d set that ringtone just for Lucas. Stella glanced at her phone totally blanking out for a second.

After a brief pause, she looked over at Sebastian.

“Mr. Gray?” Blake stared confusedly at Sebastian, who suddenly froze mid–action. Sebastian even shuffled a couple of steps closer to Blake, like he was subtly dodging something.

‘Probably just my imagination,‘ Blake thought.

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