Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 361

Chapter 361

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With a sigh, Stella leaned in, tilted her head, and pressed her lips to his. Sebastian’s breathing grew ragged in an instant.

Leaning against the headboard, his already dangerously attractive features looked even more irresistible, and Stella, who had only meant to comfort him, suddenly felt a shiver run down her spine.

Stella’s long lashes fluttered as she raised an eyebrow. “Want me to help you out?” she teased.

Sebastian, caught off guard, looked momentarily awkward. Then as if a reset button had been hit, he reached up and, one by one, began to button his black pajamas, closing the loose, sexy neckline. Stella froze as she watched.

Stella was utterly confused. What’s that supposed to mean?”

Sebastian kept a straight face. He said, “No.”

Stella’s face was a giant question mark. ‘People always say women are impossible to figure out, but honestly, men are just as confusing.

Sebastian shot a glance at the chain necklace around Lucas’s neck and said, “If you get something too easily, you won’t treasure it. No way I’m letting you win me over that easily.”

Stella froze. There was a brief pause.

Sebastian glanced away, a little awkward. “But if you really want it, I could…”

‘No, I really don’t want it, Stella thought.

Before Sebastian could finish, Stella clapped a hand over his mouth, shutting down whatever he was about to say.

This time, it was Stella who kept a straight face. “Go to sleep!” With that, she pulled the covers over herself and lay down. She rolled over, turning her back to him.

After a while, Sebastian reached out and poked Stella’s shoulder

“Hm?” Stella mumbled, not even bothering to open her eyes, her voice slow and half-asleep, clearly not interested.

Sebastian didn’t say a word. Once again, he reached out and poked her.

Stella rolled over abruptly. Now she was staring right at Sebastian. He’d bundled himself up in the thin blanket, even covering his head, and from its edge, only his eyes peeked out, watching her. He looked so wronged, all big eyes and pour.

Stella finally gave up. She reached out and pulled Sebastian into her hug. “Go to sleep!”

The next day, the internet blew up all over again. After getting hit with legal notices the day before, freaked-out netizens were scrambling everywhere, apologizing and pleading for forgiveness.

Edenbury Academy’s official account, which had been at the center of the storm yesterday, had kept quiet all day. But now, while the buzz was still going strong, they teamed up with Techical High School to drop a joint announcement.

An announcement was simultaneously pinned to the top of both schools official accounts, stating: (Mr. Hawthorne, the current president of Rhaesia University, will be visiting both Edenbury Academy and Technical High School on Monday-l

This short message told huge news. When netizens saw the announcement, their eyes nearly popped out of their heads.

[No way. Is this legit?]

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[Is the president of Rhaesia University really coming to Haliville on Monday?]

[Not a peep about this on any other sites.]

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[Everyone’s tagging Rhaesia University’s official account on Twitter. If this turns out to be fake, Edenbury Academy’s reputation is gonna be toast.]

[This is insane!]

Rhaesia University was the most elite university in the world. People found it hard to believe that its president was actually coming to Haliville. A minute later, someone dropped a screenshot.

[Confirmed! Rhaesia University just posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram at the same time. Mr. Hawthorne is officially on his private jet, heading to Haliville right now.]

[No way! When did Edenbury Academy hook up with Rhaesia University?]

The very next second, Edenbury Academy’s official Twitter account posted a photo revealing a fat stack of Rhaesia Invitations laid out on a table.

[Shocked! This is surprisingly not fake news.]

Not to be outdone, Technical High School’s official Twitter account posted its own photo of a stack of Rhaesia Invitations. Only this time, the background featured Tripp with his wig perfectly in place, and Zack caught a mid-awkward grimace.

Zack was scrolling through Twitter when he saw the photo. That damn Tripp. Screw you!’ Zack grumbled to himself.

But right now, neither Zack nor Tripp had time to bicker. Ever since the news dropped, their phones were ringing off the hook. Not just friends and family, but every reporter out there wanted to be the first to break the story on Monday.

Meanwhile, Stella, chilling on Sandridge Island, had no idea any of this was happening.

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On Sandridge Island, warm, gentle sunlight streamed in. Stella finally carved out some time to complete the final sections of the Compendium of Medicinal Plants, a task she’d long put off.

Out in the yard, Lucas was thrilled with his new necklace. He raised his little hand high, showing off the black ring. He held it up to the sunlight, giggling. His eyes went wide. “There’s a dragon on it, he thought, totally amazed.

Allan was sprawled out in a rocking chair, lazily soaking up the sun. He slid his sunglasses down and glanced at Lucas. When his gaze landed on the black ring, he muttered, “Huh?”

Allan paused, caught off guard. ‘Why does that ring look so familiar? Pretty sure I’ve seen it somewhere before, Allan thought. Then, he waved Lucas over.

Lucas merely huffed, completely ignoring Allan, and dashed straight to Stella’s side to help her. Allan rolled his eyes at him.

“Stella, what’s that?” Allan called out, cradling his Obsidian Orchid in his arms and craning his neck to get a better look.

Stella didn’t even look up. She said, “Just a worthless little trinket

Allan didn’t know what to say for a moment. ‘Fine. Whatever, Allan thought, feeling no real concern. With his short attention span, he immediately forgot that sense of familiarity and moved on.

Meanwhile, Fabian and the Yates family were busy lugging several big wooden crates out of the villa.

Perched on a landscape tree, Snowball perked up, its eyes going wide and sparkling. It slithered down from the tree, slow as ever, and started circling the crates, curious about what was inside.

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“What is it? Is it egg for me?’ Snowball wondered, tail twitching with anticipation.

Fabian, looking totally spaced out, just tossed the wooden crate onto the ground with a massive bang.

Jake sucked in a breath. “Dude, easy! Do you even know what’s in there?”

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