Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 369

Chapter 369

“What did you do?” Stella’s voice was icy.

Killer Whale chuckled, his tone light and careless. “Why don’t you take a guess?”

Stella’s gaze sharpened, cold as steel. “Oakley!”

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There was a beat of silence on the other end, as if he hadn’t expected her to call him by his true name. Then, he replied in a low, lazy voice, “Hmm?”

“Don’t make me ask you again.” Stella’s eyes were glinting with ic

After a while, on the other end, Killer Whale leaned his head back against the chair, his striking face fading into the shadows. his gaze lazy and half-lidded. “It wasn’t me.” He finally broke the ilence. Then, he chuckled, sounding completely unconcerned.

Killer Whale drawled, “But remember when you asked me where I snatched Yakov from? I think I forgot to mention. It was from the nastiest, most notorious dungeon in Monterra.”

Stella’s eyes flickered. “And then?”

Killer Whale smirked. “Oops, I might’ve left your name behind by accident.”

Stella froze. ‘Accident?’ Stella scoffed inwardly, her thoughts dripping with sarcasm.

Killer Whale shifted in his seat, picking up the shark plush from his desk. “Monterra spent years on their project, and losing Conrad was a huge blow. Isn’t it only natural they’d want to come after you?” He gave the plush a squeeze.

“Baby Shark. Doo doo.” That annoyingly cheerful kids’ song started playing.

Killer Whale chuckled, clearly in a good mood. “Well then, Baby Shark. Good luck!” With that, he hung up.

Stella froze. ‘I swear, I’m going to murder him!’ She raged inside, practically seeing red.

Landen just lost for words. He shuddered on instinct.

At the main gate of Haliville International Airport, passengers heading out were the first to sense something was wrong. The exit was sealed off with security tape, and hundreds of people were caught up in a shouting match with airport staff.

It looked like a full-blown riot could break out at any moment. Suddenly, the passenger who’d been yelling and reaching out to shove the airport staff froze mid-action, his eyes going wide.

He stood there, dumbfounded. “What’s that?” He couldn’t believe his eyes.

Everyone turned to look where he was staring, and the whole crowd was left in shock.

It was just like a scene out of a war movie. Military trucks rolled outside the exit, and as soon as they stopped, tough soldiers leapt out. Every one of them was armed to the teeth.

A car door opened, and Sebastian came out, his face grim, wearing a black shirt and dress pants. Hudson was at his side, just as serious, with Allan and Murray following close behind, their expressions equally intense.

Everyone felt the overwhelming pressure and instinctively held their breath.

Someone in the crowd whispered in awe, “Is that Mr. Gray?”

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The group headed straight for the airport shuttle.

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Murray struggled to keep his anger in check as he spoke in a low tense voice, “Control Tower just reported that hackers broke into the system of Flight MG857, which was supposed to land in Haliville from Monterra in an hour.

“After the pilot realized something was off, he sent out a MAYDA alert, but then lost all control of the plane.”

There are 427 passengers on board.

Hudson finally spoke up, his eyes sharp. “Sebastian, the hackers have two demands.”

Allan frowned. Two demands?’

“First, they want to meet Shark.” Hudson glanced at Sebastian.

Hudson and Sebastian exchanged a look.

“Second, they want you to show up, Sebastian,” Hudson finished.

Allan went silent.

At those words, half of Sebastian’s face was swallowed by the shadows, his face completely unreadable. He sat in silence for a while.

Then, Sebastian said, “I understand. Hudson, Stella’s on her way. His gaze turned icy for a split second.

Hudson nodded, and Murray, who’d been holding his breath, finally felt his heart settle.

Murray thought, ‘Good, Stella’s coming. With her here, we’ll find a way!

Inside the Control Tower, chaos reigned. Everyone’s face was deadly serious, more intense than ever before.

“How’s it looking?” The Control Tower supervisor leaned on the console, glancing at the newly arrived Cybersecurity Division investigator. Gavin, the division leader, stood nearby, his brow furrowed. Things were not looking good at all.

“It’s no good. This is a whole new kind of command,” the investigator replied.

Whoever’s behind this was way more dangerous than the hacker who hit the hospital last time.

Gavin raised his voice, desperation creeping in, “Is there really nothing we can do at all?”

The team just shook their heads. Inside the Control Tower, everyone fell silent. There were still over four hundred passengers on board, plus the crew. Every single one of them was completely unreachable.

“Those bastards!” the supervisor spat. He slammed his hands down on the console with a loud bang.

“Maybe there’s something we can do.” Suddenly, a team member snapped his head up.

Gavin jumped in, “What is it?”

Every single person in the Control Tower turned to stare at the am member.

The team member said, “Maybe we could kill the current Control Tower radio signal and switch to a new frequency, and see if that works.”

The supervisor just stared, lost for words. His face was ghostly pale, sweat dripping down his forehead as he pressed his lips tight. He shot Gavin a shaky look, “Gavin, what do you think?”

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“Can you really pull this off?” Gavin leaned in, voice low so the supervisor wouldn’t catch it.

The team member barely shook his head.

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Gavin frowned. Last time, when the hospital got hacked, he’d jus taken office and lost all credibility and respect. Now, this crisis was his shot at redemption. With a hard resolve, he snappel, “Cut it!”

“Don’t cut it.” It was Sebastian’s voice, cold as ice, echoing from the doorway.

Everyone whipped around to see Sebastian standing there, his expression unreadable and frosty.

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A sharp screech of brakes ripped through the air at the airport gate. Stella’s face was grim with resolve as she stormed into the sealed-off airport. Landen, Fabian, and the Fourth Unit of Red Shadow followed close behind.

“Stella!” Caleb called out urgently as he stepped out of his car.

Colten was right there at Caleb’s side. This is a major crisis. And with foreign guests on that plane, if they messed this up, it would turn into an international incident. The embassy’s staff were already rushing over.

Stella stopped in her tracks. She gave a nod, without a trace of emotion on her face.

The passengers, still clueless about what was happening, watched in shock as the tightly shut doors were pushed open from the outside. The last rays of the setting sun spilled in, casting Stella in a dramatic, golden glow. Her presence was impossible to ignore.

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