Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 380

Chapter 380

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Everyone from Technical High and Declan’s gang was fawning der Stella, while the person hiding in the shadows dug their fingernails so hard into their palm that blood started to seep out

They thought, ‘Yeah, go ahead and gloat.

‘Laugh it up while you can..

Just wait. You’re done for soon!’

They pulled their gaze back and scanned the room. Every reporter allowed in was already here, and even Caleb had shown up. They thought, ‘With all this scandal, there’s no way she’ll get out of this unscathed.

They glanced down and smirked.

On stage, Zack scanned the audience with his eyes, signaling he was about to speak. He cleared his throat and stood up.

The room fell silent.

Zack’s hands were shaking with excitement.

“Today” he began.

The lengthy speech began.

Behind Zack, Houston, not noticed by Stella, looked dejected, though only when facing Stella. When Caleb quietly asked if the branch could be set up in Haliville, Houston replied coolly, “o discuss it with Stella.”

Caleb was left speechless.

Then he asked tentatively, “Which Stella?”

Houston shot him a look and said with absolute certainty, “Obviously, the prettiest one in the crowd!”

He thought, ‘Young Sovereign is absolutely the best-looking one no question.’

Caleb followed Houston’s gaze and saw Stella.

He thought, ‘So that’s the Stella he meant.

Suddenly, Caleb’s eyes went wide. He snapped his head toward ouston, looking totally stunned. “Stella?” he repeated.

He thought, ‘Holy crap.

‘I should’ve seen that coming.

‘With the kind of status Edenbury Academy and Technical High have, how could they ever get the president of Rhaesia University to show up? It is all because of Stella.

Houston asked, “Do you know her?” His eyes lit up, and his whole demeanor changed in a flash: no trace of pride or arrogance left. He pressed, “Are you two close?”

Caleb thought, ‘Come on. That is Ms. Carter.

‘Pretty much everyone here knows who she is!”

Caleb shot a glance at the cold, handsome guy standing near Stella.

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He thought, ‘After all, Mr. Gray is Ms. Carter’s boyfriend.

‘It’s an open secret among all the big shots here.

‘If we’re talking about who’s close to her, no one could be closer her than this guy!

Down in the audience, everyone was starting to doze off.

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Stella, meanwhile, was casually fiddling with the bracelet on her wrist, her gaze drifting as she watched a girl from one of the classes walk out, clutching her stomach. She lazily glanced up, watching the girl leave, when her phone buzzed.

Fabian texted: [Ms. Carter, want me to stop her?]

Stella smirked, her smile icy.

Her eyes drifted over to Sebastian on stage, who was giving everyone the cold shoulder.

Right now, Sebastian’s icy stare was locked on Zack’s back.

To Stella, his blank face was practically broadcasting a stream of snarky comments: [When is this guy finally going to wrap it up? Why is he still rambling? Honestly, I could just take him out. Whatever, I’ll put up with it a bit longer.]

Stella smirked, tilting her head as she shot back a reply to Fabian [No need.]

She thought, ‘After all, if she wasn’t around, how else could I pull off today’s surprise for Sebastian?’

On stage, Houston squinted at Sebastian’s profile, a look of surprise flickering across his face.

Sebastian didn’t even bother to acknowledge Houston.

Houston asked, “Have we met before?” He rubbed his chin, convinced Sebastian looked really familiar.

Sebastian ignored him.

Houston, still trying to place him, asked, “Thalassa?”

Sebastian stayed silent.

Houston pressed, “Yaloria?”

Sebastian sat motionless, unfazed.

Houston pressed, “Dorestan?”

Sebastian kept his expression icy, lips pressed together, and finally replied, voice frosty, “You’ve got the wrong guy.”

Houston was about to retort, but a thunderous round of applause from the audience cut him off.

Zack continued, “And now, let’s welcome-” He instinctively glanced back, only to meet Sebastian’s cold, intimidating stare.

The word “Chairman” nearly slipped out, but Zack caught himself just in time. He continued, “Mr. Hawthorne, President of Rhaesia University, please come to the stage!”

As soon as he finished, Zack quietly let out a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his brow.

He thought, ‘That was close!

The applause was deafening, like the whole place had just exploded. Even though a media session was scheduled after the morning assembly, nobody wanted to miss the chance to get the inside story on Houston. After all, this was his very first visit

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Everyone figured Houston’s debut would be at the upcoming Rhaesia University selection in Jaffina, but turns out he popped up in Haliville early.

This last-minute addition to his schedule had everyone scratching their heads.

Houston stood up.

In a flash, that old-world poise and icy coolness settled over him Houston was once again the enigmatic, unapproachable head of the world’s most elite university.

Houston stood firm at the mic.

The sound of cameras clicking was relentless from the crowd.

If it weren’t daytime, those flashes would’ve lit up the whole sky.

Houston was just about to raise his hand to signal enough when suddenly, all the flashes went dark at once.

Everyone stared in shock at the huge LED screen behind the stage, faces frozen in disbelief or totally blindsided. After a split second of silence, the whole academy went wild; chaos broke loose like a tidal wave.

One exclaimed, “Oh my god.”

Another gasped, “Wait, that’s Stella and…”

Someone said, “How is this even possible?”

One said, “Are they out of their minds?”

A person demanded, “Who did this?”

Declan’s brows furrowed. His crew all clenched their fists. They all instinctively glance at Stella.

In fact, it wasn’t just them. Every student at Edenbury Academy had their eyes on Stella, up on the stage.

Feeling the tense atmosphere from the crowd, Houston turned around.

On the massive screen, the Young Sovereign he admired most was out shopping at a supermarket, hand in hand with the guy who’d just seemed so familiar to him.

And not just holding hands, their fingers were completely interlaced.

Then, right there, he even kissed her on the corner of her lips.

Houston was about to lose his mind.

Sebastian stayed totally chill, sitting off to the side like nothing in the world could faze him.

Zack clutched his chest, struggling to breathe, and almost passed out right there. He murmured, “My meds. Where are my meds?”

Then it hit him. He thought, ‘Wait, so the ‘big trouble’ Stella warned me about yesterday, the thing that would mess up the morning assembly, was her dating the Chairman? Seriously?’

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