Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 399

Chapter 399

Chapter 399

The crowd instantly exploded.

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The reps who knew who Carmelo really was shot Paul looks of pity, or just plain curiosity. Some were just there for the drama, hoping to catch a glimpse of defeat or outrage on Paul’s face. But to their disappointment, there was nothing.

Paul didn’t even flinch. Not a single emotion crossed his face.

It was as if Carmelo, the guy who’d turned his back on his mentor and trashed his own legacy, wasn’t the disciple Paul had personally taught, nor the one and only successor of Penn’s Acupuncture.

Everyone there knew, even if nobody said it out loud. Wilkerson’s Acupuncture was really just Penn’s Acupuncture with a new name. But Paul could only grit his teeth and swallow the bitter pill, keeping his frustration bottled up inside.

Meanwhile, online, the comments were blowing up.

[Looks like Alessio is really done for.]

[Wilkerson’s Acupuncture? Traditional Medicine?]

[Traditional Medicine? Please, this is Tongalia’s Herbal Medicine. Clusia Traditional Medicine all started with us. Get your facts straight.]

[Seriously, have some shame.]

Comments scrolled fast.

In Clusia, netizens who couldn’t care less about the International Traditional Medicine Forum suddenly got fired up when a fiery post blew up the internet. Everyone was talking about it.

[Are you freaking kidding me? Traditional Medicine started in Tongalia?]

[Seriously, what a steaming pile of shit.]

[Where’s the link to this live stream?]

[Ladies, let’s go. Forget your idols, Clusia comes first.]

[Link’s up! Raid time.]

In a flash, everyone was busy pinging the sub teams. Clusian netizens were ready to launch a full-on culture war against Tongalia over who really started Herbal Medicine.

But back at the International Convention Center, nobody had a clue what was about to hit them.

Everyone was glued to the stage, eyes locked on Carmelo as he pulled a slender silver needle from his acupuncture kit, his expression serious as ever.

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Carmelo was clearly on edge.

“Wait a second,” someone said.

Carmelo’s hand jerked.

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“This is ridiculous,” Quinto said. “Interrupting acupuncture is the biggest taboo. Don’t you Clusians get that at all?”

He glared at Stella, his eyes practically spelling out no manners; he was this close to calling her out for being rude.

Everyone from the Herbal Medicine Guild behind him copied his move, shooting Stella the same hostile look.

Clusian viewers who just tuned in caught the whole scene, and the live chat on Orlando’s YouTube stream was already a total mess.

Orlando himself spammed the chat, totally losing it.

His live stream had just hit over ten million viewers.

He was absolutely blown away; usually, he only got twenty or thirty people chatting with him during his

streams.

Stella shot Carmelo a lazy look. She said, “I need you to repeat something for everyone, right here and now.”

Carmelo frowned, asking, “What?”

Meanwhile, no one noticed the single Bluetooth earbud tucked under Stella’s loose, wavy hair, keeping her synced up with real-time shifts in online sentiment. And behind her, a whole team was working together, coordinating every move.

Meanwhile, Sebastian glanced at Morgan, who gave him a barely noticeable nod. At that exact moment, the Phantom League sprang into action.

“Miss,” Pablo said. He was obviously fed up with Stella.

‘Is she really doing this again?’ he thought.

Stella gave him a frosty stare, and suddenly, an invisible pressure seemed to squeeze the room tight, making it hard to breathe.

Pablo fell silent.

[Damn, who is this queen? She’s a total badass.]

[The other side just got completely shut down.]

[Hold up, I’m checking the official site; isn’t she the squad leader for this event?]

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[No freaking way. You gotta be kidding me.]

[Wait, am I the only one who thinks she looks crazy familiar? Where have I seen her before?]

[Not just you, I totally recognize her, too.]

[Me too.]

[And me.]

[Plus me.]

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“Quick. Get the camera on her. Focus on her eyes,” Orlando said.

He urged the cameraman.

His heart was pounding like crazy.

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Stella shifted her gaze to Carmelo, saying, “I want you to make it clear to everyone, your so-called Wilkerson’s Acupuncture has absolutely nothing to do with Penn’s Acupuncture. You’re here representing Tongalia’s Herbal Medicine.”

She pronounced each word distinctly, her voice ringing out through the microphone, reaching every single person in the packed hall.

At the same time, her words echoed through the speakers of every online viewer.

“If anything happens to Alessio, the Herbal Medicine Guild will be held fully accountable,” Stella said.

With that, Stella curved her lips in a cool, confident smile at Carmelo.

Everyone was left speechless.

“Absurd. You’re just jealous, jealous of our Herbal Medicine.” Soleil shot back. “Only our Herbal Medicine can cure Alessio. Is it really that hard for you to admit your Clusia Traditional Medicine is just trash?”

As soon as those words left her mouth, the Clusian team exploded in outrage.

[Screw you. If Clusia Traditional Medicine is trash, then you guys aren’t even worth shit.]

[I’m so pissed. I’m so pissed. I’m so pissed!]

[Clusia Traditional Medicine is the GOAT.]

[Translation squad, assemble.]

[Subbers, get in here.]

[Cyber Squad, reporting for duty.]

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On stage, Stella ignored Soleil, her authoritative amber eyes fixed on Carmelo. She said, “Callen? Oh, Carmelo. When you betrayed Mr. Penn, crippled his hands, renounced your homeland, and became Carmelo, you weighed every risk and reward, didn’t you?”

She took a step forward.

Stella said, “Then do you dare swear before all that you studied under Quinto, that your ‘Wilkerson’s Acupuncture’ is wholly unrelated to Penn’s, and that you solely represent Tongalia’s Herbal Medicine? If you break this oath, may lightning strike you dead.”

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