Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 49

Chapter 49.

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No one answered. Without the pill to keep Paul breathing, he probably wouldn’t make it through the night. And if Paul were gone, the Penn’s Acupuncture Mastery would vanish for good.

“Isn’t there anything else we can do?” Victor asked. Victor, who was always rock-solid, suddenly coughed twice, his voice trembling. He couldn’t stand there and watch his old friend die right in front of him. There had to be another way.

“Where can I buy another Vitalis Pill? I’ll pay whatever it takes,” the masked man demanded, desperation clear in his voice. Even behind the sunglasses, his eyes were red and raw.

“This was the only one in all of Clusia,” Landen said.

The recipe for the Vitalis Pill still existed, but a few of the key herbs had gone extinct in Clusia. There was no sign of them anywhere, wild or farmed.

Even if those herbs could somehow be found, the process of making the pill was complicated, with such a low success rate that not a single pill might result from ten thousand attempts.

Even if it could be made, Paul’s condition was far too critical to wait that long.

“Is there really no other way?” the man burst out.

Suddenly, he tore off his sunglasses, revealing a face so beautiful that it was almost unreal, with a gentle charm that made him unforgettable. It was Callum Lawson, the most popular actor in the country right now.

Caleb was left speechless. He’d never imagined that the country’s biggest star would have anything to do with Paul.

“If Paul were awake, and if nothing had happened to him, maybe we could use golden needles to lock down his blood flow. But…” Samuel said.

He stared at Paul, lying motionless on the hospital bed, and for the first time, he finally understood what it meant to be helpless. He couldn’t fix Paul’s hand, and now, he might not even be able to keep him alive.

“So all it takes is using golden needles to lock down his blood flow?” Emily asked, her voice uncertain. Everyone’s eyes snapped at her, surprised by her sudden question.

“It’s not that simple. In all of Clusia, Paul’s the only one who could pierce a steel plate with a needle as thin as a strand of hair, all with his inner strength. You know how insanely tough the human skull is, right?” Samuel said.

Samuel’s expression was serious. Even though he didn’t get why his top student was suddenly asking, he still broke it down. for her, step by step.

Emily’s lips parted, then pressed together, and parted again. She was clearly torn up inside, struggling with a difficult. decision.

“And what after we seal his blood flow?” she asked quietly.

Samuel sighed deeply and replied, “Unless we can find Shark, there’s still a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, all we can do is leave it up to fate.”

The mood was heavy. Emily pressed her lips together, her mind drifting to another possibility she couldn’t shake.

She was still hesitating. If that person were dragged in and failed, even if no one said anything, it would still have an impact on that person. But Emily couldn’t bear to let Paul die.

“I know someone who might be able to help,” Emily finally blurted out.

On Sandridge Island, Stella stood casually outside Sebastian’s bedroom door, absentmindedly fiddling with a black men’s

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digital watch. Her indifferent gaze shifted in the shadowy corrider, making it impossible to guess what was running through her mind.

Inside the room, Nathan was updating Sebastian about Paul being sent to Haliville tonight, and he spilled everything, right down to the Vitalis Pill

“If Paul can’t pull through. Mr. Gray, will you intervene?” Nathan asked.

He spoke not for the Trent family, but for himself alone. Sebastian, just out of the shower, sat in his wheelchair and fixed him with a cold, unyielding stare, offering no reply.

As if he sensed something. Sebastian looked past Nathan toward the door. There was a knock at the door.

“Come in.” Sebastian said, his voice cold and flat. Stella stepped inside, about to say something, but Nathan’s phone suddenly started ringing like crazy. It was Landen, Nathan’s grandfather.

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