Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 51

Chapter 51

Nathan’s face went blank as he turned around stiffly, thinking, ‘Whit, so who was Landen going to greet?’

“Where is the miracle doctor? Where is he?” Landen asked as he rushed over to the car, his mood dark and ready to blow ever since he found out the Vitalis Pills had been switched.

Landen reached out and yanked open the door of the Maybach, only to be met with a cold, intimidating gaze. Landen was stunned. He slammed the door shut with a bang.

Landen thought he must have opened it wrong. He took a deep breath and, this time, carefully pulled the door open again, but nothing had changed.

Landen was dumbfounded, and he thought, ‘Where’s the miracle doctor? Why is it just a poker-faced man and a little girl in

the car?’

Landen cleared his throat and finally said, “Mr. Gray?”

Stella was the first to exit the car. She gave Emily a lazy glance, and the color was finally returning to her face after being so pale before.

Her dark, slightly wavy hair fell loosely down her back, making her look like she’d just walked out of a comic book.

Henry was totally unprepared and stared in silence. Emily, dressed in her white coat, looked conflicted as she said to Stella, “You’re here.”

Nathan and Landen were both stunned, and both of them wondered, ‘Wait, did Emily mean she is the miracle doctor?’

Sebastian, sitting in his wheelchair, was pushed out from the other side by John. Emily’s expression grew more complicated at the sight. Landen, however, didn’t hold back and asked directly, “What brings you here, Mr. Gray?”

Caught in the interplay of light and shadow, Sebastian’s face was expressionless, his eyes icy and chilling, as dark and unreadable as the midnight sky.

“I’m her Guardian,” he said coldly, declaring his role.

Everyone was left speechless. None of them found that funny at all. ‘Guardian? Who is he supposed to be watching over? Is he here to play dad or something?’ they all thought.

Stella turned around, raising an eyebrow with a half-smile. She asked, “Guardian?”

The word sounded oddly new to her. ‘So, Sebastian is treating me like a kid now?’ Stella wondered.

But Sebastian didn’t see anything wrong with it. His pale, eerily handsome face made it look like the most natural thing in the world.

Samuel cleared his throat, refocusing everyone. Stella stood in a simple shirt and jeans, her skin revealing blue veins and her wrists and ankles looking incredibly fragile.

And yet, this was the girl who had commanded the lead role in the legendary Lilac Medical Forum, a story still whispered

about.

Inside the hospital, Callum had finally taken off his mask and sunglasses. He stared intently at the elevator, his eyes red and swollen. His grandfather had always hoped he would take over the family business, but he went to chase his dreams in showbiz.

‘If only I had listened back then… Callum thought as the elevator doors slid open.

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He shot to his feet, only to lock eyes with Stella, who strolled ove with that lazy, cold, and defend took in her eyes

When Victor saw it was Siella, the weight on his heart finally in Ho Calch, standing next in Victor, momentarily fou

atrul of tus expression

Please go check on Paul first Emily said. She had been the one to call Sicils here, and with all the commotion in the middle of the night, her eyes kept darting around, completely ng the arrogance she had shown track in Annetter’s hospital

Stella didn’t waste words, she just glanced into the room from doorway and said, “He can be saved?

Callum looked at her in disbelief and asked, “You haven’t even be in, and you’re already saying he can be saved?

Stella’s patience was running out. She smirked, all cold and reckless, “Should I leave, then?” Callum was left speechless.

Stella added, “The Vitalis Pills won’t do anything for him, and honestly, they’re not that special”

Stella didn’t need to get any closer to know that Paul’s brachial plexus had been torn away. Whoever hurt him was aiming, to ruin both his hands.

Nathan and Landen were both stunned. ‘She’s really bold. That’s ubbing me the wrong way: Landen thought

Feeling the strange vibe in the air, Stella glanced over at Nathand Landen, one hand lazily in her pocket, like something just popped into her head.

“Did you lose your Vitalis Pills or something?” Stella asked, Land’s mind raced. He realized she had a knack for hitting exactly where it hurt.

“I’ll give you a few in a while,” Stella said casually. She thought, ‘Back when I was in Dorestan, I made them for fun. No idea why these things are suddenly so popular in Clusia

“Hand it over, or you’re nothing but a joke,” Landen snapped, laughing in anger, his beard shaking with rage.

“Everyone here is a witness. If you don’t give me at least eight or ten pills, I’ll hunt you down even if you run to the ends of the earth,” Landen declared.

Everyone there fell silent, batlled by how the conversation had taken such a wild turn.

“Sure!” Stella replied, sounding chill as she leaned lazily against the wall. It was no big deal for her. Besides, she knew an eccentric old man who had those so-called extinct herbs in Clusia.

“What did you mean when you said you could save him?” Samuel asked.

Of everyone there, only Samuel was really turning her words over in his mind. He felt like there was something she wasn’t saying outright.

“Basically, you can go with acupuncture to seal the acupoints, or can do surgery and restore his hands. But if you want the surgery, that’ll cost you extra,” Stella said as she tilted her head, her voice flat and emotionless.

She was calmly stating a fact, but to everyone else, she sounded totally insane. Emily felt like she was about to lose it, her mind short-circuiting.

‘Can she stop acting like she’s some miracle worker? Seriously, does she even hear herself? Even her teacher couldn’t pull this off, and she’s saying she can fix Paul’s hands?’ Emily thought

Samuel looked thoughtful and asked, “Do you even know what you’re talking about?”

Stella fired back instantly, “The last person who tried to operate on him went in with a thoracoscope, trying to get at the phrenic nerve right on the heart’s surface to rebuild the damaged nerves in his arm. But he failed.”

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Samuel paused. To reach the phrenic nerve, the approach had to be directly through the chest, with the nerve glued to the beating heart, just a millimeter away.

Avoiding damage to the blood vessels and the heart’s outer layer required a level of precision his hands could no longer

achieve.

That was the reason he had halted the operation. Now she stood at the doorway, glanced inside, and instantly understood it all. Samuel could hardly believe the sheer instinct she displayed

Most of them had no idea what all that surgery talk meant, but seeing Samuel’s expression, they all realized she was right. When everyone went quiet again, Stella yawned, looking bored and tired as ever.

“So, is it acupuncture or surgery? Can you make up your mind affeady?” Stella said and thought Lucas was still waiting for her at home.

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