Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 57

Chapter 57

veryone with dishchef that Stella knew the Compendion of Medicinal Plants.

Do you know * anden asked eyes glued to Stella like she was his lifeline.

Stella didn’t pause for a second. She sensed instantly that saying yes would be a mistake and shook her head without a second thought.

“No, Ive never heard of it. I don’t know what it is,” Stella replied veryone stared at her, speechless. If she hadn’t just dropped the book’s name so confidently earlier, they might’ve bought her story.

Stella kept sipping her coffee, shooting Callum a cold, badass look. Her eyes carried a rebellious glint.

Calhan blinked, confused. Stella said. “The surgery is done,”

Stella thought. Was I not being clear enough? Those two plots in the South District are the key to her knife work, and she still needs the main payment

Callum said. “Thank you. I was out of line before, and you…”

As Stella’s gaze afraid of pi

hint.

her expression turned icy, Callum’s voice trailed off. He couldn’t figure her out, and he was

with Stella before, he tried to smooth things over, while Henry shot him a subtle gesture.

h a rush that I didn’t bring any cash. How about you give me your bank card numbers, and I’ll transfer the Callum said, already pulling out his phone.

face darkened, his icy aura making the whole room feel suffocating.

old this, Stella said, not glancing at Sebastian as she handed him her half-finished coffee. Everyone’s expression changed instantly. They all knew Sebastian was a total clean freak, let alone holding someone else’s used drink.

But in the very next second, everyone was stunned as Sebastian reached out and took it, looking as obedient as could be.

Everyone stared, dumbfounded. Callum’s daily transfer limit was 2 million, and he sent the full amount to Stella without a second thought.

The moment the mone speechless.

gorgeous face lit up with a satisfied smile. Everyone was left

“M

Ford, and I’ll be there, Callum declared.

at could have charmed anyone, but Stella had already looked away, giving him no further

e back from Sebastian and glanced at his wrist, assessing it. She was already planning to pick out a nice the mall tomorrow afternoon. After all, he was her main backer, and she needed to keep him pleased.

an couldn’t shake the feeling that Stella was looking at him like he was a little kid she needed to coax. ‘Nah, I must be gining things, he thought.

As Stella stepped “Seriously, do

Nathan

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ccidentally landed her foot in some blood. She shot Nathan a look of utter disdain and said,

onscience at all?”

or words. He instinctively glanced over at the real culprit, John, only to see him nodding with a

deadpan face, not a shred of shame, and giving Nathan a look like he was nobody.

Nathan felt their shamelessness keenly. Behind them, Emily assited Samuel out better than the two of them how flawless the surgery had been.

of the operating room, and no one knew

Even with her usual pride, Emily had to admit that she could never have separated the plirenic nerve from the heart’s surface without any visibility, especially with it lying just one millimeter away.

One millimeter was almost inconceivable, thicker than the very tip of a scalpel. Stella’s hands moved with the precision and grace of a master surgeon.

Right now, every cell in Emily’s body was buzzing with adrenaline. She’d gladly be Stella’s sidekick for life if it meant witnessing skills like that.

Before Emily could speak, Stella arched an eyebrow, as if she had already guessed her thoughts. “As before, I don’t want people bothering me over this surgery,” she said, her tone calm and commanding.

“Why?” Emily asked, genuinely confused.

Emily thought, “There are 206 bones in the human body, blood vessels long enough to circle the Earth two and a half times, 10,000 taste buds on the tongue, and intestines four to five times a person’s height. To me, medicine is absolutely fascinating.

“I’m just too lazy,” Stella replied. Right now, all she wanted was to get back to the island and pass out for some real sleep. It was already half past four in the morning in Clusia.

She yawned, turned around, and started pushing Sebastian out of the room.

Suddenly, Landen let out a sob. As Stella was about to leave, he clutched the half-burned Compendium of Medicinal Plants to his chest, slumped back into the shadows, overwhelmed by grief. Stella didn’t spare him a glance and kept walking.

“It’s all my fault,” Landen cried, totally devastated.

Stella kept walking as Landen wailed, “I’ll do anything to make amends.”

Stella let out a sigh. For some reason, Landen clutching the tattered book made her think of Geezer. A shadow fell over Landen as he looked up at Stella with those pitiful, teary eyes.

Stella was speechless. She thought, ‘How do I tell him that look might work on someone as cute as Lucas, yet on a grumpy old man like him, it only makes me want to escape immediately

Stella reached out and took the tattered book from Landen. “This second volume,” Stella said, shooting Landen a cryptic look, “is a fake.” Everyone there was stunned.

Landen sprang to his feet, eyes blazing. He snapped, “Insult me all you want, but don’t you dare talk trash about my family’s heirloom!”

“Did your family’s hundred-year-old classic seriously get stamped with a cartoon figure?” Stella sneered as she pointed at the bottom right corner of a page.

Landen grabbed the tattered book, and his eyes fell on the bright red cartoon figure stamped in the corner. Its mocking stance felt like a personal jab at him.

‘Who the hell swapped out my treasure?’ Landen fumed inwardly. Stella already had a pretty good idea who the culprit was. That cartoon figure stamp looked like something Geezer would do. He loved jetting around the globe, swiping family heirlooms from the world’s richest families.

Following that logic, the real deal she’d seen before might have come from… Seeing Landen in front of her, fuming and ranting, Stella couldn’t help but feel a rare pang of guilt for once.

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Chapter 57

If it’s the content you care about, I’ll write it out for you when I get the chance,” Stella offered.

Landen, who had been cursing up a storm, suddenly went silent staring at Stella in utter disbelief. He dug his finger in his ear, as if he couldn’t believe what he’d just heard.

“Victor, did she just say she’s going to copy it for me?” Landen asked, turning to his friend in confusion.

After getting a nod of confirmation, Landen looked back at Stella, still dazed. “Wait, are you for real?” he asked.

“I’ll copy the entire set for you,” Stella said after a moment of thought. She even seemed aware of how unusually generous

that was.

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