Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 65

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After hanging up, Stella leaned back, casually fiddling with her phone, and shrugged at Carrie like it was no big deal.

“Stella?” A voice came with a hint of superiority, but there was hesitation in it.

Lila’s eyes sparkled. She called out, “Mom,” and dashed straight into Vera’s arms.

Vera hugged her with one arm. She’d been upstairs having a spa day with Carrie when Carrie suddenly got a call about Wendy being in trouble and hurried downstairs.

Knowing Lila was with Wendy, Vera didn’t hesitate and followed right after. This was what she saw when she arrived.

‘Weren’t they just out shopping? How did things get so out of hand? When did Stella get so bold?’ Vera thought.

Stella lazily lifted her gaze and coldly stared at Vera, who had tried to get her into someone’s bed.

Vera felt a jolt. “That look on her face… she thought.

“Apologize to Wendy right now,” Vera snapped in her usual commanding tone, but Stella just let out a mocking laugh.

Stella tapped her temple and shot back, “Did you hit your head or something?” Her attitude was totally defiant.

Vera’s eyes went wide. She couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

“How dare you?” Lila snapped, feeling furious that her mother had been disrespected. She stormed over and raised her hand for a slap, but she couldn’t touch Stella.

With a loud thud, Stella kicked the table, and it slammed right into Lila’s knee. Lila instantly dropped to a squat, clutching her knee in pain.

The dress she’d been sucking in her stomach to fit into split wide open the moment she squatted down.

Lila shrieked.

“What a scene.” A captivating voice rang out from behind the crowd, dripping with that devil-may-care attitude.

The crowd gathered at the entrance of DenimKraft instinctively parted, clearing a path.

Everyone’s eyes were drawn to the man sitting quietly in the wheelchair. There was no other reason. He was just ridiculously handsome.

His face looked like it had been blessed by God, every line etched with nobility. That sickly face only made him more striking. But there was a cold aura about him.

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Allan pushed the wheelchair, with a whole line of Nova Mall executives trailing behind, making a grand

entrance.

Vera’s face turned pale. She knew that was Allan.

Every Nova Group employee training manual had his picture in it. Of the three owners who ran things from the shadows, he was the only one who ever showed up in person to take charge.

Lucas, who looked adorable, was about to sprint over to Stella on his chubby little legs. But before he could make a move, Sebastian caught him by the scruff of the neck like a mischievous kitten.

Sebastian shot him a frosty look. “What did you promise me?” he asked.

Lucas pouted, but in the end, he surrendered to Sebastian’s iron grip. He stood there, face stiff and serious, looking like a dignified little prince.

“Mr. Gray, Mr. Reed.” Seven elite lawyers with briefcases walked over and gave a deep bow.

Sebastian stayed silent, his eyes landing on Stella. After making sure she was unharmed, he finally pointed at Wendy and her group.

“Here are our cards,” said the lawyers. Vera, Carrie, and Wendy each reached out and took the gold-embossed business cards.

It read, “Harmony Law Firm.”

‘Harmony Law Firm? That’s the top law firm in Jaffina, tailor-made for the rich and powerful. It’s also Nova Group’s legal team. On the global stage, its reputation is only second to the legendary Broderick,’ Vera thought.

“Harmony Law Firm will be pressing charges against you on behalf of Nova Group. Please stand by,” one gentlemanly lawyer said. His words left everyone staring in disbelief.

“Charges? Is this some kind of mistake?” Carrie blurted out.

‘We’re supposed to be the victims here. Who ever heard of victims getting sued?’ Carrie thought.

“You heard me right. What you did today caused reputational damage to Nova Group, and the law will make things right,” the lawyer replied.

Allan raised his finger and pointed at Wendy. “You.”

Then he pointed at Lila. “You.”

And finally, he pointed at Hazel. “And you.”

He let out a cold laugh, and in a heartbeat, that laid-back attitude was replaced by a razor-sharp edge.

‘You really thought you could mess with Stella and get away with it? Did you forget she’s got people who’ll go to war for her?’ Allan thought.

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“None of you are slipping away from this,” Allan declared.

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“Why aren’t you suing her? She’s the one who started all this,” Wendy wailed, covering her face. She was stinking of trash, and her hair looked like a bird’s nest. Even so, she still went after Stella.

“Because I want to. Got a problem with that?” Allan fired back, slipping back into that maddening, devil-may- care swagger. The look he gave Wendy was undisguised contempt.

“Who called the cops?” The officers came.

“Me,” Stella said and lifted her hand as she pointed at the fitting rooms. “Check the camera in there.”

Hazel was losing it. At first, she’d been frustrated that Stella hadn’t changed clothes, but now, that disappointment had been drowned out by the panic of facing a lawsuit from Nova Group.

“Not that one. The one next to it,” Stella said lazily, reminding the officers not to check the wrong room. Hazel happened to glance over, and she felt her blood freeze.

“How is this possible?” Hazel screamed, her whole body trembling uncontrollably.

She’d thought the camera was hidden in Stella’s fitting room, but now the officer was pulling it out of the one Hazel and Lila had used. It was small, black, and it had its own storage.

“Give it to me,” Hazel lunged at the officer, desperate to snatch the camera back.

The dress was close-fitting. Hazel had to take everything off just to squeeze into it.

“What are you doing? Step back!” The officer barked, immediately moving away, face stern.

Out of sight in a quiet corner, Stella raised her phone and gave Sebastian a quick look.

Sebastian: [The camera is in the next room.]

Now the message he’d sent her earlier finally clicked.

‘Who would’ve guessed Sebastian would actually leave the island, and he even brought Lucas along?’ Stella thought.

“No. You can’t watch. You can’t have it,” Hazel stammered, her face turning red.

Hazel thought, ‘I can’t believe Wendy messed up and put the camera in the wrong room. Now they’re going to see everything.

‘If they take that thing to the station and pull the footage from the memory card, how am I supposed to show my face again?’

“Back off! Last warning!” the officer shouted.

He had already warned her twice. One more time and he wouldn’t hold back. But Hazel was too panicked to care, still lunging forward to snatch the camera.

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After the third warning went ignored, the officer had Hazel face-down on the floor and cuffed her without hesitation.

Stella raised an eyebrow. ‘I knew Hazel was dumb, but this is a whole new level of stupid, she thought.

“Trying to pull this kind of stunt on Nova Group’s turf? No one else in Clusia would even dare,” said Allan with pure mockery in his voice.

“You don’t have any proof,” Wendy shouted. Her face was pale, but she still refused to back down.

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