Shadows Between Us (Stella and Sebastian) novel Chapter 90

Chapter 90

Sebastian glanced over.

Stella turned to look at Sebastian, confused.

Snowball, trailing behind Sebastian with its beloved ball in its mouth, thought, ‘Uh-oh!’

Snowball glanced left at Stella, then right at Sebastian with its big white head.

‘Surprised? Didn’t expect that, did you?’ Snowball mused.

Feeling great, Snowball slid past Sebastian’s feet and hung itself up on the tree like it owned the place.

“You need something?” Stella asked, seeing Sebastian was just standing there.

Sebastian cleared his throat. “Is Lucas with you?”

Stella glanced at Lucas, who was sleeping soundly on the bed with his little butt in the air, and gave a quiet nod.

Sebastian kept his cool. “I’ll take him back to his room to sleep.”

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Stella was silent for a couple of seconds, watching as Sebastian walked in, expressionless, and rolled Lucas and the blanket together in one smooth motion.

As he passed her, he gave a polite nod. “Sorry to bother you.”

Then Sebastian walked out without looking back.

The door closed behind Sebastian.

Stella turned to look at Sebastian, confused.

Snowball yawned lazily.

‘Guess he just shot myself in the foot by picking me up,’ Snowball mused. ‘Ouch!’

*****

Early the next morning, Lucas was jolted awake by a chilly draft. He rubbed his eyes with his tiny, super-cute hands; his cuteness was absolutely lethal. Still half-asleep, he slowly turned his head.

Lucas saw Sebastian looking like he hadn’t slept a wink, his face dark as thunderclouds as he stared at the ceiling, lying there like a villain plotting the end of the world.

Sebastian noticed Lucas was awake and turned to look at him.

Lucas and Sebastian locked eyes in total silence.

Sebastian, face blank, got up and rolled his wheelchair out of the nursery.

Lucas stared at Sebastian’s retreating back, completely confused. ‘What just happened?’ he was still totally lost.

*****

In the dining room, Allan swaggered in, looking fresh and energetic. But the moment he caught Jake shooting him, exaggerated, warning winks, his smile froze on his face.

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Allan thought, ‘Seriously?’

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Sebastian sat at the head of the table, his face pale and sickly, completely expressionless, like he was wrapped in a cloud of dark, menacing energy.

The dark circles under his eyes were even more pronounced than before.

Allan pulled out a chair, about to sit down.

The sound of the chair scraping across the floor echoed through the dining room.

Sebastian looked up, his gaze dark and menacing as he stared at Allan.

Allan gulped. ‘Someone save me! Please, anyone!’ he panicked inwardly.

Next to him, Jake just silently covered his eyes with his hand.

Suddenly, Lucas’s sweet little voice piped up from the hallway, with Stella’s calm response right behind. Instantly, the heavy atmosphere in the dining room melted away.

Sebastian snapped out of it, pretending nothing had happened.

Allan, still in a daze, dropped into his seat. ‘Shit! Double standards, my ass. Drop dead!’ Allan fumed inwardly.

“Morning,” Stella said, glancing at Sebastian. Big Ben picked Lucas up and set him in his seat, then stood nearby.

Snowball, hanging from the tree, watched Big Ben, drooling with emotion.

“Morning, Stella!” Allan called out with a grin, but his smile froze the next second. He turned his head and met a pair of completely emotionless eyes.

Allan wondered, ‘Shit!’

“Morning,” Sebastian replied coldly, then looked up at Stella.

But Stella didn’t notice. “No, being picky,” she said, her attention on Lucas, who was carefully pushing the broccoli to the

side.

Lucas tilted his head and pointed over at Sebastian.

On the edge of his plate, the carrots he’d picked out were lined up like little soldiers.

It looked like they were in boot camp.

Sebastian glanced over.

Stella turned to look at Sebastian, confused.

Allan stifled a laugh, quickly hiding behind his coffee cup and pretending nothing was out of the ordinary.

Stella gave Sebastian a casual glance.

The next moment, Sebastian picked up his fork and slowly placed each carrot, lined up like little soldiers, into his mouth, one by one.

He moved slowly. His face was completely expressionless. Reluctantly, Lucas shoved the broccoli into his mouth and chewed and chewed.

He swallowed. His cute little face scrunched up in misery. ‘Ugh, this is the worst!’ Lucas thought.

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“Hey, Ms. Carter, there’s a package for you. Mind stepping outside for a moment?” John walked in from outside, calling out.

Stella stood up and headed out.

The dining room fell silent again.

Almost at the same time, Sebastian, stone-faced, discreetly deposited the unchewed carrot into a napkin.

He neatly folded up the napkin. Then he tossed it away as if nothing had happened.

Lucas and Allan thought, ‘Seriously?’

Jake, Snowball, and Big Ben were stunned for a moment.

Lucas stared at Sebastian, wide-eyed and clueless, utterly floored by what he’d just seen. His mouth hung open in shock.

Lucas jabbed at his watch with a trembling little hand.

Big Ben stammered, “Y-You-.”

“Just wait till Stella comes back, I’m snitching!” Big Ben huffed.

Hearing that, Sebastian just stared at Lucas in silence, like he was weighing his options. Then, he rolled over to his nephew and reached out, and took off Lucas’s kid’s digital watch!

If one couldn’t solve the problem, one just got rid of the one who was causing it. He thought, ‘Damn, it’s amazing.’

Lucas and Allan thought, ‘Seriously?’

Jake, Snowball, and Big Ben were stunned for a moment.

What a cunning guy!’ Big Ben thought. ‘Damn, what the fuck.’

*****

Outside the villa, Stella stood there deadpan, staring at the massive shipping container in front of her.

If she remembered right, she’d told those old geezers to just send “a few things.” She even made a list, just in case something like this happened.

‘So, seriously, what is all this stuff?’ Stella was totally speechless.

stella was totally speechless.

“Ms. Carter, can you sign for this?” said the delivery guy, his uniform sporting the “Nova” logo.

He wore a smile warm as the morning sun, a fitting face for a service that delivered anything, anywhere, at impossible speed.

Of course, the price was so sky-high even millionaires would flinch!/

And on top of that, it was a whole freaking shipping container!

Stella just signed and watched them unload, without saying a word the whole time.

John quietly sidled away. ‘Ms. Carter is giving off some seriously murderous vibes,’ he wondered.

After a moment, Stella returned to the dining room.

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Lucas perked up, ready to snitch the moment he saw her walk in. Allan kept his head down, slurping his soup. Jake

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As for Sebastian, he was still sitting calmly at the head of the table, face blank, not a flicker of emotion.

“Hmm?” Stella turned her head, eyeing the little troublemaker.

With a loud crack,” the egg in her hand “accidentally” exploded, yolk and all, right in her grip.

For a split second, the whole room went dead silent.

Allan instinctively snapped his legs together, his lazy slouch vanishing as he sat up straight as a board. Lucas did so silently.

“Sorry, didn’t mean to scare you,” Stella said, taking a couple of seconds to cool off. She grabbed a napkin and wiped her hands, calm as ever. “We’ll go check out the package in a minute!”

Lucas nodded obediently, looking as cute and well-behaved as ever.

Allan’s phone started ringing. He picked up, looking totally lost, but the moment he heard who it was, his face changed.

“What? The Gray family is secretly working with Dr. Kramer’s team?” Allan blurted out.

Stella froze mid-motion. ‘Conrad?’ Stella thought, her mind racing.

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