Paid To Care, Destined To Conquer Novel

Chapter 376 Sebastian's eyes sparkled. "How about right now-" ༥ ཊཱི 12%° 55 vouchers Stella got up, totally tuning out the rest of his words, and strolled over to the sink, turning on the faucet with calm composure. Water splashed as she washed her hands. Sebastian, caught off guard, looked momentarily awkward. "When did you start to notice something was off about me?" Stella asked, pulling out a tissue and slowly drying her hands, meeting his eyes in the mirror. The two of them locked eyes. She was a little curious.

After all, back then, even the pills she picked up would get tossed out by him. Sebastian pursed his lips. "Do I have to answer that?" "No," Stella replied lazily, turning around. Her long hair flowed down her back like silk, lashes lowered, giving her a lazy, effortless beauty. After a moment, Sebastian looked away. "When Emily asked who your mentor was, you said you just picked it up." "What's wrong with that?" Stella tossed the tissue into the trash, not seeing any issue, and honestly, she didn't think that one line would blow her cover. Sebastian's eyes grew dark.

"You said almost the same thing the first time we met." Even her phrasing and the way she said it matched perfectly. Even that rebellious, unapologetically cocky tone was exactly the same. Stella thought, 'Fine, whatever. Stella lazily raised her hand and started unbuttoning her shirt right in front of Sebastian. He had just turned to look at her, and his heart skipped a beat as he instinctively looked away. One button after another came undone. Her skin came into view. Bathed in the glow of the setting sun, she looked like a piece of art, her waist delicately sexy.

She casually tossed the blood-stained white shirt aside, grabbed fresh one from the paper bag, and slipped it on, her eyes never once leaving Sebastian's reddening ears. "So, when did you realize I was King?" Sebastian waited until he couldn't hear the sound of fabric moving anymore before letting himself look back. However, she hadn't buttoned up even a single button. Sebastian was stunned for a moment. There was a brief pause. "Actually, I dropped some hints," Sebastian said. 1/4 12:03 Wed, Feb 11 G 00 Chapter 376 Stella raised an eyebrow. ༥ཊཱི 12% 55 vouchers 'Oh!' Stella thought.

'It was back in Sebastian's study, when he put the Queen chess piece right in my hand. Such a sneaky hint.' Stella said, "Remember that time in the gaming room up in the attic? You were standing right behind me-" She watched as Sebastian got up and came over to stand in front of her. His cool fingers reached out and started fastening her shirt for her, button by button, working his way up from the bottom. "King's got his own trademark moves," Sebastian murmured. He leaned in close, his voice a deep, velvety whisper right by Stella's ear, practically dripping with temptation.

But before he could finish, Stella smirked and, with a sudden tug pulled him in by the collar, catching him completely off guard. Sebastian instinctively reached out, steadying himself on the back of the sofa behind her. And just like that, they were pressed up against each other. Stella's fingers brushed lightly over Sebastian's Adam's apple, her long lashes lifting as she looked up at him. They'd teamed up online more times than they could count, hunting down priceless treasures stolen from Clusia and helping Clusia's diplomats escape chaos in foreign countries.

Stuff like that happened way too many times to even remember Online, they were basically glued at the hip. They were the legendary King and Queen hackers. "You know, I'm actually grateful now," Stella chuckled. Sebastian murmured, "Hmm?" "Grateful that five years ago I stuck my nose in where I probably shouldn't have, and ended up saving you and Lucas. And grateful that five years later, I finally woke up and somehow, ran into you all over again," Stella said. When she was little, Professor Cipher once told her about life.

Every fork in the road is pushed by the good or bad seeds one planted oneself. Everything that happened for a reason. Sebastian said, "Honestly, I'm the one who should be thankful." The rose she planted in his desolate world kept blooming, never fading and never dying. "But," Stella turned her head, as if a thought just struck her. "When you first joined the dark web, those initials you used? Do they mean anything special? MDT?" Those initials didn't seem to have anything to do with Sebastian Sebastian's gaze shifted. She was clearly dodging the question. "It doesn't mean anything.

I just typed them in on a whim," Sebastian said. 2/4 12:04 Wed, Feb 11 GD. Chapter 376 Stella paused for a couple of seconds, obviously not convinced, but she let it slide. After a long, exhausting day, Stella finally let herself relax, and before she knew it, she was stifling a yawn. Sleepiness was starting to creep in. Half an hour passed. ༥ ཊཱི 12%° 55 vouchers Outside, the scene was pure chaos. Lucas, all squishy and adorable, balled up his tiny fists and squished his ear against the door. 'Humph!' Lucas thought.

'Why can't I hear anything?' Right beside him, Lincoln had his ear pressed to the door, too. 'Ugh, this is so annoying,' Lincoln thought. 'Man, I can't hear anything, either!" John just walked over and saw the whole scene. His face was like block of ice. Without warning, John landed a critical hit right on Lincoln's backside. Lincoln's face came to a screeching halt on the marble floor. John frowned. "Do you have a death wish or something?" Lincoln lowered his head. The very next second, the door swung open from the inside.

Lucas's eyes instantly sparkled, but as soon as he saw Sebastian carrying the fast-asleep Stella out, he let out a little snort and puffed up, his cheeks adorably bulging. "Stella," Lucas whined, clinging to Sebastian's pant leg. He latched on tight. Sebastian put a finger to his lips, telling him to keep quiet. She was completely worn out. On the way back, Sebastian kept Stella nestled in his arms, his cold hand gently running through her hair every now and then.

He glanced over at her, her long lashes resting softly against her heeks, and realized that the cold, jaded feeling that used to fill him had quietly faded away without him even noticing. He lowered his head and pressed a gentle kiss to her hair. "Stella," he murmured. Inside a villa, the curtains were shut so tight that barely any light got in, just enough to cast a faint glow on the person hunched over the desk. She was staring at her computer screen. [Mr.

Hawthorne, the current president of Rhaesia University, wil be visiting both Edenbury Academy and Technical High 3/4 12:04 Wed, Feb 11 G · Chapter 376 School on Monday!] 12% 55 vouchers The pinned Twitter post from Edenbury Academy and Technical High School was blowing up with over ten million comments, and even though it had been a whole day, it was still ending like crazy. [Ah! If I could just see Mr. Hawthorne once in my life, I'd die happy!] [Hey, Edenbury Academy and Technical High School guys! Anyone want to lend me a student ID?

I'm literally offering at house in Jaffina!] [Keep dreaming! I even put up two houses and still nobody's lending!] [Edenbury Academy and Technical High School's homepages are totally crashed! Can't even load the page! Can you please upgrade your servers already? We're desperate to register!] In the dimly lit room, the girl was gnawing her nails down to jagged stubs, every so often letting out these manic, creepy giggles that sent chills down your spine. Suddenly, she moved her fingers and switched the page to her cloud drive.

On the screen now was a sneaky snapshot of Sebastian leaning down, planting a soft kiss on Stella's lips. Even though it was taken on the sly, it didn't make them any less gorgeous. They looked so perfect together. "A chairman and a student?" she murmured. 'Dating, huh!" she added inwardly. 'If this scandal leaks while Mr. Hawthorne's around, it'll be the ultimate laughingstock of the century! And on top of that, all eyes will be on Rhaesia University come Monday!' "Stella, just you wait!" The girl growled through gritted teeth.

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