Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 25

Breathing was a luxury Stella couldn't afford for a few seconds. Trembling, she answered the call, "Hello?"

"Ms. Quinn"

The voice on the other end was all too familiar. As Stella's face stiffened, a torrent of uncontrolled emotions surged in her eyes.

With difficulty, she managed to say, "It's me."

"Mr. Quinn's flight lands in Portis City at 8 PM tonight. He expects you to be there to meet him personally."

Stella's breath hitched violently.

"He's coming to Portis City?"

He had finally found her!

The thought of the shopping spree she had accidentally charged to the wrong card yesterday - she hadn't expected him to find out and come so quickly.

The person on the other end was his assistant, Idris! Despite his respectful tone over the phone, he was a feared figure in Ferrowland, known for his ruthlessness.

Even the assistant was intimidating! Let alone the man behind him, Ronald Quinn, the man who had taken her in and raised her.

Idris continued, "Yes, and Mr. Quinn also mentioned that you better have a good explanation ready, or else..."

Or else what? Idris didn't finish his sentence.

But Stella felt a shiver run down her spine.

didn't even remember how she hung up the call. The rest of the afternoon, Stella

about, the man who had raised her, who held sway over both the lawful

the events that led her to leave Ferrowland three years

the

you really block

on the line. Her tone was almost cannibalistic

have I

if there were jokes, they were between

As for her...

had numerous demands of her,

heard Stella's icy tone,

your best friend right? Was it your

"Yes, it was me. So

"You..."

expected Stella to at least deny it, but there was no attempt to hide the truth. So, what did the Larkin family mean

me, isn't it normal for me to play

always scheming behind her

was that? If she was going to do something, better do it

by her straightforwardness,

"You...you..."

about me? Mrs. Larkin, do you want me to call Tegan back

Larkin" sent Cloudia in a momentary daze. Until then she remembered since Stella returned to the Larkin family, she hadn't called her "mom" even once. But she hadn't used "Mrs. Larkin" either. This sudden formal address made Cloudia uncomfortable. She couldn't help but say, "I'm

"Mrs. Larkin, are you looking to argue over something as meaningless as this on the

of suffocation and pain. She took a few

like a compromise, almost a concession. She was willing to unblock the card just to get Tegan back to