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.

she hung up the call. The rest of the afternoon, Stella was restless, her mind wandering even during

to know about, the man who had raised her, who held sway over both the lawful and the lawless in Ferrowland, where he was considered a

Ferrowland three years ago flashed through

work at 6 PM and left the office building, her phone buzzed

you really block

on the line. Her tone was almost cannibalistic towards

"When have I ever joked

if there were jokes, they were between the

As for her...

their side, and they always had numerous demands

heard Stella's icy tone, her headache

is your best friend right? Was it your doing

admitted, "Yes, it

"You..."

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

the situation between Ursula and me, isn't it normal

was hypocritical, always

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

taken aback by her

"You...you..."

do you want me to call Tegan back to cure her

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

to argue over something as meaningless as this on the

as if her heart was being squeezed, a mix of suffocation and pain. She took a few deep breaths, "Let Tegan come back, I've unblocked

card just to get Tegan back to treat Ursula,