Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 40

Cloudia sighed, glancing toward the hospital room, "Okay, enough. Don't you have Beckett Patel's birthday bash to attend tonight? Better hurry up, don't want to be late."

"What about Stella?"

Jaxon was worried about Ursula.

Cloudia said, "Once we locate her, I'll go talk to her."

It had become clear to her that intimidation wouldn't work on Stella.

So, sweet-talking it was.

For now, getting Tegan back was the priority.

...

Stella got into the car, and realized there was someone else in the passenger seat.

"Finley?"

Yoder, a renowned cardiologist from Ferrowland. Especially in surgery, he had

turned to Stella with a mischievous grin, "You little rascal, quite the hide-and-seek champion. Your brother had a hell of a time looking for you. If you were still no news, I suspected he might start digging to Hades, see if you hid there." Hearing about Ronald's long search, Stella felt a pang of guilt. She

causing Stella's brows twitching violently,

Ronald said, "No talking."

watching Ronald scrolling through her contacts, messages, Twitter, and various messaging

he was

feeling conflicted, snatched her phone back, "What are you doing? I've

then, dating was off-limits in school, but she

at her, let out a low chuckle, and with a scoop, pulled her onto his

protested, "Hey,

soon as she said that, the partition between the

Stella felt uncomfortable. Wriggling in Ronald's embrace, trying to get down,

So are you looking to date

of Stella's lips twitched. Dating was the last thing

kept silent, Ronald continued, "Or perhaps, you're taking your engagement to

wedding was just days away,

up, were

a hint

"No."