Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 160

Ronald's chuckle grew louder as he placed a piece into Stella's plate.

Stella, with an exaggerated gesture, stuffed the food into her mouth, chewing with a vengeance! Her gritted teeth and fierce determination made it clear she wasn't so satisfied with this dinner choice. However, as the flavors melded on her tongue, her look of utter betrayal swiftly melted away. "This is actually delicious."

Especially the sauce - it was definitely something special.

Ronald asked, "Delicious?"

Stella nodded, "Yeah, really good."

Her disappointment vanished, discovering for the first time that the non-spicy version could indeed be scrumptious.

The atmosphere around the dining table lightened instantly.

...

Meanwhile, at the office of the Patel Group, Jeremy felt an inexplicable shiver run down his spine as he stepped from the conference room into his office.

"Crank up the heat,

looked puzzled,

She didn't feel it.

at Harper's light office attire, "You're not

replied, "Not at all. Maybe you've caught a cold or something, Mr.

really wasn't cold, with the office

idea, "I

she'd just drop

his phone buzzed insistently. He picked it up to find a message from

to secure that

I'll have it delivered to you tomorrow," Jeremy replied, patting his

up nothing but a

box, his relief turned to shock - it contained a bracelet, not the ring. How did the ring get replaced with

the line, Caius remained oblivious to Jeremy's sudden tension and continued,

it's a competition! If he got his hands on it, I'd never hear the end of it." Jeremy was now grappling with a headache, "Are those two still

both close friends of Jeremy, but their wives, once best friends, had fallen out over who knew what two