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, will you? This weather's

puzzled, "It's

She didn't feel it.

glanced at Harper's light office attire, "You're

at all. Maybe you've caught a cold

really wasn't cold, with the office heating set to a constant,

idea,

thinking since the boss said he didn't, she'd just drop it, and turned to sort through the stack of documents that had just

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

to secure

tomorrow," Jeremy replied, patting his suit pocket where he had stored the ring, only

search turned up nothing but a small box

to shock - it contained a bracelet, not the ring. How

remained oblivious to Jeremy's sudden tension and

on it, I'd

were both close friends of Jeremy, but their wives, once best