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.

to Harper, "Crank up the heat, will you? This weather's turning bone-chillingly

puzzled, "It's

She didn't feel it.

light office attire,

Maybe you've caught a cold or

cold, with the office

idea,

she'd just drop it, and turned to sort through the stack of documents that had just

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

manage to secure

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

nothing but a small box in the other

opening the box, his relief turned to shock - it contained a bracelet, not the

the line, Caius remained oblivious to Jeremy's sudden

he got his hands on it, I'd never hear the end of

their wives, once best friends, had fallen out over who knew what two