Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Chapter 233

Jeremy had just made his way back into the heart of the city. He had just finished a meeting.

After answering Ronald's call, the smile on his face was impossible to suppress.

As Harper walked in, she caught Jeremy with a smirk that spelled nothing but trouble.

"Mr. Patel, here are the documents you need to sign."

No sooner had she finished her sentence than Jeremy's phone began to ring again. He glanced at the caller ID, and his smile widened. It was Yorick.

Jeremy answered, "Hey."

"Did you just clinch the deal with the Lugar family?"

Even through the phone, Jeremy could hear the sound of Yorick grinding his teeth.

His voice dripped with mischief as he replied, "What else? You expected me to wait for you to screw it up first, so I could swoop in and fix it?

See, the thing is, you got caught up, let's say, chasing skirts. Me? I don't have the patience for such distractions."

Yorick was silent, his breathing heavy.

to ask, "Why would the Lugar

I'm not tangled

Yorick was speechless.

only think: Seriously? That's

so furious he might as well have

heart!, "Honestly, you shouldn't even be worried about the Lugar deal right now. You've got bigger fish to fry, what with

overcome with anger,

tone, Jeremy shrugged nonchalantly.

some jewelry or something

taken aback.

through the documents, clarified, "We need to make sure we're on her good

clear to Jeremy that Stella held a special place in

twitched. "Are

of gifting something

felt daunting, especially considering the awkwardness of past attempts to please

why I'm asking you to choose. Pick something neutral-

misunderstandings."

Harper's nerves only grew.

a woman? That could easily be misinterpreted, couldn't

time, it was Sirena on the line. Answering the call, Jeremy's tone was

given the critical phase of his collaboration with Mr. Quinn. The last thing he needed was Sirena causing trouble